I'm just lucky I guess

[Chelsey]

About 2 months ago I had my min pin puppy break his leg in his crate and snap his tibia in half. It had to be pinned, which required major surgery ($$$).

Well, last night my doberman (2 yrs old) who is usually very passive, and my roommate's 15 year old chow mix got into a fight. The chow grabbed ahold of Gretchen's leg and bit several times. Gretch had several puncture wounds and a cut, which I tended to. She was whining some before I went to bed but woke me up a little bit ago. I looked at her foot and it's roughly 3x the size it should be. I'm betting this is going to be a carpal fracture of some sort, just don't know how bad If it's bad she's going to need surgery, but at the very least she'll need xrays and a bandage. I don't know what we're going to do about the chow...Gretchen has never showed any signs of aggression toward any dog, but then again neither has my roommate's dog.

I'm worried about the $$$ aspect of things...my min pin's vet bill was very high, and if Gretchen has to have surgery hers will be high too. I'm out of things to sell, other than my picasso clowns, and I REALLY don't want to sell them. I guess I should calm down and see how bad things are. I just really feel bad for Gretch...she looks like she's in so much pain despite the pain meds I gave her. The clinic that I work at opens in 2 hours, so I'll be headed there ASAP.

Just needed to vent

 

[TWINPEAKS]

I know how it is our chocolate lab got hit a few years ago and had to have major surgery to repair both hip sockets.She now has a false hip joint on one leg and a repair to the other socket where the bone got shoved through the socket, $2200.00 later and a month of phyiscal therpy you can hardly tell it.She does limp when the weather changes.
Hope you get some good news.

 

[zt444a]

Sorry to hear that, and I certainly hope that your doggy is ok. I'd be hoping that it was not a break, just a nasty infection, but poping up that fast? I'd expect something sort of expensive too.



Let us know how it turns out...

 

[Chelsey]

Gretchen broke her 4th metacarpal. Her leg is bandaged up and she'll be on cage rest for 4 weeks but other than that she'll be fine I'm just glad she doesn't have to have surgery!!!

 

[scbadiver]

Good to hear Chelsey. They are just like kids but the insurance doesn't help getting them repaired! I'd be broke if it weren't for insurance, braces, pulling wisdom teeth, and broken bones. Anyway, glad to hear you aren't going to have to have a "GIANT LIQUIDATION SALE"

 

[Jarob]

Sorry about all the mishaps! Im just glad to here no surgery is needed.

 

[zt444a]

Good to hear! Good for you and your pocketbook, but bad for poor Gretchen.

I'd take a serious look at the relationship between Gretchen and that Chow. I have always been of the opinion that Chows can be somewhat tempermental.

You need to make sure that doesn't happen again...

 

[levon15]

Good news given the situation.

 

[Nanook]

Great news! Cage for four weeks will be tough!!

 

[Chelsey]

Not as tough as 6 weeks for my min pin

 

[dphins]

I'm glad it worked out. By the way, why wouldn't you put the vet bill on a credit card and make payments? Why sell your prized possessions?

 

[Chelsey]

I could do that, but I don't like owing people, not even my parents. I will not sell my picassos, I'll just have to work a lot more during Christmas and Thanksgiving breaks.

 

[latazyo]

hows the min pin

 

[Chelsey]

Gunner's fine, he had the pin removed Tuesday.