Hard boiled eggs to help heal rib fractures?

[Discussing Labradoodles & Goldendoodles]

Well I had the scare of a lifetime.I found a fair sized lump on my pugs rib a week ago and got him into the vet today.Cancer was the first thing that i thought of.Ozzy's dad died of cancer when he was 9 years old.Same age as Ozzy is now.But 300 dollars later I had some good news.No cancer but Ozzy has a dislocation of the sternum which has lead to a fracture of the rib.The bump I was feeling is due to the bone healing over the rib fracture.I don't know how this happened.Maybe Dakota was playing a little too rough outside when i wasn't watching.Or maybe Ozzy did it jumping off the bed.He has steps up to the bed but doesn't use it all the time.I will have to make sure he uses the steps every time now.Being 9 years old the vet said it doesn't take a whole lot to break a rib.The vet also said it happened 2 months ago.Ozzy is a tough guy because he never complained or acted any different.

The vet said to give him half of a crushed up hard boiled egg every 3 days.For the calcium to aid in the rib fracture healing and to prevent brittle bones.Is this really going to help or is there something else i should be doing??How to I protect him from future rib fractures and dislocations of the sternum?I have to let Ozzy and Dakota play and I cant be there every minute of the day so what can I do??

[Cindy M, Zachary & the Frenchies]

Jared, you can try just handing him the cracked shell and seeing if he will eat it. My dogs get eggs regularly , and 2 will eat the shell as it is, just cracked in half. The other two treat it like it is poison. Alternatively, you can grind it up a coffee grinder and mix it in  with a bit of canned food or with the crushed up egg. I lost both of my pugs about 2 years ago - they were 12 -they are tough little dogs.

[BG and Gavin]

Poor Ozzy!  What a tough cookie.  I hope he heals quickly.

[Cindy M, Zachary & the Frenchies]

Jared sardines are  also another good source of calcium and they have the benefits of being fish so they have good oil and protein, low in calories. My dogs love them!!

[Jennifer,Chloe & Myla]

Hope Ozzy feels better soon! Glad you were cleared of the big C. What a scare!!!