This is long.
I just wanted to say to everyone that it only takes a second for something terrible to happen and to be very careful of their precious babies. Thankfully everything is okay but I wanted to share something that happened to me yesterday.
Yesterday I thought my world was over. Somehow or another I dropped Hot Rod on his back and he hit his little head on the tile floor. Oh my gosh! I thought I was going to die. He was flailing around and make horrible noises. I thought for sure he broke his back and was having a seizure. I had just given him his joint medicine and started to stand up from the chair with him in my arms and he started to jumpout, well I didn't want him to jump from there so I when to grab him and somehow caught his legs and I must have turned him upside down and down he went. it was about a 2 - 3' fall. I heard him hit the floor. I heard the thump on the floor and the tile. It was awful. and then I heard him crying out. All I could do was scream out his name over and over.
I didn't know whether I should attempt to pick him up or what. Somehow I got myself together and got him quiet and scooped him up and righted him. He was shaking and I was shaking and crying.
I called my husband right away and told him what happened and he wound up coming home and looked after him for a short while. Meanwhile I called YT'r Brendarash, who lives close to me and she calmed me down and just was wonderful as could be just being there for me to get myself together. Again, Thanks, Brenda!!! from the bottom of my heart.
In the meantime I called the vet and they told me what signs to look for. I felt that Hot Rod was not hurt as he was alert. I did put him down so I could watch him walk and he walked in a big circle fine. He came back over to me for me to pick him up and hold him. Whew! He even managed to give me a kiss.
I thought my world has crashed when I saw and heard him on the floor. I love him so much that it would just kill me if something happened to him and especially if I was the one who caused it. I just wanted to share this experience so everyone can make sure to be very careful...it only takes a split second for something to go wrong.
I realized that I don't have any recent pictures so I snapped this one today. Sorry, they need baths badly, lol Hug your babies and keep them safe!!!