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It's possible that the break has not healed because the bones were too far apart.
It's more likely that it's healing a little crooked. That may cause the inflammation and swelling. You can try making a little cut to see if any fluid comes out. Usually it's the pressure of the fluid from the swelling that causes pain in the nerves.
You have to make sure you have everything as clean as possible for this. Take a sharp knife and boil it in a pot of water for 5 minutes. shave a small area on the leg where the swelling is the worst - find a spot that your dog can lick because that will help it heal.
Put some alcohol and iodine if you have it on there with a clean cloth. Empty the pot and wait for the knife to cool down a little, then take it out of the pot and make sure you only touch the handle.
Poke the knife in carefully maybe half a centimeter, and see if any clear liquid or clear liquid mixed with a little blood comes out. If it is ONLY blood, stop. If you get clear or pink liquid, squeeze the leg gently and get as much out as you can. Let your dog lick it clean afterwards. Do not put alcohol on the open wound.
Give it 24 hours and see what happens. It may fill up again, so you can repeat the procedure every day. Try to get some anti-inflammatory medication such as Meloxicam (ask a pharmacist, medications are usually sold under different names in different countries). Ketoprofen, Ibuprofen and Naproxen are good too.
Give your dog 1/4 the human dose and make sure he eats first or drinks milk because these medications upset the stomach.View Thread

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If there is only a little pus at the edge of the wound, keep it clean by washing it once a day with warm, salty water.
If there is no pus, check to see if touching the wound is more painful than where there is no wound. If it's hot and very painful right at the wound, there might be an infection inside. Remember "hotl body temperature is normal for a dog.View Thread
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