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.