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Originally Posted by oknev  My daughter was holding Gunner today as we were about to take him with us. He jumped out of her arms and landed on the floor. He was crying and yelping so loud. I was scared to death!!! I felt sooooo helpless. I immediately took him to the vet. They did xrays and said there were no broken bones but he might have torn some cartlige (?) He is on bed rest for 2 weeks and pain reliever once a day. I take him back on Wed. My daughter is so upset. It really scares me and I hope not to go thru this again.
Please say a prayer for Gunner. Anyone else have any accidents like this or is this rare??
Karen
(gonna be a Grandma tomorrow) |
Yes, I just recently went through something similar, but the outcome was a little worse. I was setting Missy down on the floor after carrying her up the stairs. She's impatient, so she always kind of pushes off of my hand and does this little pounce as I'm setting her down. She landed wrong, from about 4" off the ground, and it fractured her right humeral lateral condyle. She had to have emergency surgery with a specialist, and it cost me 3,500. She has been healing for 3 weeks now, on restricted activity (ex-pen) and she will have to stay still for another 3-5 weeks at least. They will do xrays to determine if it's healed enough for her to start using it more.
Tell your daughter that it could happen to anyone, and please don't feel too bad. I'm such an overly protective Mommy and even *I* let Missy get hurt. She STILL tries to leap out of my hands when I'm setting her down, only now I'm MUCH more cautious. Two hands are always firmly on my Yorkie, and I don't let go until all 4 feet are on the ground. They are such little wigglers.
Sending Gunner lots of *get well quick* vibes. It is so hard for them to not be allowed to run around and play.