help teddy bear fell
 

Teddy Bear was trying to jump on the bed and he fell he is favoring his leg i know it is not broken but i can tell it is bothering him so do i call the vet now or wait till morning? he is in my arms right now

If he is favoring it...take him now. Fractures aren't apparent without x rays.

So sorry about your baby
 

:aimeeyorkOh so sorry about your baby. I shut mine's foot in the door one time. She was favoring it and I rushed her to the vet. After $175.00 and x-rays, thankfully it all was alright. It is really just a judgment call. Hope all is okay.

There was a lady that came home from work and her Yorkie was favoring his leg...she moved it all around, pulled on it, was certain it wasnt broken....when she did take him to the vet, because "the leg was not broken and he was just favoring it", they xrayed it and sure enough, it was broken in at least 2 different places! You need to go ahead and get the leg xrayed to determine if it is fractured or not....I would take my dog in tonight if it was me....I am a control freak, so I like to know what I have, not wait around and see what develops.

Take that poor baby to the vet and get him something for the pain, and further treatment if it broken or he ruptured a tendon or something. Occasionally a fall can pull a tendon or muscle attachment loose and it may have to be reattached within a certain time frame before the tissue atrophies and calcifies or the dog can be lame.Early re-attachment can be done thru a scope usually.

Praying it's not broken and that the vet is taking care of his pain. Let us know when you can, ok? Hugs!

Honestly if you take him in tonight they will not be doing much but xraying him and giving you meds and advising you to follow up with your vet. Of course, if he is in pain, it is a good idea to get something for that....but to pay extra for xrays to me is not necessary. An emergency clinic is going to charge a lot more than a regular vet.

If he has torn a ligament, it will require surgery and that would not be done immediately. Definitely should be done soon, but is not an emergency. If it is a fracture, it most likely also needs surgery...again not an emergency.

He could have luxating patella .. and they would give him an anti inflammatory to see if that would help.

If he were mine, I probably would wait until morning unless I felt meds were necessary for comfort.

Teddy Bear just had surgery It was an torn right at the knee- Our vets are wonderful- Love those Dr.s- we stayed with Teddy till after surgery- he is staying the night there :(

I'm so proud of you for getting little Teddy Bear in right away. So many dogs have to suffer for days before they ever get help for injuries. I imagine that injury was quite, quite painful and so glad that baby is operated and on the mend now, instead of still limping around and trying to cope with the terrible pain and swelling. You are a superb mommie! Sounds like you found a vet quickly, too. What was torn, by the way?

Given that I only use board certified surgeons who do not operate 24/7, none of my pups have ever been operated on at night. I also don't know of any EC that does orthopedic surgery.

I don't consider myself a bad owner/"mommie" for waiting for boarded surgeons.

OP, If you have those services available 24/7, that is wonderful. What type of surgery was done? was it a torn cruciate ligament?
Keep us posted on Teddy Bear's progress.

It is our regualr Vets- for their patients they are always on call for emergencies
He torn ligament right below the knee- I was crying- It was obvious how much pain he was in- we stayed up there while She did surgery- we got to see him before we came home- I can't sleep without my snuggler they said we could pick him up between 10 and 5 today so I will be there at 10:01 this morning

That is fantastic that your regular vet will see you in an emergency situations. I have talked to others that use the same vet as I and have been told that they will come in for emergencies, too, but between 2 dogs and 15 years, thank goodness I haven't had to find out. (knock on wood...):eek:

welcome to the world of crate restriction..ill be your host....

seriously glad tb is on the mend:smile:

I am glad you took him in....I think it is a wonderful thing that your vet responds to clients emergencies! I am sure he was in a lot of pain from his injury and alot of times they will hide that pain simply because of instinct....injured and sick in the wild are at the bottom of the food chain.....so they set their little jaws and struggle thru it. I am glad it all worked out for you and the baby! Isnt it amazing how you are just rocking along, everything just fine and on an even keel, and then all of a sudden, a miss step, or missed jump/landing, etc, and your world is hell!

Yorkie hurt
 

It was the most awful feeling in the world- He cried for a few minutes last night and then just snuggle in my arms- and shook I could tell he was in pain and after a few minutes (like 5 minutes) I called our Vet-

This same VET saved our cat two years ago from Bob Cat Fever- She is the only VET that does blood transfusions for cats- within 100 miles- Against all odds our Cat lived- a blood transfusion, IV, and a week in ICU at our Vet's office- they had an tech. stay overnight for the first few days- 800.00 later our cat made it.

Thanks everyone for your supports and prayers- Can not wait to go get my baby-

i hope teddy is much better when you pick him up today...poor lil guy. prayers for a speedy recovery.

Yorkie hurt
 

I got him- he has a soft cast on - he has already had his pan pill and about to snuggle down for a nap while I do my computer work- he is right next to me-

Aw poor baby. Glad that part is over. Hope recovery goes well. Give baby a hug and kiss for me. Your vet sounds great.

So glad to hear he is doing better. We also have a wonderful vet who will meet us at her office anytime after hours for emergencies. I guess I just assumed most vets would.

So glad he is on the mend...keep us updated please.

Checking on little Teddy Bear to see how he is getting along and how his pain level is doing. Sure hope the meds aren't making him nauseated or anything. It's still hard to believe you found a vet clinic where they have a regular vet that sees you nights and operates himself. Thankfully, I haven't had a dog with an orthopedic injury since our second dog years and years ago. But I didn't think any ordinary vets still saw patients at night, much less operated nights except for the ER Clinics, for life- or limb-threatening conditions. I had thought if you took a dog in during the night to the ER vet clinic with something like Teddy had, they would do like they mostly do in hospital ER's; and if you have a displaced fracture or need orthopedic surgery, unless you have a seriously unstable fracture or nerves/vessels being compromised, etc., they usually just drug, splint/brace, elevate and ice you and you wait to see the orthopod the next morning and get scheduled for any necessary surgery. But at least the patient gets a diagnosis, stabilization and some pain relief. With dogs, though, so many people seem to think dogs don't hurt badly when they are injured and just wait and wait to get them in for vet care. I've seen several posts where it sounds like the dogs were injured in a fall or are limping, etc., and are likely hurting and still the OP will delay seeking vet care. You didn't. Got that little one right in and got him some pain relief. That's my kind of dog mommie!

Ladyjane(Linda), I'll bet everyone here knows what a fantastic mom to your babies you are. And I know you've had plenty of experience with all manner of emergency conditions.

Hope all is well with Teddy Bear.

Best wishes for a full recovery. So glad you took him in.

Update ofn Teddy Bear
 

He is doing good- He is getting around pretty good- although we try to keep him from doing too much- I put the bed on the floor- even though my husband protested (lol) told my husband it was good exercise for him bending and standing back up- .
My vet has called twice now to check on Teddy Bear- We live in Arkansas so I think all the vets will see their clients after hours for their patients.

I am so happy that he is coping with this- so impressed to know I have everyone here that cares and willing to give support and advice

I am so glad to hear he is on the mend. It is hard when one of our little ones are hurting. Good thoughts to you both.