my cat dislocated his back leg in early December. He has had it pinned and they have had to operate to adjust the pins two more times. We took him home a couple of days after the first op and had to put him in a cage. It was really stressfull as he kept biting and climbing the cage to get out. We were going on holiday for 3 weeks over the christmas period so the vet kindly decided to keep him in. We took him home about two weeks ago and although he is still in the cage (when we are at work) he is much happier and the leg seems to be mending well. I am taking him back to the vet this Friday and hopefull the vet think he may be able to remove the bandage. I think it will be about 3 weeks more before he can be allowed out the cage full time and hopefully start trying to rebuild up the muscle in his legs. So I think about another 2 months before he can maybe start going out. I've found it really stressfull but hopefully it will be worth it. I think he got the injury sitting on top of a wheel of a parked car and got his leg stuck. We only had him for 3 months from Battersea and the other unfortunate thing was that I had not got around to having him insured so my vet bill (arround 3k and rising) has been a bit of a shock too. In you situation I think a break can mend quicker than a dislocation so I hope it all goes well for you.