i feel bad for my dog.....a pitbull....he hurt his leg somehow i guess....with us just moving and dad switching jobs ect we definently cant spend the money on him right now...hes our baby..seriously.....lol...kinda wierd...some days hes fine.....other days hes bad...if hed just stay off the danged thingfor a few days i bet it would be ok.....doesnt seem to be MAJOR.....hes fat and heavy and overweight and lays and runs on it...figure if it hurt him bad enough he would lay up a few days.....he just doesnt want to!! so i dont know....i know it would be expensive.....thats why i thought about becoming a vet!! lol