My baby, Bear, will be 2 Oct. 25th. He was let out and not put on his leash so I went out the door to look for him because I was afraid he got thru the slats in the fence, and as I walked out my kitchen door to the garage, I stepped on him!! He was on the step waiting to come in. I cringe now thinking about it!! I stepped cross ways across the middle of his back. Luckily I had a bit of a heel on my shoe so that space probably saved his life. He was very tense and tight when I picked him up, probably scared because I was screaming and crying!! I couldn't believe he was not really hurt. After about 2 wks he started coughing, I was thinking it was a collapsed trachea because I had taken him on a walk with a collar, not even thinking!!! The vet took xrays and could not tell on the trachea, nothing showed up, but he noticed his heart was enlarged. I had told him about the accident but he didn't think that could have caused it. He coughs so bad at night sometimes I have to put him in his crate because we can't sleep. He is on heart med, some other med to get rid of the water in his lungs and has gone through 2 antibiotics. We did a CBC and the white blood count is still very high, like 18,000. So now the vet wants to try another antibiotic. He is really stumped on this. I am wondering if there could be some internal injuries causing this infection. He is the best dog. He is not acting in pain and his appetite is good. We will be seeing a specialist when we see if this antibiotic clears up the cough or not. Just reaching out for some insight.... I am really not a bad mom!!!
