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08-23-2010, 07:19 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Riverside, CA
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| Disasterous week-end Friday a.m. Bailey seemed totally normal; ate, walked etc. I came home and he had diarrhea. I tried to take him out and his legs gave out and threw up. I grabbed my son and went to the vet. Then, my son tells me he came into our room at 1 a.m. and Bailey fell off the bed but jumped back on. Bailey stayed in ICU for two days. He had a head injury. Sunday he came home. He's OK, not quite himself but eating. I have him in a crate next to my bed. I have taken him out, he walks around but just not his energetic self yet. The vet gave me a prescription soft diet which he ate. I am just scared now. He is 9 mos. old weighs 5 1/2 lbs. I had a Maltese for 14 yrs. and never had anything like this. He just wants to leap every where. He wiggles on the chairs on to the kitchen table and jumps off. Now I will have to move the chairs. I had to order a special gate because he climbed out of the kiddy gate, He climbed out of an expen and I bought a crate (the open type). Now I do not know what to do about the bed. Has anyone used the steps successfully?? He obviously can sleep in the crate but he spends time on the bed when I watch tv etc. I cannot let him roam the house or I find him trying to climb something. Will this dog ever calm down?? He acts like he is in a circus. Anyone have a dog who had an injury like this?? He did not lose consiousness. TG. |
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08-23-2010, 07:24 AM | #2 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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| We use steps... I don't let Harley sleep with me, but I made these huge pillow steps to keep at the foot of our bed. I also used a body pillow along the bottom of the couch to help him there so he doesn't have to jump on our hard floors. Just teach him that's where he goes up and down, you can guide him with a treat, etc. I would just make sure you line the floor around the bed with pillows, in case he falls off again just as an extra precaution for his injury. I don't have any experience with head injuries... sorry... Good luck
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08-23-2010, 07:26 AM | #3 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: the good 'ol South
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| I'm sorry I do not have any advice for you but I did want you to know that I'm sorry to hear that your baby isn't well. I hope he recovers quickly. I know it's tough when our babies are not well.
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08-23-2010, 07:28 AM | #4 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | oh my....I'm sorry to hear about Bailey's injury, thankfully he is okay now. We use steps here and have from almost day one. Ruby is so tiny there is no way her bones could survive a jump from a couch or bed. I've got steps at the couch, loveseat, windows and bed, everyone here uses them. I think because each dog has seen the others use them, they naturally follow, even my foster dogs.
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08-23-2010, 07:31 AM | #5 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Long Island, NY USA
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| First let me say I am sorry your baby is hurt. Best wishes for a speedy recovery. I use steps for my 4 and it works out great. My couches are low so I only use it on the bed. Good luck!! Sometimes I think they are part jackrabbit!!!
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08-23-2010, 07:33 AM | #6 | |
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First you can look in the sick an emergency forum for some similar stories. And yes now you do have to be extra cautious, particularly in these healing days. In terms of the xpen some folks have good success by placing a blanket over it. I have a 4x4 with a top on it. Sleeping in a crate at night is a good thing, we have a lil one in a crate at night since he came to us as a young pup. Many other people sleep with their pups in the bed, but we made the decision not to allow this. A couple of reasons for us, with two in the bed normal sized adults I was very afaird we would roll onto him and hurt him, we also have two large dogs and one cat, everyone sleeps in the bedroom with us. The large ones on the floor, the cat in his tower. The one time when my hubby was away I tried to let the little one sleep with me, this was when he was over a year old, well he jumped off the bed to chase the cat! That was it anything could have happened, I got lucky and it didn't. He was put in his crate for the remainder of the night. There are steps you can use for your dog to climp up and down, but he will need to be trained to use them. I have a stinker who likes to climb too. I've caught him up on the kitchen table It takes persistent correction, to correct this behaviour. If you can't do this, then it is best to do what you do, turn the chairs upside down. Watch your dog carefully over the next 5-7 days as I m sure the vet advised you to. Dogs pups need lots of exercise in short bursts over the day. So look at how much you exercise your pup. How often do you walk, play, etc with your dog?
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08-23-2010, 02:51 PM | #7 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Elberta, AL USA
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| When Neo was a puppy I swear if we'd have known about this website (RockStarPuppy.com) we would have made a purchase! He was forever bumping his head on things, but luckily nothing serious! I'm not trying to be funny or flip about the helmet. I wish we would have had one! |
08-23-2010, 05:13 PM | #8 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: America
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| Hoping your baby has a speedy recovery |
08-23-2010, 05:28 PM | #9 |
YT Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Springfield, va
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| So sorry to hear about Bailey. Steps can work, we use them to great effect and travel with them. But they will require some initial training, and even then in a mad rush ours sometimes skip steps, but will always hit at least one step if leaving our bed in a hurry. And at this point in time, I would not take any risks until he is healed from this trauma. You cannot easily stop a spazzing Yorkie pup from jumping, other than maybe using a harness in the house and constraining them if you want them on a couch or bed. This is hard enough for adult Yorkies. Good luck. |
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