I almost lost Sophie.. - YorkieTalk.com Forums

brittahnee · 05-20-2008, 08:10 AM

never will i put another collar on my little baby's neck!
but i do blame myself for being so absent minded and, well, stupid.

it was only for an hour, at most,
but i had to leave sophie at home because unfortnately there are places that don't allow my baby. In a hurry, i put her in the bathroom -- as usual, gave her water and some toys to keep her occupied. But little sophie had bigger plans, to try and chew on her collar.

Well, when i got home, i heard screaming coming from the back bathroom.
My mom (who had returned home before me, thank god) was in the bathroom with a pair of scissors, trying to cut the collar off. Apparently, sophie had the collar stuck in her mouth, and couldn't get it out. She was freaking out. I always correct sophie when i see her try to chew her collar, and usually i take the collar off before i leave her, but this particular day -- i was so rushed that i forgot to, and also forgot my purse with my drivers license. How unfortunate that the one time i forget, she decides to chew on it and nearly kill herself.

there was a lot of blood on her face and paws, which later we found not to be associated with the collar incident, but rather her losing her puppy teeth, because today she had another of her episodes, where she starts pawing at her teeth, and i saw blood on her paws. So i was about to take her to the vet when she spit out her tooth. I was so relieved to see it was not something more serious.

i feel like such a horrible person, and i keep thinking about it, and beating myself up over it. Everytime i look at her, i know she doesn't understand what happened, and i cry because i was careless and i almost caused that innocent puppy to lose her life. I am now a paranoid mother. I hate leaving her alone, when i do, all these horrible thoughts cross my mind. For the most part, though, she never leaves my side, but today i have to leave her to visit my brother in the hospital. so i am a little nervous..

anyway, i am sorry this turned out to be such a long post,
but i felt such guilt, i had to let it off my chest.

morningsting · 05-20-2008, 08:12 AM

*hugs* I am SO sorry that this happened! I always leave the collar on my dogs when I leave the house&I've never thought twice about taking them off! Thanks to your story I will now always take their collars off when I'm not at home with them.

-Amy

brittahnee · 05-20-2008, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by morningsting

*hugs* I am SO sorry that this happened! I always leave the collar on my dogs when I leave the house&I've never thought twice about taking them off! Thanks to your story I will now always take their collars off when I'm not at home with them.

-Amy

i am SO glad that you got something from this story. it is absolutely horrible to watch your baby in pain. I am glad my mother was able to deal with this as i would have been too beside myself to even think. That little dog is my world, and i believe that if i lose her, another yorkie like her would never replace her in a million years. she's just too perfect for words.

pookiebear · 05-20-2008, 08:26 AM

Count your blessings, your baby is ok. Your baby is very fortunate to have a mommie that cares like you do. I guarantee you one thing...it won't happen again now will it? So....you're a good mommie. Go buy him some new toys..it will at least make you feel better!

Odie in London · 05-20-2008, 08:27 AM

oh sweetie, I am so sorry that happened to your baby

I am glad that your Mom came home and found her.
I hope that she will be ok
hugs

brittahnee · 05-20-2008, 08:32 AM

i think all is fine.
i bathed her immediately (this happened friday, by the way) to check for any cuts or scratches.
then, i fed her some of her soft puppy food, and she ate it fine.
so i think more than anything, she was scared.

however she may have lost some brain cells due to lack of oxygen, or maybe she was already that ditzy

ha. i'm kidding

Odie in London · 05-20-2008, 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brittahnee

i think all is fine.
i bathed her immediately (this happened friday, by the way) to check for any cuts or scratches.
then, i fed her some of her soft puppy food, and she ate it fine.
so i think more than anything, she was scared.

however she may have lost some brain cells due to lack of oxygen, or maybe she was already that ditzy

ha. i'm kidding

sometimes I swear they scare us just to keep us on our toes

I am happy to hear that she is ok

brittahnee · 05-20-2008, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Odie in London

sometimes I swear they scare us just to keep us on our toes

I am happy to hear that she is ok

i am positive that sophie loves to scare her mommy.
she also likes to tease her mommy by pottying right next to her pad, instead of on it -- but thats a different story

Yorkiedaze · 05-20-2008, 10:31 AM

Your a wonderful mommy. Accidents can and do happen to anyone.
If anyone want's to let their dogs wear collars, then make sure you can only put index and middle finger under the collar. Don't let it be really loose.

Hugs to your baby.

Amazing Yorkies · 05-20-2008, 06:44 PM

I really sorry about your scare! I'm glad she is OK. They can hang themselves too. I always recommend a halter, never a collar. Much safer and better for their trachea.

y0rkiesR0ck · 05-21-2008, 06:08 AM

wow... this makes me nervous because Kash wears a collar all day while i'm gone, but nothing bad has ever happened.

i don't think he even notices it's on him because he's never tried to bite it off or anything... but after reading this thread, it makes me wonder if i should only put it on him while i'm at home...

the only reason he wears it is because it has a bell on it, and i need to be able to hear him (wherever he may be). when i first got him, i accidentally kicked him a couple of times while walking because i didn't know he was so close to my feet. so, i put a collar with a bell on him, and now i can hear if he's near me, and avoid stepping on him! lol. but i guess it's not a necessity if i'm not home.

i know that just because nothing bad has happened so far, doesn't mean it won't in the future! so the collar is staying off while he's home alone.

thanks for this thread and opening my eyes to my ignorance!

daisy mae06 · 05-21-2008, 06:15 AM

I am so so sorry you had that scare. I am glad your Baby is ok.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yorkiedaze

Your a wonderful mommy. Accidents can and do happen to anyone.
If anyone want's to let their dogs wear collars, then make sure you can only put index and middle finger under the collar. Don't let it be really loose.

Hugs to your baby.

EmrldShdwQueen · 05-21-2008, 06:17 AM

This happened to me recently too with my little Ryder...scared me half to death! I'm glad your baby is ok now!

Juliealfies mum · 05-21-2008, 06:32 AM

So glad your little one was OK.

This happend to me but I was in the house and Alfie was quite small at the time and he somehow got the collar stuck n his teeth and he was quite distraught!!! So I never leave a collar on ever if Iam not there and you wont do it again as you will never forget it , at least there was no harm done so dont beat yourself up about it.

ARCHIE · 05-21-2008, 06:39 AM

I am so glad Sophie will be ok. I am not a believer in collar's for decrative
purposes on any puppy for this reason. It only takes a second for a little
one to get into a situation where it can choke.
Sophie was lucky. A lesson well learned I'm sure.
Don't feel guilty, you did'nt do it deliberately.

Hugs to Sophie and you,

05-20-2008, 08:10 AM	#1
brittahnee YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 383	I almost lost Sophie.. never will i put another collar on my little baby's neck! but i do blame myself for being so absent minded and, well, stupid. it was only for an hour, at most, but i had to leave sophie at home because unfortnately there are places that don't allow my baby. In a hurry, i put her in the bathroom -- as usual, gave her water and some toys to keep her occupied. But little sophie had bigger plans, to try and chew on her collar. Well, when i got home, i heard screaming coming from the back bathroom. My mom (who had returned home before me, thank god) was in the bathroom with a pair of scissors, trying to cut the collar off. Apparently, sophie had the collar stuck in her mouth, and couldn't get it out. She was freaking out. I always correct sophie when i see her try to chew her collar, and usually i take the collar off before i leave her, but this particular day -- i was so rushed that i forgot to, and also forgot my purse with my drivers license. How unfortunate that the one time i forget, she decides to chew on it and nearly kill herself. there was a lot of blood on her face and paws, which later we found not to be associated with the collar incident, but rather her losing her puppy teeth, because today she had another of her episodes, where she starts pawing at her teeth, and i saw blood on her paws. So i was about to take her to the vet when she spit out her tooth. I was so relieved to see it was not something more serious. i feel like such a horrible person, and i keep thinking about it, and beating myself up over it. Everytime i look at her, i know she doesn't understand what happened, and i cry because i was careless and i almost caused that innocent puppy to lose her life. I am now a paranoid mother. I hate leaving her alone, when i do, all these horrible thoughts cross my mind. For the most part, though, she never leaves my side, but today i have to leave her to visit my brother in the hospital. so i am a little nervous.. anyway, i am sorry this turned out to be such a long post, but i felt such guilt, i had to let it off my chest. __________________ BRITTAHNEE Sophie's Mommy

05-20-2008, 08:12 AM	#2
morningsting YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hawaii Posts: 663	hugs I am SO sorry that this happened! I always leave the collar on my dogs when I leave the house&I've never thought twice about taking them off! Thanks to your story I will now always take their collars off when I'm not at home with them. -Amy __________________ dogster.com/dogs/781890 - Bear's Dogster dogster.com/dogs/369570 - Daisy's Dogster

05-20-2008, 08:26 AM	#4
pookiebear Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Brunswick, Georgia. On the beach! Posts: 1,016	Count your blessings, your baby is ok. Your baby is very fortunate to have a mommie that cares like you do. I guarantee you one thing...it won't happen again now will it? So....you're a good mommie. Go buy him some new toys..it will at least make you feel better! __________________ Bernie, Baxter, Bella and Blazer

05-20-2008, 08:27 AM	#5
Odie in London YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: London Ontario Canada Posts: 465	oh sweetie, I am so sorry that happened to your baby I am glad that your Mom came home and found her. I hope that she will be ok hugs __________________ Nicole and Odie

05-20-2008, 08:32 AM	#6
brittahnee YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 383	i think all is fine. i bathed her immediately (this happened friday, by the way) to check for any cuts or scratches. then, i fed her some of her soft puppy food, and she ate it fine. so i think more than anything, she was scared. however she may have lost some brain cells due to lack of oxygen, or maybe she was already that ditzy ha. i'm kidding __________________ BRITTAHNEE Sophie's Mommy

05-20-2008, 10:31 AM	#9
Yorkiedaze My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca. Posts: 12,228	Your a wonderful mommy. Accidents can and do happen to anyone. If anyone want's to let their dogs wear collars, then make sure you can only put index and middle finger under the collar. Don't let it be really loose. Hugs to your baby.

05-20-2008, 06:44 PM	#10
Amazing Yorkies YT Featured Breeder Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,552	I really sorry about your scare! I'm glad she is OK. They can hang themselves too. I always recommend a halter, never a collar. Much safer and better for their trachea. __________________ Deb Sillers 816-261-8734 Cell ~ www.Amazingyorkies.com ~

05-21-2008, 06:08 AM	#11
y0rkiesR0ck YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fairborn, OH Posts: 345	wow... this makes me nervous because Kash wears a collar all day while i'm gone, but nothing bad has ever happened. i don't think he even notices it's on him because he's never tried to bite it off or anything... but after reading this thread, it makes me wonder if i should only put it on him while i'm at home... the only reason he wears it is because it has a bell on it, and i need to be able to hear him (wherever he may be). when i first got him, i accidentally kicked him a couple of times while walking because i didn't know he was so close to my feet. so, i put a collar with a bell on him, and now i can hear if he's near me, and avoid stepping on him! lol. but i guess it's not a necessity if i'm not home. i know that just because nothing bad has happened so far, doesn't mean it won't in the future! so the collar is staying off while he's home alone. thanks for this thread and opening my eyes to my ignorance! __________________ Mae, Kash & Milan

05-21-2008, 06:17 AM	#13
EmrldShdwQueen No Longer a Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,987	This happened to me recently too with my little Ryder...scared me half to death! I'm glad your baby is ok now!

05-21-2008, 06:32 AM	#14
Juliealfies mum YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: scotland Posts: 2,224	So glad your little one was OK. This happend to me but I was in the house and Alfie was quite small at the time and he somehow got the collar stuck n his teeth and he was quite distraught!!! So I never leave a collar on ever if Iam not there and you wont do it again as you will never forget it , at least there was no harm done so dont beat yourself up about it. __________________ From Julie Alfie & Lottie Last edited by Juliealfies mum; 05-21-2008 at 06:34 AM.

05-21-2008, 06:39 AM	#15
ARCHIE No Longer A Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 16,218	I am so glad Sophie will be ok. I am not a believer in collar's for decrative purposes on any puppy for this reason. It only takes a second for a little one to get into a situation where it can choke. Sophie was lucky. A lesson well learned I'm sure. Don't feel guilty, you did'nt do it deliberately. Hugs to Sophie and you,