Metal splints for broken leg bones, originally invented by a veterinary for use on dogs, have proved so effective in treating human fractures that the U.S. Navy is now buying 1,000 of them a month.

SET THE DOG'S BROKEN LEG.; A Girl Who Knows How to Handle Bandages and Splints Resues an Injured Canine. Share full article. Aug. 8, 1897.

* Northland woman's dog developed malnutrition and pressure sores after being chained up. Instead of seeking immediate veterinary treatment, Wiblin had applied a toilet roll splint to the dog’s leg.