Dog with a shorter leg!?

Question

i have posted a question here yesterday regarding a dog i rescued 3 days ago...well i took him to the vet for a check up and his left back leg has been broken and is 3cm shorter than his other 3 legs, he is a small sized dog so the doctor said it wouldnt be much of a problem, has anyone ever had anything like that and is it a problem? like can i take him for walks and for how long because i dont want to hurt his leg.he moves around just fine but he is not able to bend the leg...i guess its broken where the joint is...any advice?

Thank you

Answer 1

There was a "found dog" that came into the vet clinic several years ago with the same problem.  He was a Llasa Apso mix that had been severely injured probably by a car.  He was elderly, and no owner ever came forward to claim him. I kept him until he died 3 years later.  The shorter back  leg didn't seem to hurt him or slow him down too much at all.  He was over ten when we found him, and his hip/pelvis had been broken.  But he did recover and lived a happy life for the last few years of his life. He did have a noticeable limp. Because he didn't put weight on that leg, he didn't seem to have a lot of pain.  If your dog uses that shorter leg, she may need some pain killers.