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Maisey Member  Posts: 585 |
posted 11-09-2003 05:02 PM
 
Dooley lacerated his leg somehow in our backyard playing with Witt a couple hours ago. He is at an emergency vet hospital right now and I hate that I can't stay with him. It is lacerated to the bone and they are not sure exactly whats been severed or damaged. They are going to put him under anethesia and examine it more closely and stitch it up. I'm not good at the waiting thing so here I am whining to you all. He did say he wouldn't be able to do flyball for two weeks if not more, Dooley will not be happy with that. We had to leave a $400.00 DEPOSIT and Shawn, my husband, didn't even bat an eyelash. We have never left Dooley anywhere without us except when he got neutered, he must be so bewildered. IP: Logged |
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GoodboysBaddogs Member Posts: 217 |
posted 11-09-2003 06:03 PM
Yeah, emergency hospitals are'nt too comfy feeling. Lotta stuff going on in there. Lotta dogs whimperring, & i'm sure they can sense the vibes in the air. I'm hope he's doing fine. He probably is! I did'nt like leaving my dog in there either. Wow, all the way to the bone!?! Ouch!! When my Pei was a younger pup, he also had a laceration on his back ankle while playing w/ his buddie, but luckly it wasn't that serious. BTW, what exactly did this mean??--"didn't even bat an eyelash." Did it mean he did'nt cry, or he did'nt care about the deposit price...LOL!?  IP: Logged |
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nern Member Posts: 889 |
posted 11-09-2003 06:12 PM
Awe, poor Dooley. When does he get to come home? IP: Logged |
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susan_cude@hotmail.com Member Posts: 81 |
posted 11-09-2003 06:20 PM
I was sorry to hear that dooly got hurt. I think it's amazing that it costs more to treat an animal, than it does a human. I think I'm in the wrong line of work. You poor thing, nothing like worry to make a person grey faster. I'll pray for your pooch! How long does he have to stay? Let us know... No idea how that happened? that's too bad, because now you don't know what to safety proof......POOR PUPPY....Sincerely,Susan IP: Logged |
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Maisey Member Posts: 585 |
posted 11-09-2003 06:22 PM
It meant that he didn't care how much it cost...just so Dooley was going to get what he needed. Not everyone would be so mellow about it...I know his father wouldn't have, in fact, the dog would never have been taken to a vet by his father. Shawn did not grow up in the same kind of home that I did. If a dog got sick at his house it was shot and replaced. Thats how he grew up. Cats were not fed, animals were not vaccinated or dewormed. They had several dogs while he was growing up...all were named Molly, like they didn't rate their own name. Anyway it just always makes me smile that given the way he grew up...he has no problem spending a load of money on a dog we paid $35 for at a horse show when I know his father would say, "for $35 you can get a new dog." IP: Logged |
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Maisey Member Posts: 585 |
posted 11-09-2003 06:24 PM
I can't find anything out there that he could have cut himself on...I'll look again tomorrow when it's light out. I can call in about a half an hour to see where things are. He will come home tonight though. IP: Logged |
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Maisey Member Posts: 585 |
posted 11-09-2003 06:33 PM
It would have only cost me $50 to take one of my children into Kaiser Emergency with the same injury! Antibiotics would have been no more than $20 the 1 injection Dooley will get (antibiotics) is $40, and I think they are sending him home with pills too. I would have taken him to my horse trainer to stitch up, he has everything to do it and he's good at it, but it was all the way to the bone and was bleeding heavily, I needed a vet in this case because he may have cut an artery or tendon...something like that It wasn't just a skin thing. I wish it had been only a surface thing, Dooley loves my horse trainer and he would feel more comfortable there then at the vets office. The vet found it humorous that I wrapped Dooleys leg in maxi pads, I was embarassed, but it was all I had and they stuck to themselves when wrapped and soaked up the blood while I compressed it. He said it was very smart because they are sterile and absorbant. ( I was thinking..."aND CHEAP!") IP: Logged |
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Lucky Member Posts: 75 |
posted 11-09-2003 08:59 PM
So sorry to hear about Dooley  That must have been really scary. I'm sure he'll be racing around again in no time. Keep us posted. IP: Logged |
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Maisey Member Posts: 585 |
posted 11-09-2003 09:44 PM
We are back with our Dooley dog, he is really out of it and sleeping in Shawns lap. The vet said he was very lucky, he came very close to an artery and either a tendon or ligament, I'm not sure which he said. Just so happy he will be fine. We have to keep him still for two weeks...I said "TWO WEEKS?!?!.... ARE YOU NUTS?" I have no clue how I am going to manage that, I think Dooley will go mad and Witt may just explode without his buddy to play and romp with. No flyball for two weeks and maybe longer depending on what my own vet says when I see him in 10 days for taking the stitches out. He will miss a demo thats next weekend and no practices...there won't be any in December either so I am guessing Dooley won't play flyball again until January. Anyhow I am much relieved to have him home with me and so happy theres no permanent damage to anything. Thanks all for listening. Maisey IP: Logged |
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GoodboysBaddogs Member Posts: 217 |
posted 11-10-2003 12:01 AM
Happy to hear everything worked out well... Go-Dooley!!  IP: Logged |
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NewLabOwnr Member Posts: 116 |
posted 11-10-2003 05:14 AM
Oh poor Dooley and mommy Maisey! Just sat down at work to read what I missed over the weekend and I'm so sorry to hear about Dooley, but glad to hear he is "ok". I spoke to my brother-in-law this weekend, he was telling me to look into pet insurance and after reading this I think I'm really going to do it. I know someone posted up about it awhile back so I'll read what that says and add anything I can. Give Dooley a treat and a rub on the belly for me! IP: Logged |
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Jamiya Member Posts: 501 |
posted 11-10-2003 06:11 AM
Eek, Maisey! I don't read the board for a day or two and look what I miss! I'm so glad Dooley is okay. Good luck keeping him still. Buy LOTS of chew bones. I managed to keep Nala quiet for a whole day once, after she hurt her foot. That was all I could manage. But when they don't feel good, they usually stay quiet on their own. Kudos to Shawn for his attitude. My husband and his family are sort of blase about animals. He'll actually say things like, "It's only a dog," which prompts me to stare at him with a confused look on my face. His parents told me about a dog they had when they lived in Montana....but they couldn't remember his name. That got the same confused stare from me. How could they not remember his name?! I hope your boy is feeling even better this morning. And I'm glad to hear there's no permanent damage!
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honeybear Member Posts: 373 |
posted 11-10-2003 09:31 AM
Oh Maisey Poor Dooly, glad to hear he is going to be okay! I think most of use the message boeards at work! So I dont what has happened until I come in on MOnday. My Wylie has injured herslef a few times. Once she fractured her toe, dont know how she did that, but had to spend nine weeks in a cast, It should only have been six but because she was too active, it was impossible to keep her still it wasnt healing and the cast was up beyond the top of her leg so it was longer than the other. And she would still run around like crazy. Then she sliced her pad completely in half while playing in our yard. Dont know what caused it. I think it will help with the healing proess that you said he goes to work with you so you can keep an eye on him and keep him settled My emergency vet here (they know me a regular now. ) since I panic and rush them there when anythings happens is fairly reasonable. I have been thinking of changing them to my regular vet because of this. I took Jake last year On Easter Sunday at 3:00 am, he couldnt lay down, was in so much pain they took X rays - he just bruised his tail bone. xrays, visit and meds was $150 Keep us posted Hoenybear IP: Logged |
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Maisey Member Posts: 585 |
posted 11-10-2003 09:44 AM
Thank you all...he is up and awake, staring at me from his kennel wondering why I put him there. Witt keeps going to the kennel and back to me whining and he paws at the door sometimes. Dooley is freaking out about the elizabethan collar just like he did when he was a puppy and was neutered. They gave me a boot he has to wear and he holds his paw way up in the air when he walks, like he has to keep an eye on it or something. Jimaya... thats sort of what I meant about my husbands family. Shawn never really had a pet of his own, the family would have a dog or a cat, but it wasn't part of the family, it didn't "earn it's keep" like my grandpa used to say, it was just there. If it were unlucky enough to get ill...well that was the end for it. I think maybe Shawn never got close to any of the animals they had maybe because he knew it wouldn't be around long or maybe because he was a guy and being raised the way he was just didn't notice it was different or wrong, I don't know. But thats why it makes me smile, kind of a warm fuzzy feeling. I KNOW how he was raised to think, and yet he has no issue spending the money when needed and not only that but he would look his dad in the face and tell him how much the bill was and that Dooley is part of the family. He might feel wierd doing it, but he would. Remember the Beagle I had named Emily that I talked about in another post? Early in our marriage we had to live with his parents while waiting for our house to close so we could take possession....while living there, Emily would go out of her way to be with Shawns dad. He had a recliner that nobody else could sit in, like his throne. Emily would sit in it when he wasn't there and when he was she would insist on sitting in his lap. He would let her! and when he thought nobody was looking he would talk to her and pet her. He said he allowed her to sit with him to keep her "safe from the baby" (my daughter). I always thought maybe age had mellowed him, or he had come around to a better way of thinking. Maybe he just liked her, whatever it was I saw hope there. The wonderous power of "Emily The Beagle" captured his heart though. I still don't know if he would have paid alot in vet bills for her...but he did treat her differently then his kids ever remember him treating any animal. IP: Logged |
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Maisey Member Posts: 585 |
posted 11-10-2003 09:56 AM
Morning Honeybear, I'm calm now, lol. I was just freaking out last night because they sent me home! My vet always lets me stay with Dooley, so I wasn't thrilled nor polite about leaving him with a vet I didn't know behind closed doors. My daughter asked why I didn't just take him to Kaiser, she said "they always let you stay with me mom." This place is non-profit, I'm not a business major, obviously...but they run on donations, what I don't get is...if they are not making a profit why are the prices so high. For example..the elizabethan collar was $24.50, the same identicle one, same brand is only $12.00 at the shop where I buy my food(and she is for profit). My own vet is for profit, and it would have only been about $150 total for the whole visit. Instead I ended up paying $400.00. I wouldn't hesitate to do it again, but I simply don't understand why it costs less for my children to get health care. Anyhow, thank you for your well wishes, now comes the challenge of keeping him quiet and both him and Witt sane. IP: Logged |
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puttin510 Member Posts: 839 |
posted 11-12-2003 02:15 PM
So sorry this has happened. I had a similar incidentand my hubby did not bat an eye either. Glad he is on the mend. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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justme Member Posts: 42 |
posted 11-12-2003 02:36 PM
Hugs & prayers for Dooley! I hope he has a safe & speedy recover and is playing flyball (carefully at first) very soon. I am very glad he is O.K.! Regards, justme~ IP: Logged |
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honeybear Member Posts: 373 |
posted 11-13-2003 08:10 AM
So how is Dooley doing so far? Honeybear IP: Logged |
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Maisey Member Posts: 585 |
posted 11-13-2003 08:57 AM
The stitches look ok, but he seems rather quiet, "down in the dumps" maybe. Dooley is usually very animated, but he just lies here next to me moping. I was wondering if maybe the antibiotics are making him that way, He doesn't seem to favor the leg or anything so I don't think he is in pain. He is eating ok, likes treats... he just seems very quiet. IP: Logged |
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susan_cude@hotmail.com Member Posts: 81 |
posted 11-14-2003 03:44 PM
Hi Maisey, I was just reading up on Dooley, I wanted to see how he is doing. I wonder if he is depressed! Or maybe he has more pain than you know, The thing is; with animals you never know! it's not like they can tell us what's wrong with them. I know how you feel, you just want them to be back to there old selves, like they used to be. But don't worry! I'm sure he will be, soon enough. I know what you mean about the cost of vets, I get exasperated at times with them myself. You should come right out and ask why the collar was so much money, when you know for certain how much they really cost. I tell you, they know how to stick it to you sometimes! Of coarce I don't think they are all that way, but let's face it, too many are. Anyway I pray and hope Dooley will be back to his old self...soon!!!!!! IP: Logged |
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Maisey Member Posts: 585 |
posted 11-14-2003 04:22 PM
Thank you Susan, he is about the same, I think it itches and he is peeved about the cone, he hated the cone when he was neutered too. I looked up the side effects of Clavamox there was no mention of depression or anything. Next time we go to the emergency vet I will use my brain and go over the estimate and tell him what things to eliminate. I could have told him not to put a cone on him...Dooley wasn't even awake really until the next day when I could have bought one from the shop at half the cost. I also could have told him no antibiotics, I could have gotten those for quite a bit less from my own vet the next morning as well. It's just that Shawn was so quick to say "do whatever it takes". Oh well live and learn. IP: Logged |
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Miss_vp2002 Member Posts: 58 |
posted 11-14-2003 11:04 PM
Hi Maisey. I'm glad that your dooley is doing good. When i got my staffy spayed a couple of months ago, she did nothing but sit around and was so down in the dumps i didn't think she would ever be her hypo self again because of the antibiotics she was on. I think dogs sence when they are hurt and need to rest so they play on it alot, well I no my dogs do anyway. I'm also a regular at my vet here and they are excellent, sometimes when we don't have enough money to pay for something that has happened to them, they just add it on my bill and i go in weekly and give them money. It is a lot of money to pay when you no that you can get it cheaper and eventually they will have no customers because of there prices. I hope dooley is up and running around in no time. Jody IP: Logged |
Jas Moderator Posts: 262 |
posted 11-14-2003 11:12 PM
Get well soon Dooley! Won't be long Maisey before he's all better. Hang in there you two! Jas IP: Logged |
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Maisey Member Posts: 585 |
posted 11-15-2003 08:07 AM
GRRRRRRRRRR @ my husband!!! Last night I took Witt over to a friends house for a play date so he could burn some energy off. While I was gone, Shawn decided he would "play" with Dooley, he tossed a ball for him and let him jump and leap to get it...he says "only a little". Apparently Dooley landed on Shawns leg and tore the pad at the point where the stitches passed. You know the pad that is way up high on the leg separate from all the rest...Dooleys stitches go from just above that all the way down to where his regular pads start. The pad tore about a third of the way off and one stitch came out. When I came home...Shawn and my youngest daughter Mackenzie were on the floor with scrub brushes cleaning the carpet of all the blood...and there was tons of it! I took one look at his face and knew that whatever had happened he was already sorry and knew he had not made a wise choice so I didn't say anything. I washed the wound again and used the vet wrap to pull the toe/pad down snuggly against the leg, made sure the whole thing was wrapped well and put his cone back on. I gave him an asprin because I am sure he was in pain. They are like two little boys! waiting for mom to leave so they can have some fun. I hope he now knows WHY the vet said no activity. I'm venting here...so I don't vent on hubby...thanks you. [This message has been edited by Maisey (edited 11-15-2003).] IP: Logged |
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Miss_vp2002 Member Posts: 58 |
posted 11-15-2003 02:04 PM
Oh no Maisey. Typical Men always want to get up to mischief. I hope he is doing better. Jody IP: Logged |
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susan_cude@hotmail.com Member Posts: 81 |
posted 11-15-2003 03:36 PM
You can't leave them alone for two minuts, can you????? I'm sure he is very sorry, he love's him too!!! I bet he learned a lesson the hard way! poor Dooley had to pay for that lesson though..... Men! what do you do....You are a good mom! taking care of everything.....I feel a little sorry for daddy though, I'm sure he won't live this one down for a while...not from you, but from himself....Give Dooley a pat from me..thanks! Take care, Sincerely, Susan IP: Logged |
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Maisey Member Posts: 585 |
posted 11-16-2003 11:36 AM
Yes Daddy felt so bad he wanted to take Dooley to PetsMart, Dooley got to toy shop til he dropped...like we can afford that now! LOL, Shawn is actually learning to do alot of this by himself. He usually makes me do meds, trim nails, clean wounds etc. he has never been comfy doing it. This time I pushed him a bit and he is learning to do it and I can tell he is proud of himself. We all make mistakes, whats important is learning from them. I'm just glad it wasn't another vet bill and that Dooley is ok. I haven't said one word about it cause you are right, Shawn is the type of person who would beat himself up over it all by himself, especially when it comes to Dooley. IP: Logged |
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carolg New Member  Posts: 1 |
posted 11-16-2003 07:09 PM
So glad everything turned out alright! It's kind of scarey, you can take your kids to the ER, but there's not much choice out there for an injured dog. Anyway, glad everything's OK. IP: Logged |
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Jamiya Member Posts: 501 |
posted 11-17-2003 08:42 AM
You are much wiser than I, Maisey. I would have ripped my husband up one side and down the other. My poor husband. I had the same experience with money and the vet, and hindsight always tells you what you should have done. I hesitated when Nala got x-rays on her foot, but my husband said to "do whatever the vet says" and so I did. I was interviewing another vet a few weeks later and gave him the scenario (but didn't tell him what the vet did), and he said he would have sent her home with an anti-inflammatory and waited to see how it reacted in a day or two. Since Nala was fine the next day, that would have resulted in a $60 bill instead of $300. And I could have bought my kitties a new climber, but instead I had to spend their money on the vet.
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dogangel Member Posts: 75 |
posted 11-17-2003 12:32 PM
Maisey, I hope both Dooley - boy and his daddy are doing just fine (one with the stiches on his leg, the other with the stitches on his heart). I feel terribly sorry for both. I know when I do something wrong by mistake and hurt one of my babies, I can't forgive myself for a week. ...and Dooley, I guess it must be terrible for him to try and slow it down for even a minute, forget about days on end!!! And don't be so hard on yourself about the vet expenses. After the crisis is over, there's a lot of "should've - could've", but when you find yourself in the middle of it, you just don't know what to do to get it fixed sooner and better. I know for sure if something like this happened to my babies, and the vet would've told me he needed to take my sweetie to the moon and back, and that's going to cost me another thousand, I would have probably told him to make that two thousand and make sure he takes him to Mars, just to make sure. I really hope Dooley is fine. Just keep us posted! IP: Logged |
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