Uno and his fractured knee - Part I

Well, little Uno has now had a definitive diagnosis of a fracture in the knee. While pretty gutted, it's not catastrophic, and I thought I would start a blog to a) keep me sane, b) give people something to read over their weeties, and c) help me get advice and suggestions from people in the know who've been through this before or have training in this area.

Little Uno is now 4 weeks old. About two weeks ago he went very lame on his near fore and the initial thought was that it was an abcess. That was ruled out and fluid was taken, with the thought it was a joint infection - serious enough. 7 days of hardcore antibiotic injections, which he put up with like a champ, we got word that, no, there was no infection. But his front legs were now very distorted, angling out from the knee down.

Today, x-rays showed a fracture in the knee, extending through the growth-plate. The vet has prescribed confinement to 'a box' for 6 weeks, ie no movement if at all possible. Given that he is so young and still so dependent on his mum, this will be one hell of an interesting exercise. Rose is 17hh and only 4 herself, so confinement on that scale for her will be very problematic.

So, welcome to the rollercoaster that will be Uno's recovery (fingers crossed!).