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yorkieusa · 06-20-2008, 10:28 AM

Poor little Tarra.

Your little "spitfire girl" is so precious and she looks so pitiful in that cast. Maybe mommy could get her a little wagon so she can still travel.

I hope everything goes good, Kim.

zoeybear · 06-20-2008, 10:33 AM

TLC · 06-20-2008, 12:31 PM

Wishing you all the best

ARCHIE · 06-20-2008, 12:35 PM

Your poor baby girl. Look at that cast. It's almost as big as she is.
As long as she heals that's what is important. Right?
Hugs to both of you,

stovesj · 06-20-2008, 04:00 PM

Oh, your poor little baby. And I know exactly how you feel. Gracie broke her tibia and her growth plate slipped when she was 4 months old. She had surgery with the growth plate pinned back in place. Once we stopped the pain pills, it was all I could do to keep her from running all over the place. She was the fastest three legged dog I've ever seen. The pins are still there but she has healed completely with no limping or anything. Every time the vet would change her cast, she would match the color to her outfit. It's amazing how these little creatures adapt. Oh, and because it was her hind leg, she had to hold her cast straight out to the side to go potty. It was quite the sight.

We use a child's playpen to keep her confined for a least the lst month or two except for when we were right there to supervise her to keep her from running and jumping. We took a plastic bag and cut it to the length of her cast, punched several holes around the top and weaved ribbon in and out of the holes. Everytime she went outside she had to wear it to keep the cast dry. I live in Seattle and this was during the winter....so every day was wet!!!

Good luck to you and Tarra, and I'm hoping for a speedy recovery for both of you. I think I took it worse than Gracie did and I'm sure this was horrible for you as well as Tarra. You know us protective Mommies...

06-20-2008, 10:28 AM	#46
yorkieusa Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 8,719	Poor little Tarra. Your little "spitfire girl" is so precious and she looks so pitiful in that cast. Maybe mommy could get her a little wagon so she can still travel. I hope everything goes good, Kim. __________________ Karen Kacee Muffin 1991-2005 Rest in Peace My Little Angel

06-20-2008, 10:33 AM	#47
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06-20-2008, 12:31 PM	#48
TLC Slave to My Rug-Rats Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Long Island Posts: 3,795	Wishing you all the best __________________ Nicole *"You Won't Change the World by Saving One Animal..BUT...You Will Change the World for that One"*

06-20-2008, 12:35 PM	#49
ARCHIE Owned by "Buddy" Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 10,427	Your poor baby girl. Look at that cast. It's almost as big as she is. As long as she heals that's what is important. Right? Hugs to both of you, __________________ Carol Buddy ~MEMBER OF THE S.R.C. AND TEAPOT CLUB~

06-20-2008, 04:00 PM	#50
stovesj Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kenmore, Washington Posts: 704	Oh, your poor little baby. And I know exactly how you feel. Gracie broke her tibia and her growth plate slipped when she was 4 months old. She had surgery with the growth plate pinned back in place. Once we stopped the pain pills, it was all I could do to keep her from running all over the place. She was the fastest three legged dog I've ever seen. The pins are still there but she has healed completely with no limping or anything. Every time the vet would change her cast, she would match the color to her outfit. It's amazing how these little creatures adapt. Oh, and because it was her hind leg, she had to hold her cast straight out to the side to go potty. It was quite the sight. We use a child's playpen to keep her confined for a least the lst month or two except for when we were right there to supervise her to keep her from running and jumping. We took a plastic bag and cut it to the length of her cast, punched several holes around the top and weaved ribbon in and out of the holes. Everytime she went outside she had to wear it to keep the cast dry. I live in Seattle and this was during the winter....so every day was wet!!! Good luck to you and Tarra, and I'm hoping for a speedy recovery for both of you. I think I took it worse than Gracie did and I'm sure this was horrible for you as well as Tarra. You know us protective Mommies... __________________ Joanne, Mommy to Gracie and Izzy, her Aussie sister...or should I say her other Mommy!!!