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10-05-2017, 03:01 AM | #16 |
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| Thanks for the update, sounds reasonable about a pulling dog and 10 yo tugging him back. I once had a pack of 3, all walked at the same time, all pullers, I could never train them out of pulling, this was years back, before there was any training advise on the correct way of training a dog to not pull. Neutering him now at 5 yo I don't believe will stop his behavior, it has become a habit now. Taking to the children IMO is good idea, train the children on how to walk a pulling dog. Removing his harness after each walk is the best thing to do, the harness could be rubbing his skin irritating him after a walk of pulling. Good luck with speaking with the children, I think showing them the pictures of the bruise will help the children realize how sensitive his skin is and will help when they have to walk him.
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10-05-2017, 04:34 AM | #17 |
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| I am sorry, but I am going to simply say that my pup would not be alone with the children again. You cannot assume it was the 10 year old while walking....there are two even younger children. Children run and play and a 5 lb yorkie is at a huge disadvantage and can easily be injured. I don't see any way a little tugging would do that. I know many will disagree with me, but yorkies are not for children as a rule. Does it sometimes work? Yes, but I have seen far too many accidents involving children and yorkies. This was a warning sign. I am not saying it was intentional.......doesn't matter if it was or not. It happened and IMHO you are lucky it is not worse.
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10-05-2017, 11:03 AM | #19 | |
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10-05-2017, 12:06 PM | #20 |
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| Let me add this....dogs don't just pull with one side of the body. They run full speed ahead.... that said, even IF it was bruising on both sides, I still say no way to a harness doing this.
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10-05-2017, 12:41 PM | #21 | |
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But yes, I have gone back and forth over whether or not I think this is what happened or not. It just seems to be in the exact shape of the chest plate on that particular harness... except the bruising is on on one side and not centered does make me wonder. Because he wasn't bothered by it or in any pain or averse to it being touched/pressed on and has no other type of injury I don't like to think he was kicked or hit or anything, but I really can't say for certain -- which is the worst part of this whole thing. I agree I don't really want him alone with the kids and that until I can establish the 10 year old knowing how to walk him I think only the adults should walk him. I dont have any travel plans that he won't be coming with me for the foreseeable future so I'm not too worried about that at the moment. The next few trips I have planned Princeton is tagging along. I'll update again after I get a chance to sit down with the kiddos and have a chat! Also - his chest looks even better now than it did before we went to bed last night (this morning) it looks like there are like two major bruise areas and the rest of the coloring is fading and its darkening more bruise-like in two spots - kind of hard to explain. I'll take new pics. It's still the same shape and still very noticeable but it doesn't look nearly as angry as when I first found it. I wanted to have him groomed this week but I'm putting that off too although i do want his chest hair cut low so I can see the healing process better. Last edited by princetonbaby; 10-05-2017 at 12:44 PM. | |
10-05-2017, 04:49 PM | #22 |
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| I honestly don't think the walking is the thing. Kids play rough.....it's normal. I just would never chance it. I thought you had said 5 lbs...but yeah, 9 isn't a whole lot different. If the parents have not figured out what happened, I don't think you will either. Just be thankful you have gotten a warning. I have seen dogs with fractured limbs...and have seen some dropped who died. Children really don't mean to harm as a rule...but, they just do not understand. They want to pick them up...hug them, smother them...many of them end up getting bitten and the dog ends up being labeled a "biter". I don't mean to sound harsh about children....some really DO know how to handle little dogs but in my experience it is a rarity. My granddaughter LOVES dogs...but I would never leave her with mine. Actually one of mine did bite her one day. The other problem is that children run as I mentioned before and are not looking for a small dog underfoot. I am glad your pup is ok!
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10-06-2017, 01:48 AM | #23 | |
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I have to totally agree with this AND with what Linda said earlier as well. Ya know, we as adults *MUST* remember that kids' frontal lobes/brains are NOT YET finished developing. It's just a fact. This means, they simply cannot be capable of making decisions like adults are. They can be overwhelmed by emotions - sometimes those emotions can feel like they want to "smother" with love (similar to what Linda said), but they really end up hurting the animal, seriously. They go too far. They cross limits with animals. Kids cross limits with animals and sometimes they can't really help it. This is why you don't really leave small animals in their care. That bruise, in my opinion, is NOT explained properly - is NOT normal *at all* - and is HUGE. If this were one of my dogs, I would be crying over this, bc I know it would've been very painfully obtained, VERY. I would never, ever be leaving my dog in their care again. Something happened to this dog in their care that should never have happened. My guess is that they had this dog in the harness and may have been dropping this dog from a height or something, with the harness on, for fun . I'm glad he is okay, but am very sad that something traumatizing probably happened to him, poor guy. Save Save
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10-06-2017, 09:51 AM | #24 |
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| Hi all, (this is long, again, sorry! lol) I will be updating with pics that I took just now a little later today but I think I have revised my hypothesis as to what happened, with a little added info. We think it might have been the 1 year old (he will be 1 this month) he is in his throwing everything and hitting things stage and he does hit pretty hard. The other kids said he hit the dog with a toy. Whether or not this is true I will never know for sure. However, the bruising is about the size of a quarter now and right on the center of his breast bone. It is really bizarre to me because it was HUGE. It even made me wonder if the vet was wrong about it being a bruise at all?? I was so freaked out, obviously, as you can see from the pics, but now you can barely tell it's there and this was how it was most of yesterday too. I've personally never seen a bruise clear up that quickly... I still have a tender spot on my leg where I ran into a guard rail at a movie theater months ago and had a deep large bruise for several weeks. Princeton went there on Friday evening, and I picked up on Sunday evening and noticed the bruising on Monday. It is now Friday again. Now when I wrote my post I REALLY couldn't tell if it was a bruise or a rash, the pictures make it appear darker and more purple, but it was a really angry red color in person which is why I thought rash. Now, there is a tiny purplish-red area around the center of his breast bone/top of his chest, but it's not very large or very dark at all. I'm properly confused. Was the LARGE area a reaction to being hit in a centralized area? Was it a reaction to something else entirely? Was it a rash!? It really was nearly the shape of his harness, which is where that potential idea of what happened came from. He hasn't worn that harness at all since (but he'd been using that one for quite a while with no problems) Sorry these updates are so wordy! I wish I could just ask my boy what happened!! So I'm sorta thinking out loud as I post. I was really upset and really scared at first. I'm definitely relieved that he is fine and that the massive size has gone down, but I am honestly bewildered. I dont see marks on his neck anymore, or near his armpit or the majority of that side of his chest, just mainly center on the bony area where the ribs come together. I will have to say I didn't too much care for the vet, he gave him a good once over to make sure he was bending and moving okay and in no pain and no signs of infection/illness but he said bruise very quickly. It was not the vet we normally see and the appointment was quick. Granted for a bruise there isn't much you can do and Duke (I call Princeton this sometimes, don't know where it came from, Lol -- neither name has anything to do with either school!) wasn't in pain so he didn't need pain management. But the vet seemed pretty dismissive into really investigating it and was more worried about what he could have me spend more money on instead ("wanna schedule surgery today?!" even though I expressed fear and hesitation about having him neutered and wanted to discuss everything in depth he just wanted me to get my credit card out. It was dismissive and rude and definitely didn't set me at ease.) I am going to see if I can get him in with his groomer today or tomorrow, but I got his chest wet again to get a better look and there just isn't much there. It's really odd you guys. Him being smacked with a toy against that bony part where his ribs come together seems feasible and perhaps the redness was just a reaction? I dont know if he was smacked Friday or Saturday or Sunday. If that's even what happened. The worst part of this is not knowing what exactly is going on and if it wasn't the kids at all then what was it? I am happy he is okay but I don't ever want to see that sort of coloring on him ever again, that's for sure. Unfortunately he does have to have bloods drawn in a couple weeks for routine care (heartworm check) and I really hope he doesn't bruise up from it!! |
10-06-2017, 12:26 PM | #25 |
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| Forget the vet...and forget trying to figure it out. Just accept this as a warning. Don't leave him there again! That is the only advice I can give you. The appointment for blood work should not be any concern. If he bruises, he bruises. That is common. It is NOT common for him to come home from being cared for with a huge bruise of unknown origin!!
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10-06-2017, 12:35 PM | #26 |
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| Poor Princeton, poor you. Well if your little boy shows fear when he sees these children again you'll know why. Thank goodness he's ok. I myself would never leave one of my babies where there are small children, children are fast and accidents happen. Sad that you are left with no answers as to what happened to your baby.
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10-06-2017, 12:35 PM | #27 | |
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This is a weird stance to take, because if it was a RASH and NOT a bruise then it is important to know that the vet didn't know what he was talking about and THAT MATTERS and to know that my puppy could be allergic to something or have been having a bad reaction to a bug bite. Remember in my initial post I mentioned seeing an area that looked like flea dirt and a bump in the same general area and the vet didn't investigate this at all. All of these factors are important. Pics on how his chest looks basically normal now are in the next post. Bruises do not completely clear up in 3 days. Bruises tend to be tender. This looked like an angry red rash to the naked eye and I will not "forget" the vet or "forget" about trying to figure out what happened because it could happen again. | |
10-06-2017, 12:38 PM | #28 | |
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I know when my pup is afraid and he wasn't afraid of anyone in that house. I am simply a concered mama trying to flesh out what this might have been and I don't think it was a trauma at this point. I do want to know what it was. | |
10-06-2017, 12:45 PM | #29 | |
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10-06-2017, 12:57 PM | #30 | |
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I have SERIOUS doubts that any vet would not know the difference between a bruise and a rash. You seem to want to be in a position of defending what happened so you can feel good about leaving him there again. I get that it might be convenient; but, if it were me...not a chance in that hot place. Again...your call....your pup BTW not all bruises are tender. I am a registered nurse...not that it probably means much but I say it was a bruise.
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