May 2020

It was a dark day when our 5-month-old Italian Greyhound jumped out of the back of our car from a height of about 1.80 meters. The result was a terribly painful Italian Greyhound with an open fracture of his front leg. Less than 40 minutes later, we were at one of the best small animal clinics in Northern Germany – in Norderstedt. His leg was immobilized and bandaged so he could wait for the next available surgery appointment the following day.

And so, the next day, a remarkably long scar, a metal plate with screws, was added to his leg. After being picked up from surgery and undergoing numerous bandage changes at the Rothenbaumchaussee veterinary clinic, he was almost fully recovered.

But then the unthinkable happened – Monty jumped out of my dog ​​carrier and broke his other leg…

First Monty broke his right leg... then his left leg. 😩 Simply unbelievable!

Since then, little Monty has been nicknamed "crash pilot" at the clinic.

The story continues shortly.

Update (April 2021)

Monty is doing very well. At the end of last year, most of the screws in the plates were removed. After a further period of rest, a follow-up x-ray was taken – the bone has healed well and the remaining holes have also closed.
Another X-ray was taken last week. The surgeon recommended leaving the plates in, as no changes (regression) of the bone were visible. Another argument for me was that I had read in several Facebook groups that greyhounds often break their legs again immediately after the plates are removed. An absolute nightmare scenario.
Here you can see what the “inside” of Monty looks like now.
It's a bit like Terminator...

Left: Monty (Italian Greyhound) with a broken leg before the screws were removed. Right: Leg fracture after screw removal

Here is an addendum for those currently affected:

Monty's accidents inspired us to develop a bag, with the one can carry such small crash test subjects around, and the bag can also be used in many cases after recovery: The so-called Puppy Bag