i've been doing that for the past 3 weeks. granted mine is a 5lb Yorkie. lol our 150lb Rott jumped on top of him as he got out of the truck. bad day there buddy. my regular vet said he needed an orthopedic vet, they wanted $5000 to fix him or $3900 just to cut it off. i said fuck you, called the original vet and she said, oh hell no, so she fixed him for $500. he broke the top bone, bottom bone and the elbow joint. he will probably walk with a limp now. gives him character. lol