My dog broke their humerus. Is surgery always necessary for healing?

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Is surgery necessary for my dogs broken humerus ? Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 50 lbs

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

Usually surgery is necessary in order to make sure the fracture heals properly in the correct position. It is also necessary to set the fracture under anesthesia as the muscles contract and it would be way too painful and difficult to put the bones back in the right place with the dog being awake. It is almost impossible to put a functioning cast on a humerus fracture, which is another reason for surgical fracture repair.

My dog broke their humerus. Is surgery always necessary for healing?

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