How long does it take for a 1 year old dog to heal from a leg injury?

Question

He now just sits around house. He also never walks on it when he does walk. I haven't taken him to the vet yet. But I just need to know how long it takes.

Answer 1

Take him to the vet - the leg could be broken or fractured and if it is the dog will be in a lot of pain. Also the leg wont heal properly if not put in a cast.

My old dog broke his leg as a pup and he had a plaster cast put on for 2 months. Three months after the cast was removed he was good as gold and he lived another 15 years  :)

Answer 2

depending on the type of injury the dog suffered will enable you to determine the best type of exercise the dog will be capable of doing.

My German Shepherd had a cist removed from his right rear leg, and although the vet placed a "blinder" around his neck so he couldn't pick at the stitches, I allowed the dog to lay around the house til the blinder was removed and the stitches removed.

A couple of days later, I had Sundance running trough the small waves that break on the beach as a way to get his leg muscles restored, and as long as I was in the water with him, he loved it.

I would also take him jogging with me when doing my morning runs along the beach, right after my morning swim of one nautical mile in the ocean.  No, the dog didn't go swimming with me, but sat on the beach and watched me.

If you have a treadmill, see if you can get the dog on it and standing by his side, allow the dog to walk.  Any type of physical exercise is good, providing the vet has been notified of what you intend to do and they have approved it, since they are the ones that performed the operation on the dog and they would know what is best for the dog.

Answer 3

well number one this is the wrong section, nd it can take a while like months a while, and unless you take it to a vet to get it xrayed you actually won't know if it'll ever heal properly, if you leave it it could heal wrong  leaving him with a deformed leg in great pain and he could actually have to get it amputated which would just cost you more. so take it to the vet and if you dont have the money you shouldnt have a dog and you should take it to a shelter where they'll give it the medical attention it needs

btw its illegal to leave a dog with an injury for long with out vet care, and you can be fined and jailed for it in nearly every place in america and europe.