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Asked Feb 24, 2010, 12:11 PM — 28 Answers
My siberian husky hurt his leg last night and now his eyes are white. He doesn't want to walk on his hurt leg at all. He does seem to want to do much of anything now. Please help

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Feb 24, 2010, 12:21 PM


Please, please take him to a vet!

If you were in terrible pain, would you post a question to us to ask us what you should do? NO, you would go to a doctor!
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Feb 24, 2010, 12:37 PM
I don't have the money to bring hime to a vet my son has been sick all my money went to him
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Feb 24, 2010, 12:42 PM


Talk to your vet about a payment plan. There is a sticky here on tips to lower your vet bills, check it out.
This is going to sound harsh, but if you can't afford to give your dog proper vet care, then he needs to go to someone who can.
Time to shut off the internet so you can afford to take your dog to the vet. There is always ways to cut costs, and this animal who depends on you deserves proper medical care.
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Feb 24, 2010, 12:43 PM


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i don't have the money to bring hime to a vet my son has been sick all my money went to him
Then call a vet and work out a barter or some kind of a deal to pay for his services. Vets will do that because they do not want to know animals are suffering. Please do not continue to allow your dog to be miserable. If only the whites are showing in his eyes, he is in pain!
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Feb 24, 2010, 01:52 PM
If you absolutely cannot-no-way take him to the vet try and keep him off that leg as much as possible.

Do you have a crate?
With injured dogs, especially with their legs it's important to let them get as much rest as possible, so crating them for a day or so is the best thing you can do.
Hopefully he has just pulled a muscle, but I will warn you it could be a lot worse.
Have a look at the sticky at the top of the dog section on lowering vet costs. Best one in your case would be to ask your vet if there is any way they can work out a payment plan for you so you can pay the bill back in installments.
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Feb 24, 2010, 01:58 PM
Give him an Advil.
Thats what my Vet had us do when are dog had a cast on his leg.
Sariss (Feb 24, 2010 04:18 PM): NEVER!! NEVER NEVER NEVER give a dog anything without consulting first. This is DANGEROUS advice. You do not know this dogs previous health concerns. Ipuprophen is TOXIC to many dogs and depending on the animal, it may kill it.   Source:
JudyKayTee (Feb 25, 2010 12:42 PM): You could NOT   Source:
shazamataz (Feb 26, 2010 04:04 PM): Umm anti-balancer for the agree, like Sariss said, dangerous advice.   Source:
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Feb 24, 2010, 02:01 PM
I don't have internet are cable in my home. All I was looking for was help on trying to get his pain down until tomorrow when I got paid and I can bring him to his vet. But no every one on here once to pass judgement and tell me what I should do. And how I should cut cost in my home. I cut cost the best I can and when I can. This is the first time that I had my dad that I didn't have the money right a way to bring him to a vet and I hate it. But when it comes to my son and my dog I will all ways put my son first.
DG (Feb 24, 2010 02:05 PM): I'm not judging anyone try Advil   Source:
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Feb 24, 2010, 02:03 PM
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Give him an Advil.
Thats what my Vet had us do when are dog had a cast on his leg.
While I agree pain medication would help, I would not recommend giving a dog any sort of medication, especially human drugs without consulting a vet first.
If you were to give him any medication it would be buffered children's aprin, not plain Advil.
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Feb 24, 2010, 02:19 PM
Thank you his vet called and said that children's aprin will help until tomorrow
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