***Tibbe Falls Off Kitchen Counter & I'm The One Hurt!!!*** - YorkieTalk.com Forums

yorkietalkjilly · 11-30-2012, 05:02 PM

Tibbe is OK. We had a very, very close call. I was drying Tibbe after a bath and had him standing on the kitchen counter, he kind of whirled his bottom to one side and stepped off his towel onto a pair of scissors. They were closed but the clatter caused him to run straight to me and right off the counter in sudden fear! I had backed up a tad to look at him after I'd trimmed a long tuft of hair from his head with another scissors so dropping those scissors, the drying towel and trying to catch the suddenly fast moving wet dog was impossible seeming but I remember thinking I had to catch Tibbe no matter what.

Not so easy! He went through my hands and arms headed down before I could clasp onto him. He was moving that fast! I guess I was moving forward in around him still more as I was partially grasping him, crouched, jutting my knees forward, butt out and kind of shrugged my shoulders, chest, arms inward/up and forward very hard and fast, I guess, and caught his hips with my hands, my body all bent over as his feet landed on my knees and my head bumped the cabinet. He was about 16-18" from the floor when I finally stopped his fall. I felt the most awful, sharp, stabbing pains in my mid-sternocostal area as my body kind of folded in & up so hard and fast for the catch, all bent over trying to get the fast, falling, flailing wet dog. I haven't ever felt pain there before - or knew that area could feel as if it moved forward kind of separately!

I got a better hold on him, righted and lifted him up and he seemed alert, looked surprised, then excited, kissed me and tried to twirl around on the counter in excitement over his big happening. I palpated, pressed him all over, checked joint ROM, hips, head, eyes, ribs, waist, spine, neck, tail, limbs, tummy, chest, lowered him to the floor (to the accompaniment of a great deal of that s-c chest pain) and set him slowly on the floor. He bounced off and ran into the den with me telling him to stop. I didn't want him running if a hip or other joint was swelling, or anything else maybe happening, internally etc. His tummy is still soft, pliant, nontender and still not swelling or lumpy. I must have checked him all over 6 times now. We finally has a kissy, love fest once I was pretty sure he was OK. I finished drying him in my lap.

Now about 3 hours later, he's still nontender and has full ROM, his hips aren't tender and his head is fine. His pupils are okay, reactive. Good gums each check. That foot neuro test is normal. I've relived the fall mentally many times and he didn't hit anything during the fall/catch and seems okay. He was too far out to hit into the wooden cabinets, his feet landed on my knees and I was holding but not yet catching him as he went down though my hands though I couldn't clasp well until I got to his muscled-up little hips as he was so slippery and fast. His feet touched my knees about the same time I got good hold of his hips. I guess it was like a dog jumping off a stand into the trainer's arms in a circus act of something except this wasn't cute or funny!

I have finally let him play, eat and drink and also let him take a nap now. He's easily aroused from his nap from just calling his name. He's chipper as a chipmunk since the fall/catch. I feel like I have a big lump in my chest and it hurts to lift my arms, shrug, lift the laptop, lift Tibbe or do much of anything upper bodywise but I seem to be okay, too. My forehead's tender but no lump. I think I will feel this a while.

Tibbe has never even gotten close to the edge of that cabinet before after a bath but stepping on those scissors really scared him and he just blindly ran forward.

Next time Mr. Tibbe will be wearing something to keep him from running off the kitchen cabinet after he gets a bath in the sink!!! This kind of thing can NEVER happen again.

Any ideas what would be safe for him to wear after his bath while he getting dried and trimmed up? I am still shaking as I type this.

CouversMom · 11-30-2012, 05:09 PM

I dry and trim my two on the floor. Would it be possible for you to sit on the ground while you trim and dry him? That must have been a scary experience... I'm glad everyone is okay... Hopefully you aren't too sore!

sophias mommy · 11-30-2012, 05:12 PM

OMG how scary! Although not ideal, you could probably dry him off in the sink.

Ahis_Mama · 11-30-2012, 05:17 PM

I'm glad you both are ok. And worse didn't happen. When Ahi was a pup and weighed about 2 1/2 lbs. she did a flying leap out of the bathroom basin as I turned around to grab her towel on the rack. I don't know how it happened but I caught her mid-flight! I swear I was about to have a heart attack. I think the doggy god was watching over her. She never gets a hand off of her now when she is having her bath. Everything after drying/grooming gets done on the floor.

Make sure you pay attention to yourself also. If you feel worse or more pain I would go to get it checked out.

horsnaround · 11-30-2012, 05:23 PM

Glad Tibbi is okay. But concerned for you. A bump on the head and soreness needs to be watched.

GuinnessStout · 11-30-2012, 05:25 PM

Does breathing heavy or coughing hurt? I once cracked a rib catching my friend's child kind of like how that happen is why I ask.

Glad he is ok and hope you feel better soon, sadly I have no idea of what to say about bathing unless... A baby bathtub you could place on the table? Well no that would be heavy to pour out the water.

capt_noonie · 11-30-2012, 05:27 PM

Yup we dry on the floor also.

Glad he wasn't hurt, but hope you are feeling better too.

Perrella · 11-30-2012, 05:33 PM

How scary for you both. So sorry you got hurt, glad Tibbe is ok though. Take it easy and rest.

lisaly · 11-30-2012, 05:41 PM

I hope you feel better, Jeannie. I'm so glad that Tibbe wasn't hurt. Please take care of yourself and give your little boy some extra kisses from Katie and me.

MandiesMom · 11-30-2012, 05:52 PM

That must have been so scary! Great reflexes catching him! I'm sorry to hear that you got hurt, though. How are you feeling now where that pain was?

I learned after the first time I dried Mandie, that she was too squirmy so we always do it on the floor now.

Verbena · 11-30-2012, 08:24 PM

Glad for your quick actions. I am glad Tibbe wasn't hurt. If you are still hurting though please get checked out. Sometimes we worry so much about them we forget about ourselves. Please feel better

Susan78 · 11-30-2012, 08:36 PM

Thank goodness you two are ok. You really went through alot that day. Susan

Lovetodream88 · 11-30-2012, 08:44 PM

Yikes glad Tibbe is ok and I hope you are going to be and maybe are just sore.

MidnightUnicorn · 11-30-2012, 09:23 PM

I regret your injuries. Good save, by the way.

Same here -- we dry and groom on the floor. Tatiana is unpredictable. If she hears something, she would take a flying leap off the counter to check it out. She thinks she can fly.

When it comes to grooming her legs and underside, I put her on her back on my thighs (I sit on the floor with my legs together straight out). She knows to hold still as I trim her legs and belly. This is the same way I dry her underside with a hair dryer. It's also the same way I put on her shoes (when I take her out for walks). She knows to hold still on her back on my thighs as I work on her.

gracielove · 12-01-2012, 01:31 AM

I hope you are alright. Maybe consider having yourself checked out by a physician. That pain you had is kind of scary and the connective tissues in that area can be very painful for an extended period of time depending on what you may have pulled. If you still have pain that is quite noticable tomorrow I hope you will get checked out. Tibbe needs his mom to be in good health.

I also give Gracie her bath in the kitchen sink. She is little and it is easier on my back to do it there. I am always really concerned about getting her out of the sink without her trying to jump or having a slip or something. Many times if I am not going to be doing any trimming I take her in the living room and comb her out and blow dry her while sitting in a comfy chair.

This little grooming table has been a wonderful help in doing any trim ups that have to be done. I put it on the kitchen table and I am able to sit while I work on her.
Master Equipment Small Pet Grooming Tables | PetEdge.com
It is small and does not weigh a lot so I can put it in the closet when not in use. It also keeps her feet from slipping around while I work on her. The little groomer noose does not press her airway at all but she knows that she is to stand still while she is on there. It's just a thought that maybe you could consider.

I'm so glad Tibbe seems to be OK. I hope you are feeling better today.

11-30-2012, 05:02 PM	#1
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	*Tibbe Falls Off Kitchen Counter & I'm The One Hurt!!!* Tibbe is OK. We had a very, very close call. I was drying Tibbe after a bath and had him standing on the kitchen counter, he kind of whirled his bottom to one side and stepped off his towel onto a pair of scissors. They were closed but the clatter caused him to run straight to me and right off the counter in sudden fear! I had backed up a tad to look at him after I'd trimmed a long tuft of hair from his head with another scissors so dropping those scissors, the drying towel and trying to catch the suddenly fast moving wet dog was impossible seeming but I remember thinking I had to catch Tibbe no matter what. Not so easy! He went through my hands and arms headed down before I could clasp onto him. He was moving that fast! I guess I was moving forward in around him still more as I was partially grasping him, crouched, jutting my knees forward, butt out and kind of shrugged my shoulders, chest, arms inward/up and forward very hard and fast, I guess, and caught his hips with my hands, my body all bent over as his feet landed on my knees and my head bumped the cabinet. He was about 16-18" from the floor when I finally stopped his fall. I felt the most awful, sharp, stabbing pains in my mid-sternocostal area as my body kind of folded in & up so hard and fast for the catch, all bent over trying to get the fast, falling, flailing wet dog. I haven't ever felt pain there before - or knew that area could feel as if it moved forward kind of separately! I got a better hold on him, righted and lifted him up and he seemed alert, looked surprised, then excited, kissed me and tried to twirl around on the counter in excitement over his big happening. I palpated, pressed him all over, checked joint ROM, hips, head, eyes, ribs, waist, spine, neck, tail, limbs, tummy, chest, lowered him to the floor (to the accompaniment of a great deal of that s-c chest pain) and set him slowly on the floor. He bounced off and ran into the den with me telling him to stop. I didn't want him running if a hip or other joint was swelling, or anything else maybe happening, internally etc. His tummy is still soft, pliant, nontender and still not swelling or lumpy. I must have checked him all over 6 times now. We finally has a kissy, love fest once I was pretty sure he was OK. I finished drying him in my lap. Now about 3 hours later, he's still nontender and has full ROM, his hips aren't tender and his head is fine. His pupils are okay, reactive. Good gums each check. That foot neuro test is normal. I've relived the fall mentally many times and he didn't hit anything during the fall/catch and seems okay. He was too far out to hit into the wooden cabinets, his feet landed on my knees and I was holding but not yet catching him as he went down though my hands though I couldn't clasp well until I got to his muscled-up little hips as he was so slippery and fast. His feet touched my knees about the same time I got good hold of his hips. I guess it was like a dog jumping off a stand into the trainer's arms in a circus act of something except this wasn't cute or funny! I have finally let him play, eat and drink and also let him take a nap now. He's easily aroused from his nap from just calling his name. He's chipper as a chipmunk since the fall/catch. I feel like I have a big lump in my chest and it hurts to lift my arms, shrug, lift the laptop, lift Tibbe or do much of anything upper bodywise but I seem to be okay, too. My forehead's tender but no lump. I think I will feel this a while. Tibbe has never even gotten close to the edge of that cabinet before after a bath but stepping on those scissors really scared him and he just blindly ran forward. Next time Mr. Tibbe will be wearing something to keep him from running off the kitchen cabinet after he gets a bath in the sink!!! This kind of thing can NEVER happen again. Any ideas what would be safe for him to wear after his bath while he getting dried and trimmed up? I am still shaking as I type this. __________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis

11-30-2012, 05:09 PM	#2
CouversMom and Khloe Mae's too! Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Eastern Washington Posts: 14,732	I dry and trim my two on the floor. Would it be possible for you to sit on the ground while you trim and dry him? That must have been a scary experience... I'm glad everyone is okay... Hopefully you aren't too sore! __________________ Michelle- mommy to Couver and Khloe Mae! http://yorkiehavenrescue.com/

11-30-2012, 05:12 PM	#3
sophias mommy YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 3,609	OMG how scary! Although not ideal, you could probably dry him off in the sink. __________________ Sarah Sophia & Brody

11-30-2012, 05:17 PM	#4
Ahis_Mama Living In Paradise! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Ewa Beach on the island of Oahu Posts: 3,588	I'm glad you both are ok. And worse didn't happen. When Ahi was a pup and weighed about 2 1/2 lbs. she did a flying leap out of the bathroom basin as I turned around to grab her towel on the rack. I don't know how it happened but I caught her mid-flight! I swear I was about to have a heart attack. I think the doggy god was watching over her. She never gets a hand off of her now when she is having her bath. Everything after drying/grooming gets done on the floor. Make sure you pay attention to yourself also. If you feel worse or more pain I would go to get it checked out. __________________ Aloha & Have a wonderful day! Roni~ Ahi Shibi Roxie Heart Alize & Prada

11-30-2012, 05:23 PM	#5
horsnaround ♥Trained by my pups♥ Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: with my yorkies Posts: 11,721 Blog Entries: 1	Glad Tibbi is okay. But concerned for you. A bump on the head and soreness needs to be watched. __________________ loving life with my furry friends

11-30-2012, 05:25 PM	#6
GuinnessStout Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Land of Oz Posts: 4,289	Does breathing heavy or coughing hurt? I once cracked a rib catching my friend's child kind of like how that happen is why I ask. Glad he is ok and hope you feel better soon, sadly I have no idea of what to say about bathing unless... A baby bathtub you could place on the table? Well no that would be heavy to pour out the water. __________________ Alisha mommy to Guinness Stout 7 & Stella Artois 5 & Teagan 4 Guinness & Stella proud Teapot Club Members

11-30-2012, 05:27 PM	#7
capt_noonie www.yorkierescue.com Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Las Vegas & Orange County Posts: 17,408	Yup we dry on the floor also. Glad he wasn't hurt, but hope you are feeling better too. __________________ The T.U.B. Pack! Toto, Uni, & Bindi RIP Lord Scrappington Montgomery McLimpybottom aka El Lenguo the Handicapped Ninja 10-12-12

11-30-2012, 05:33 PM	#8
Perrella Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: VA Posts: 8,040	How scary for you both. So sorry you got hurt, glad Tibbe is ok though. Take it easy and rest. __________________ Tena & Zhoie Sweet Little Miracle

11-30-2012, 05:41 PM	#9
lisaly Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 5,891	I hope you feel better, Jeannie. I'm so glad that Tibbe wasn't hurt. Please take care of yourself and give your little boy some extra kisses from Katie and me. __________________ *Lisa and* Katie *Ashley 6/10,* *Gracie 2/04,* Kiwi 10/03, and Jolie 7/93 .

11-30-2012, 05:52 PM	#10
MandiesMom and Shelby's too Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Millbrook, AL Posts: 7,842	That must have been so scary! Great reflexes catching him! I'm sorry to hear that you got hurt, though. How are you feeling now where that pain was? I learned after the first time I dried Mandie, that she was too squirmy so we always do it on the floor now. __________________ Terri, proud mom to Mandie & Shelby-Dale

11-30-2012, 08:24 PM	#11
Verbena Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: with my flying monkeys Posts: 15,620 Blog Entries: 7	Glad for your quick actions. I am glad Tibbe wasn't hurt. If you are still hurting though please get checked out. Sometimes we worry so much about them we forget about ourselves. Please feel better __________________ Teri . . . Galen Jameson Frazier Seraphina Luna Rosencrantz, Saber Tooth Tiger, Pussy Willow Pandora Guildenstern

11-30-2012, 08:36 PM	#12
Susan78 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Hibbing Minnesota Posts: 1,106	Thank goodness you two are ok. You really went through alot that day. Susan

11-30-2012, 08:44 PM	#13
Lovetodream88 Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md Posts: 23,247	Yikes glad Tibbe is ok and I hope you are going to be and maybe are just sore. __________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart!

11-30-2012, 09:23 PM	#14
MidnightUnicorn YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 443	I regret your injuries. Good save, by the way. Same here -- we dry and groom on the floor. Tatiana is unpredictable. If she hears something, she would take a flying leap off the counter to check it out. She thinks she can fly. When it comes to grooming her legs and underside, I put her on her back on my thighs (I sit on the floor with my legs together straight out). She knows to hold still as I trim her legs and belly. This is the same way I dry her underside with a hair dryer. It's also the same way I put on her shoes (when I take her out for walks). She knows to hold still on her back on my thighs as I work on her.

12-01-2012, 01:31 AM	#15
gracielove YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NY Posts: 6,582	I hope you are alright. Maybe consider having yourself checked out by a physician. That pain you had is kind of scary and the connective tissues in that area can be very painful for an extended period of time depending on what you may have pulled. If you still have pain that is quite noticable tomorrow I hope you will get checked out. Tibbe needs his mom to be in good health. I also give Gracie her bath in the kitchen sink. She is little and it is easier on my back to do it there. I am always really concerned about getting her out of the sink without her trying to jump or having a slip or something. Many times if I am not going to be doing any trimming I take her in the living room and comb her out and blow dry her while sitting in a comfy chair. This little grooming table has been a wonderful help in doing any trim ups that have to be done. I put it on the kitchen table and I am able to sit while I work on her. Master Equipment Small Pet Grooming Tables \| PetEdge.com It is small and does not weigh a lot so I can put it in the closet when not in use. It also keeps her feet from slipping around while I work on her. The little groomer noose does not press her airway at all but she knows that she is to stand still while she is on there. It's just a thought that maybe you could consider. I'm so glad Tibbe seems to be OK. I hope you are feeling better today.