Dog Bones (the ones dogs don't eat). How long does it take for bones to heal.

Thirteen weeks ago, Buster, a 110 pound Greater Swiss Mountain Dog was hit by a car and the two bones in his front leg were broken (if he were human it would be the two between the wrist and the elbow). Twelve weeks ago they put a plate with nine screws on the large one and aligned the smaller one to mend. He's been in a cage (large kennel in my living room ) and we've been putting a ramp up and down on the back stairs to get him out for a walk. I was supposed to call the vet after 6 weeks to set up for an x-ray on the eighth week to see how it was healing. After two animal hospitals and $8000, to take this x ray they will have to put him under and that hospital is in the next state . I'm figuring the cost of this x-ray to be $400 to $600. I don't want to sound cold but I can't spend anymore money on him right now, and it healed the way it healed (do an operation if it didn't heal properly?). Do you think 12 weeks was enough heal time to get rid of the cage and ramp?
Thank you.

Asked by Guest 818838 on Jul 14th 2009 in Alternative Treatments