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Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:47 pm  |
a foldable wire shopping cart I put in the kitchen in front of the baby gate used to block her exit from the kitchen. I also blocked this cart with another chair. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw her hanging about 2 feet up from the floor just when I went home to check in on her.
It took me a bit of time to untangle her, and opened up the cart to let her leg loose. Her face was all teared up, so I had to wash it and dried it. She's so shaken up. I have her here at work with me. She walks with a limp, not using the leg that got caught in the cart. She is not eating or drinking now, just interested in sleeping and I'm letting her. From touching her injured leg gently and pulling a bit, she didn't make any sound or cry, so I'm assuming nothing is broken.
My plan is to observe her. Let her rest, and see if I need to take her to a vet tomorrow morning or not.
What do you think? (If the situation wasn't so serious, I'd have laughed because it looked comical but scary at the same time.) |
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Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:14 pm |
Poor little thing. Just watch her for tonight to make sure the not eating is temporary. If she's not drinking either she may have twisted and injured herself. So watch that, too.
Hopefully, she's just shaken up. If the limp doesn't get better, she won't eat or drink, has trouble going "potty" or she starts to tremble take her to the vet. Some animals won't cry out or flinch if you touch them where they're hurting but they can't control the trembling when they are in pain.
I hope she gets better.
Ari
p.s. She's probably going to be terrified of anything made of wire now.
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p.p.s. I just asked my boss (he's a vet). He said I was "spot on" and only added that you should probably go ahead and have the leg looked at in case there's trauma like a pinched nerve or ligament damage. You know - just in case. |
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Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:16 pm |
| I'm not a vet, but see if you can get her to drink some chicken broth (preferably fresh with no salt). This is a good way to coax her into drinking so that she doesn't get dehydrated. If she will drink a little broth then see if you can get her to eat just a few tiny bites of chicken - just very tiny and not more that 3-4. This has always worked very well with my cats and dogs. If she is still limping tomorrow I would get her to a vet. |
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Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:18 pm |
| I would also seriously consider getting a small puppy crate for her to stay in. She sounds like a climber and it will keep her from further misadventures. She will learn to love it and it will become her "private" space as she grows up. |
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Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:19 pm |
ohhhhh poor baby!! Having my puppy as new as yours, I'd be a puddle on the floor. If she stays unresponsive to food and water for more than a day, I'd def have her looked at! Keep us posted.
ps. I use a plastic sliding baby gate that does a tension lock, she can not climb it or get over it, not sure if your using the wooden one or this one, but it was about 16.95 versus the 9.95 wooden one. ohhh edited to add I bought this at target and there is a huge diff between the 2, I splurged not out of intellegence but they were sold out of the cheaper one! |
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Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:29 pm |
I would also recommmed getting a crate. Was a saviour for us.
Ans I would have her leg checked by thye vet just in case. I am a worrier by nature.
Best of luck,
Lucy. |
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Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:11 pm |
| I'd take her to the vet tomorrow no matter what. If anything out of the ordinary happens,I'd take her to the animal emergency (if you have one). That is so traumatic. My best friend had a kitten die on a pull curtain when he was a little boy & is still haunted by it. I hope your baby is okay. Did you decide on the name Coconut? Keep us posted. Coleen |
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Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:22 pm |
I am so sorry to hear about the puppy's misadventure. I hope she is ok and that you will keep us posted with how she progresses.
Another vote for crating. We did this for our 2 dog since the day we brought them home (they are litter-mates), almost 3 years ago. They love their crate! They are full of mischief and this way we keep them safe from themselves when we aren't around. |
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Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:27 pm |
Thank you so much all. I woke Coconut up and gave her some water. This time she drank it. She perked up when I took out the food bowl and she ate in ernest. Then she started limping over and promptly peed under my table on the carpet. I immediately told her NO (in a whispered voice since I was in my office), and picked her up. I had no idea where to put her down to finish her business. LOL I found some paper and put her on that, but she wouldn't go. She tentatively touched her injured leg on the floor and it must have been better because she started walking with much less limping. She's sleeping again now since I put her back in the box I brought her in.
I do have a crate for her, but I did not close the door. I was afraid she would go to the bathroom inside it, and I wouldn't be able to let her out since I was at work. Last night I had her in the crate all night and periodically woke up to take her to the bathroom.
Melissa, my heart was racing so fast as I was trying to untwist her body first, and then dislodge her little leg that got stuck between the folds of the folding shopping cart. It was not the baby gate that she used to climb up, or at least that was not where she was caught. Poor baby! I had no idea how long she was hanging upside down like that. I left her this morning around 9 am, and came home to check in on her at 1:30 pm. I sure hope it was not since 9 am when this happened. I felt bad for her. She seems to do much better though. That was a close call.
If she does not look good, I will definitely take her to a vet tomorrow, but based on how she's doing now, it looks like she'll be fine.
Salli - Thank you for your recommendation regarding the chicken broth. I will keep that in mind. 
Ari - Thank you for checking with your boss who is a vet for me. That's so sweet of you.  |
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Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:21 pm |
That puppy BETTER be okay 
wandering off muttering to myself |
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Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:25 pm |
I am sorry about this matter. 
So. I hope she will OK and better soon. 
Anyhow, you should bring her to see vet for sure. |
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Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:28 pm |
You're very welcome. I'm glad she's starting to feel better. You probably already know that puppies and kittens can get in the same kinds of "fixes" as 4-year old human boys. LOL
Ari
One of my babies has had 2 seizures today and that always shakes me up. |
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Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:35 pm |
| Arielle wrote: |
You're very welcome. I'm glad she's starting to feel better. You probably already know that puppies and kittens can get in the same kinds of "fixes" as 4-year old human boys. LOL
Ari
One of my babies has had 2 seizures today and that always shakes me up. |
Ari - Now I know! I've had several puppies in my life, but this one is the escape artist. She's all better now, playing again, wagging her tail, walking normally, and she's back to sleeping again. (They do a lot of napping, don't they?) What happened to your baby? Why did s/he have 2 seizures?
Katee - how are your puppies? Two pups at the same time can be tough. I did that once raising two labradors together. They were really mischievous. |
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Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:41 pm |
| bkkgirl, glad you new four legged baby is much better. Please keep a very close eye on her. It's amazing what they can get into. That's why I stongly recommend crate training - not just for your convenience, but their safety. |
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Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:43 pm |
| Ari, have you consulted your vet about valium for the puppy? I know it worked wonders for one of my cats. |
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Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:54 pm |
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| Ari, have you consulted your vet about valium for the puppy? I know it worked wonders for one of my cats. |
hmmmmm that could be dangerous, since I'd be downing it, so I could finally have a full nights sleep  ! Although I am finally getting about 6.5 hours, the brats giving me a break all of a sudden  ! |
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Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:58 pm |
| bkkgirl wrote: |
Ari - Now I know! I've had several puppies in my life, but this one is the escape artist. She's all better now, playing again, wagging her tail, walking normally, and she's back to sleeping again. (They do a lot of napping, don't they?) What happened to your baby? Why did s/he have 2 seizures? |
My 3 little girls are all throw-aways. Heidi, the white miniature poodle, is 9 years old. She had been taken to our vet to be put to sleep when she was not yet 4 years old because she had seizures. He doesn't do that. He kept her for over a month with no seizures and offered her to us. We brought her home and had her about a year before the seizures started. She's diabetic and recently diagnosed with Cushings. We have her on insulin and potassium bromide twice a day. She has the sweetest disposition!
The toy poodle, Venus (hate the name but didn't want to change it and confuse her), is also now 9 years old. She's the color of rich, warm maple. She had been shot, poisoned and run over before she got to us. Personality: "I'm a Princess and don't you forget it!"
Bridget is now almost 5 years old. She's a 65 pound mix-Lab, Weimaraner & maybe something else but I don't think so. Tremendous "herding instinct". Really watches the two little ones. Anyway, she was left under our porch when she was 5 weeks old. Before she was 1 year old she ate our rice four-poster, a computer chair and a recliner; learned how to open the pantry door, grab a bottle of white karo syrup and feast! Had to put her on Prozac til she outgrew all that. 
Ari |
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Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:20 pm |
| Ari, seriously, I had a cat who had seizures. Called vet in the middle of the night and was told if I had valium to give her a tiny bit. I did this for a few months and she stopped having seizures altogether. From what I understand the valium stops the brain waves from having the irregular activity/nerve firing that causes the seizures. Just ask you vet and see - maybe I'm misinformed. |
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Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:23 pm |
| I am glad to know that she is doing better now. Poor baby. |
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Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:40 pm |
So glad Cocunut is doing better.
Please, keep us posted.
All the best,
Lucy. |
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Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:12 pm |
| Poor little sweetie. I hope she feels better soon. |
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Sat Mar 03, 2007 12:10 am |
| Thank you, all. The little puppy is really doing better. There's no sign that she was hanging upside down with tears covering her entire face at lunch today. PHEW!! That really was a close call. I am glad I went home at lunch today. |
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Sat Mar 03, 2007 6:56 am |
| I would have taken her to the vet, better to be safe than sorry. |
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Sat Mar 03, 2007 7:07 am |
Awww, Coconut sounds so sweet. I'm sending her ((((((((((((((((get better and only pee outside vibes) . |
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Sat Mar 03, 2007 12:36 pm |
So glad to hear she's feeling better, but must admit that I would have taken her to the vet's just in case. As sarahb says, it's better to be safe than sorry.
She's such a little sweetheart, that Coconut. |
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