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Love4Bella · 03-20-2008, 11:49 PM

So, Wednesday late afternoon I had my mom here at my home watching my kids because I was having an appointment at the hospital about 1 hour away. She has a huge (90 pound) yellow lab that is 8 years old (Duke). She ended up bringing him over to my home during the time that she was here because he loves playing outside with the kids.

Well during the time that they were playing outside my mom let my little yorkies out to come run around also while the kids were jumping on the trampoline. (My yorkies LOVE duke and he is always so gentle with them) well apparently Duke got a streak of energy and was run full force around and around the trampoline and my little baby Meeka was trying to run with him and go tangled under his legs. She was screaming and my mom immediately brought her inside where my husband was getting ready for work. He checked her out (He used to be an paramedic) to see if she might have a broken bone or anything. Nothing seemed to be wrong at first maybe just a bruise or something but he went to pick her up under her chest and she started screaming and crying. My mom instantly brought her to the local vet (Not my regular vet) and he checked her out and said that she had an injury on her right back knee. My mom opted not to get xrays and just to get a shot for pain and that I would take her to my regular vet in the morning.

That night she was pretty out of it from the shot and stayed laying in her bed in the kitchen. At one point I went in there to check on her and she attempted to get up and hobble on 3 legs out of her bed. And the poor sweet little girl went over to go pee on her potty pad but when trying to squat down she fell over. I was horrified! But she got right back up no crying, whining or anything and was perfectly fine hopping around on her 3 legs but will not put ANY pressure on her injured leg.

So I took her to my vet today, he had me leave her there so that he could do a very detailed exam and gave me a call a few hours later telling me that he needed to do xrays because there was swelling on the knee, but he will need to sedate her to do it so that he can feel around a little better because when he touches it now it causes her so much pain. So I tell him to go ahead and do it but then I am told that it's too late in the day for them to do it today because it takes a few hours for her to come out of sedation and want me to bring her in tomorrow morning.

So the outcomes are that it's just a soft tissue injury and will need nothing more than rest and some pain medication to keep her comfortable. Or that she completely tore her ligament and will require surgery to fix it, that she just has a small tear in her ligament and will require a splint and pain meds or that it's a hairline fracture and will require the same treatments as the small tear in her ligament.

So now I am just pacing so worried that something is horribly wrong! I am trying not to be upset about it all with my mom because I know she didn't mean any harm but I have never let them in the yard with Duke before just for fear of someone getting hurt because of his size. He's fine with them in the house. I am just praying that my little baby will be alright and that she'll pull out of this will no awful side effects such as a long term limp or pain in that joint!

Prayers for my baby Meeka would be greatly appreciated! My poor sweet little girl! I will update tomorrow after I get the call from the vet after he gets the xrays back! Thanks so much!!

03-20-2008, 11:49 PM	#1
Love4Bella Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Utah Posts: 83	My babies injured leg! So, Wednesday late afternoon I had my mom here at my home watching my kids because I was having an appointment at the hospital about 1 hour away. She has a huge (90 pound) yellow lab that is 8 years old (Duke). She ended up bringing him over to my home during the time that she was here because he loves playing outside with the kids. Well during the time that they were playing outside my mom let my little yorkies out to come run around also while the kids were jumping on the trampoline. (My yorkies LOVE duke and he is always so gentle with them) well apparently Duke got a streak of energy and was run full force around and around the trampoline and my little baby Meeka was trying to run with him and go tangled under his legs. She was screaming and my mom immediately brought her inside where my husband was getting ready for work. He checked her out (He used to be an paramedic) to see if she might have a broken bone or anything. Nothing seemed to be wrong at first maybe just a bruise or something but he went to pick her up under her chest and she started screaming and crying. My mom instantly brought her to the local vet (Not my regular vet) and he checked her out and said that she had an injury on her right back knee. My mom opted not to get xrays and just to get a shot for pain and that I would take her to my regular vet in the morning. That night she was pretty out of it from the shot and stayed laying in her bed in the kitchen. At one point I went in there to check on her and she attempted to get up and hobble on 3 legs out of her bed. And the poor sweet little girl went over to go pee on her potty pad but when trying to squat down she fell over. I was horrified! But she got right back up no crying, whining or anything and was perfectly fine hopping around on her 3 legs but will not put ANY pressure on her injured leg. So I took her to my vet today, he had me leave her there so that he could do a very detailed exam and gave me a call a few hours later telling me that he needed to do xrays because there was swelling on the knee, but he will need to sedate her to do it so that he can feel around a little better because when he touches it now it causes her so much pain. So I tell him to go ahead and do it but then I am told that it's too late in the day for them to do it today because it takes a few hours for her to come out of sedation and want me to bring her in tomorrow morning. So the outcomes are that it's just a soft tissue injury and will need nothing more than rest and some pain medication to keep her comfortable. Or that she completely tore her ligament and will require surgery to fix it, that she just has a small tear in her ligament and will require a splint and pain meds or that it's a hairline fracture and will require the same treatments as the small tear in her ligament. So now I am just pacing so worried that something is horribly wrong! I am trying not to be upset about it all with my mom because I know she didn't mean any harm but I have never let them in the yard with Duke before just for fear of someone getting hurt because of his size. He's fine with them in the house. I am just praying that my little baby will be alright and that she'll pull out of this will no awful side effects such as a long term limp or pain in that joint! Prayers for my baby Meeka would be greatly appreciated! My poor sweet little girl! I will update tomorrow after I get the call from the vet after he gets the xrays back! Thanks so much!!