Hi, my dog was hit by a car yesterday and he had a concussion. Today, he is almost back to his regular self but he wont move his front right leg at all and it doesn't hurt him. I remember watching vet ranch and I took tweezers and I pinched between his paws and he did not flinch. Then, when I was moving him and noticed that 1. his muscles aren't flexing and 2. his collar bone is broken. I don't know what to do or where to go because my family doesn't have a lot of money and I don't want to surrender him to a shelter because they'll euthanize him. do you have any advice on what to do? Also do you know any low costing vets or clinics in the los angeles area? Thank you in advance.

I am fostering a boxer who was hit by a car in April. He had surgery to fix the broken rear leg a pin was also placed. It is the upper leg close to the hip. Days after the surgery the dog would not attempt to use the leg. The vet went in a second time to see if he could “fix” anything. Now, almost 3 months later he does not use the leg at all. He holds it up all the time. Took to rescues vet who specializes in orthopedic medicine. After looking at X-rays only and physical Exam he felt something was impinging the legs movement. He said he wasn’t optimistic that surgery would fix the leg but wasn’t sure what exactly the problem was. He suggested to remove the pin, remove scar tissue and shave some of the bone down. Then to do PT. He felt it was a 50/50 chance. The rescue does not want to do this. They want to amputate the leg this week. I am struggling with their decision as I believe it’s more fair to give the leg a chance. Please give some feedback

3 inch Degloving tail injury post two weeks. Up until 4 days ago it was healing beautifully. At the next dressing change there was a dramatic change. No more pink healthy tissue closing the injury site. It had become a dark bloody oozing injury site. Vet had originally wrapped surgical tape above injury site as a base too attach future tape to prevent hair pulling. I was asked if I had wrapped the post dressings changed every 3 days too tightly. Possible but I doubt it as it was healing. I suspect the base tape the Vet put on was too tight acting as a tourniquet. I took scissors and cut the tape down the middle to release pressure on the tail. The damage has been done. I spoke with the vet advised amputation is likely, this was Monday, its now Wed and the dog is scheduled for surgery Friday afternoon. Dog has been on a 2 week course of antibiotics and I just started her on tramadol for pain. The tip is dead and about to fall off the bone. She got the latest bandage off and licked it down to the ligament. The end of her tail (3-5 inches)is no longer viable and needs to come off ASAP I just texted the Vet with no reply yet. She is a 4 yo female Galgo (Spanish Greyhound) tail injury from tail caught in screen door and she kept going degloving down to the ligament. My concern is that gangrene, septicemia or bacteremia do not set in awaiting surgery 2 days away. The injury site still oozes and has color, cold to the touch, no pain feeling above injury site so there is still blood flow to the area. I have been applying AAA ointment to the injury site and she's been on antibiotics. The rest of her tail appears fine with no signs of infection traveling. Bodily functions normal, appetite normal, alert and attentive, active

I have a 10 year old 79 lb. German Shepherd Mix that has been diagnosed with Osteosarcoma in his shoulder. Vet wants to amputate his leg and shoulder then probable chemo to follow up. So far lungs are clear. All this might give him 12 months to live. I am seeking advise on how well an older dog like mine can adapt to mobility on three legs. I am leaning toward plalliative treatment due to his age.