Vet said not to splint broken toe?

[kuhio98]

Little 6-pound Pepper broke her toe. The vet sedated her and splinted. Pepper hated the splint and chewed on it constantly. The next week, we took her back to the vet. They sedated her again and put on a new splint. A day or two later, Pepper managed to chew off her splint in the middle of the night and was happily running around the house (very proud of herself, I might add). Her poor leg was raw and bloody in spots where the splint had been rubbing. The sores were very painful and took quite a while to heal. If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn't have bothered with the splint. Her fracture must not have been very bad. Her paw never got swollen or anything.

[smokey the elder]

They don't really do anything for people who break their toes. I hope Molly's toe heals quickly.

[tigger2]

Once again thank you. When I consider Molly's personality, it is probably better not to splint. She would never wear a collar and actually pulled at the one she previously wore constantly. She would get her paw stuck in it. I finally took it off when she pulled on it until it expanded and she proceeded to get it stuck in her mouth - she was trying to chew it off - and she pinned her lower jaw against her chest. I tossed the thing and told her "roam free little lion."

This is how it stands today. I do fear her chewing it off and damaging her own little leg in the process. She is determined almost to the point of being obsessive.

Deb

[RobLynn]

I wouldn't splint it. She'll favor the other feet until it's okay.

[sundancerkc]

Hi - My cat broke her toes (3) and the vet said she would require a splint for 8 weeks - and 3 splint changes during that time.

Is that really necessary? My cat was doing fine with her first splint - and we just took her to the vet for a splint change after 2 weeks and now she is limping more than she was before.

I'm thinking just one more splint change (at the most) before it comes off.

Maybe she would've healed fine with no splint - ??