Hello my fellow Yorkie human companions. This is my first post here even though I joined months ago (when I received my first puppy in that of Yorkshire terrier I have named Sir Arthur).
Like countless other Yorkies my little one has no fear, as a matter of fact his name,Sir Arthur,fits him to a T. With that being said my little one decided that he did not want to be brushed while being held and decided that jumping out of my arms was the way to go. All was well until the ground caught him and I noticed he did not jump up and run as is the norm for my fuzzy brave king-in-training.
He injured his back left leg and made a very loud cry when he tried to walk. I took him outside to get him some air and to check him over in the sun light and he cried when he tried to use his back leg. I took a few deep breaths and picked him up and gave him as much love as I could to help him relax and to let him know everything was going to be alright.
After bringing him in and placing in his pet pen I went to work online to find out as much about leg injuries as I could. My first thought was that it was broken and I could just picture his leg falling off and I was to blame. So many thoughts went through my mind along with the guilt and blame you befall upon yourself when such a thing happens to one so dear to you.
After looking into all of the things that I, the bad and ruthless pet daddy (or so I felt), did I found out that it looks to not be broken after all. I did call my vet and spoke with them about what should be done and after telling them how he is acting and reacting they said it does not sound broken and that I should give it over the weekend and bring him in on Monday if he is still not using his hind leg by this time.
I have since taken my little king-in-training outside to go potty and he even played fetch with me a little. While this was very positive to see it is still heart braking to see him not able to use his hind leg like he did just an hour ago. My Artie (that is what we call him until he grows into the king that he is to be) will let me hold him and rub on his hurt leg. I am able to move it but I do so very gently and very slowly.
With this all said can anyone give me reason to question if my little king`s leg may be broken and we are just missing something? Yes, he will be taken to the vet come first thing Monday morning should he not be doing any better but I think with this being my first pup I just do not want him to go through any more pain then what he is already going through. That and I am a bit scared and feel ashamed that I let such a thing happen.
Ok, now that I have shared with you almost a chapter of my pup tale I will step aside and look forward to anyone who may be able to offer some insight into this issue (and any and all suggestions to help his highness get back to his old self again). Thank you in advance and hope that you will only see happy tails wag and wet doggie kisses glore
P.S.
Artie is that of 8 months old if it helps matter any.
-Sir Arthur and his human companion, John-