sorry to here about the loss of the dog the same thing happened to me years ago whent to the vets with her and he told me stright that the leg was to bad that the dog will never run again and it would cost a lot of money just to put it back together then he said he could not be certain he walk on it again so i had her put to sleep i had amate has well his dog did the same thing he paid the vet a lot of money to put some plates inthe leg he said it will be okay after about six month you should have seen the mess of the dogs leg it could not stand on it never mind walk on it what awaste of money