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01-03-2015, 08:54 PM | #16 |
YT 2000 Club Member | dog I am so sad this happened. Here's what you need to do. Go buy a little 3 step stairs and train your dog to use them. Absolutely no jumping off the couch. My spud goes up ànd down his little stairs. I have a rectangular footstool there he can climb up to. Your dog will learn quick about the stsirs. No more accidents,! |
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01-03-2015, 11:18 PM | #17 |
aka ♥SquishyFace♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: n/a
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| Sorry to learn about your baby and this incident! Sending good thoughts for you and your baby! |
01-04-2015, 07:17 AM | #18 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 1,394
| The vet called yesterday and said Ali's surgery went well but he wanted to keep her there for at least one more night. I hope we can bring her home today, the house is so sad and quiet. Ali is one of those yorkies that thinks she can fly so keeping her safe takes a lot of work. I feel terrible that we failed. Stairs don't work, she runs down our staircase 2 steps at a time. The accident happened because she slipped from the couch while barking at the gardener. We have our work cut out for us, she will need to be confined and she hates being crated. I just want her to come home, I will hold her 24/7 if I have to! I broke my ankle in 2013, have a plate and pins. My husband thinks Ali will be easier to care for than I was. We shall see Thank you for your kindness, insights and advice. |
01-04-2015, 07:28 AM | #19 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Chessington, Surrey, UK
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| You're a sweetheart - and Harry + I are still thinking of you both, of course!! If they're 'flyers', then they're flyers....Harry is, too. I've trained him to within an inch of his life as to what he can or can't do....but there's always that odd time (with us, the window cleaner and 'The Man At Number 5...?!!!? ) Hoping and praying you get little Ali home really, really soon - and that she's a better patient than her mummy...!!! Sally xx
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01-04-2015, 07:35 AM | #20 |
YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Ontario canada
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| So sorry to hear about your babys fall, if you have a stroller Ali could be safe in it and you could stroll Ali around every were you go even for a walk for a change of scenery. I sure will be praying that he heals fast. |
01-04-2015, 07:57 AM | #21 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: USA
Posts: 4,285
| Yes the stroller idea is popular. LadyJane was the first time I heard of it but it is a very clever intervention. Good luck in your recovery!!
__________________ . Cali , and Cali's keeper and staff, Jay No, not a "mini" Yorkie - She loves to motor in her Mini Cooper car |
01-04-2015, 08:07 AM | #22 |
Resident Yorkie Nut Donating YT 20K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas
Posts: 27,458
| Glad the surgery went well! My Cookie is a wild child and when she had her CCL repaired, I used the stroller as yorkiemini said. She was in that thing for 6 weeks and loved it! When she was free to be out of it, she kept trying to get back in it. It was SO funny. I DO recommend that, if you use a stroller, you secure her well. They can get hurt jumping out. You of course can cover it (close it), but I didn't have to do that. She was happy to be moving around with me from room to room: but she was leashed in, of course. At night I would put it right next to my bed. Everyone who knows Cookie could not believe how well she adapted to it.
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01-04-2015, 08:18 AM | #23 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Maui, Hawaii
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| I am so sorry about Ali's accident, but hopeful that she will make a full recovery. The stroller sounds like a good idea and a way to keep her close and comfortable while she is restricted.
__________________ SANDY, MOM TO TIKI , KAYLA , KARLEE , R.I.P. MEIKA |
01-04-2015, 06:40 PM | #24 |
and molliluv too! Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Irving TX, USA
Posts: 1,619
| Dogs are very resilient. I see dogs with broken legs, pelvises and jaws go on to live happy normal lives. I don't know if it's a Yorker thing but mine seem to think they are indestructible too. Hugs to your little one for a speedy recovery!
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01-05-2015, 11:11 AM | #25 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005
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| Well, Ali is home. It is wonderful having her back but we have a long road ahead of us. I think the whole experience has traumatized her. She cried nonstop when we picked her up. (more guilt) She had the cone on her to prevent chewing on her splint but I removed the cone. I can't cuddle with her with a stupid cone on. I keep her attached to me via harness and leash 24/7 so I stop any chewing attempts. Good thing we are retired! Lots of follow up appointments ahead, first one in 4 days. She whimpers a lot, breaks my heart. She has pain meds and antibiotics. Yes, we have a stroller that we had for our Shelby who was allergic to bee stings AND hated walking. Today we took a short walk, I carried Ali. It was good for her to get out, seemed to cheer her up. Me too. This is hard but we will manage. I am thankful she didn't fall on her head. I love this little dog so much, she made me smile again after losing my Shelby. |
01-05-2015, 11:59 AM | #26 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| Oh, Lord, that picture just broke my heart - again. You can't help but love and be protective of these little Yorkies; but they are SO hard to keep safe the way they think and live their lives. You can only train them daily on using the doggie steps and make that muscle memory to go down the steps the main thought they have most days, knowing that any day they might just react and jump anyway but even my Tibbe got well-trained to use his steps except for those 2 or 3 times a year he bails off the couch or chair and my heart leaps into my throat. But that all that dedicated, daily training we did saves him all those other direct jumps! I will be praying that these next 6 weeks go fast and as easily as possible for sweet little Shelby and you all. After that, maybe, maybe it will get a little easier, at least I hope so.
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |
01-05-2015, 12:18 PM | #27 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Toluca Lake, CA
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| Oh poor baby the picture is heart breaking. That cast looks like it weighs more than she does. It was hard keeping Buster quiet after his LP surgery but it sounds like Ali has a great nursing staff to look after her. Sending prayers for a smooth and quick recovery.
__________________ CarolynBuster Brown "The happiest people don't have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything." |
01-05-2015, 02:03 PM | #28 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Long Island, New York
Posts: 5,891
| Poor precious baby and mom. Ali is in great, loving hands. I hope her recovery goes fast and smoothly.
__________________ Lisa and Katie Ashley 6/10, Gracie 2/04, Kiwi 10/03, and Jolie 7/93 . |
01-06-2015, 10:23 AM | #29 | |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Chessington, Surrey, UK
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How's little Ali today? Praying she feels a little better day by day....
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01-06-2015, 11:59 AM | #30 | |
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The cast looks so big because Ali is all legs! She is just 5.5 lbs but very tall. It's fun having a little big dog that can walk and hike, not fun that she thinks she can fly. I took her out in the stroller this morning and she complained about half the walk. We saw 2 of her best friends so that cheered her up. She has to get used to being contained and I have to get used to hearing her complain. ugh She has to be dropped off on Thursday and be sedated for new xray to be sure healing is going well. THAT is going to break my heart AGAIN. Last edited by shelbysmom; 01-06-2015 at 12:03 PM. | |
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