This will depend upon which bone is broken, how it is broken, how bad the dislocation is and how old the dog is.
The easiest fix is for a non-dislocated break of a long bone like the radius or the tibia - after taking radiographs (X-ray images) to make sure the bone is in the correct spot, the veterinarian will splint or cast the leg to keep the bone fragments in place. A fair amount of pain medication, time and exercise restriction later and the break should heal up on its own.
A more complicated fix would be for a dislocated break or a break of the end of a bone in an adult dog. This often requires surgery to reduce the break (put the ends of the bones back together in the correct spot). At the same time, the vet may put surgical screws, wires or plates in to help hold the bone fragments in the correct spot. Once again, a fair amount of pain medication, possibly some antibiotics, time and exercise restriction later and the break should heal up and be fine. Any surgical implants are typically left in place unless they start to cause a problem.
Probably the worst break for a veterinarian to see is a crush/dislocation of a growth plate in a young dog. Repair is tricky, particularly because in a crush-type fracture there isn't a big enough piece of bone to put anything back together with - you're trying to plate together pea gravel and grit. Also, the damage to the growth plate often means the bone will stop growing at this end, which can cause significant developmental problems as the dog grows and may result in the dog needing future surgeries to lengthen the bone. Here treatment is probably going to be turfed to a referral or specialty veterinary hospital if this is an option; surgical correction is mandatory and will probably involve both external fixation as well as internal bridging plates and possibly bone graft as well.
First, they see what kind of problem the dog has in it's leg. Then, if it's really bad they may need surgery. If it's a mild ingury the dog just may need to give it some time to heal.
Of course!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You would take it to the Vet!!
If your leg was broken, would you go to the hospital?
Take it to the vet
Take it to the vet.
to the VET'S OFFICE!
Take it to the vet pet the dog alot and give it care.
take it to a vet or it will suffer for the rest of its life!!
Generally speaking: no. However, a broken leg requires veterinary care as soon as possible.
Go see a vet. The bone may stick out and the dog may cry.
If any animal appears to have a broken leg, something is wrong. See a Vet.
You need to take your dog the the vet right away. The broken legs needs to be set correctly before it heals in the wrong place. The vet can also prescribe an antibiotic to get rid of the infection.
Best thing would be the first thing anyone else would do: take it to the vet!
take it to the vet. they are specially trained to do things like that.
It is recommended that you call your vet office and get your dog in immediately, as this type of injury is VERY PAINFUL for your dog. The only way of knowing what type of injury it is, is of course through X-RAY'S. Your vet will best advise you of the diagnosis and proper treatment for your dog. unless your a traned vet or superman with x-ray vision then take it too the vet or shoot it. Im sure its in alot of pain!