Although the veterinarian gave it her all in her efforts to repair the leg by cutting a still - visible seven - inch line deep into the muscle tissue parallel to the femur with the intention of surgical intervention, upon further inspection and manipulation of the
area, she determined the bone had
already formed a callous along the fracture line and healed in a novel — read: abnormal — shape, and it was in the terrified, forlorn, unsocialized, fear - reactive dog's best interest to merely stretch the bruised,
swollen and contracted muscle as much as possible, stitch up the leg, wrap it in gauze and Coban, and safely confiscate and then place the dog with a local rescue organization until he would be ready for adoption into a loving, permanent home.)