Vets help Peggy the Cockapoo get her mobility back

Vets at The Vet Liverpool have given a young dog her mobility back after she suffered a potentially catastrophic injury.

Peggy, a four-month old Cockapoo, was brought in to the vet in Norris Green, Liverpool after injuring one of her back legs while playing with another dog.

Brave Peggy was unable to put her foot down and was in severe pain; vets at the clinic suspected a major fracture.

Peggy immediately had a series of X-rays which showed up a severe fracture to the right tibia, the bone below her knee. Peggy needed an urgent operation.

Vet Rory Paton, who is a specialist orthopedic surgeon, performed the surgery. Using a metal plate and screws, he was able to stabilise the bone to allow it to heal in the correct position.

Peggy recovered well from the operation and the next day she had started to use her broken leg again. The Vet Liverpool saw her for another checkup nine days after the operation, and she was back to her old self, according to her owners, the Newsham family.

Helen Hawken, Veterinary Business Manager at The Vet Liverpool, said:

Peggy’s owner Mr Newsham, said: