Quite a Scare…
Saturday turned out to be eventful for us but luckily we all had a happy ending. My husband and I ran errands on Saturday morning and when we got home Kobe was very excited to see us and started to jump around. He sometimes forgets that he doesn’t still have 2 back legs and this time he landed off of the carpet runner and slipped on the tile floor and fell pretty hard. I was standing in front of him and couldn’t stop his fall and the sight of him falling and the sounds he made after the fall will unfortunately stay with me a long time. At the time it was a bit chaotic with both Adam and I rushing to him and trying to comfort him as he continued crying. I got up and got him a tramadol left over from his surgery (my first thought to try and stop his pain). He was able to get up and walk over to his bed (which was a big relief) but he continued crying. I called our vet and through my tears asked if we could bring him right in – which we could.
Kobe stopped crying and we put his harness on him and helped lift him in the car. I sat in the backseat with him while Adam drove us to the vet – Kobe shook the whole way there. When we got to the vet’s office he seemed so much better, just nervous because he always gets a bit nervous at the vet’s office. The vet on duty (our regular vet was off) checked him over and he was fine (yay!). We think when he fell on the tile he landed on his right hip and without his leg there to buffer him – he landed right on the bone – which obviously hurt him a lot and also scared him (and us). We all went home grateful but a bit shaken…and poor worn out Kobe slept most of the afternoon.
Since Kobe fell we have been extra nervous whenever he starts walking around – even though we have runners in place – we have a lot of tile floor and now we’ve seen how easy it is for him to slip off the runner. We are now keeping his harness on him all the time except bedtime – I kept thinking after he fell that if he had his harness on that maybe I could have grabbed a hold of him. It’s so hard to not get caught up in the worrying….worrying about his cancer and what the future will bring and worrying about him falling and hurting himself. But for today we are just glad our Kobe Dog is ok and in tail wagging shape.
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I remember Dr. Pam telling me that JD would most likely take a face plant some time in the early days after her amputation (front left).
Well she was right, third day home the tumble happened. At least knowing it could happen made it a tiny bit easier. JD seemed stunned and I was able to stand and wait. Of course luckily she did not hurt herself, maybe just a lesson to take that step from house to the garage with a bit more caution. She stayed down for a few moments, but pulled herself up ( JD was one tough girl!)and found her center and continued on her way. Much more trauma for me than her.
Sorry that maybe Kobe smacked that bare bone, but how cool that he made the choice to get to his bed.
Of course you can put on the harness, we can put out all the runners we can manage, but it still might happen.
JD learned pretty quickly that the runners provided more sure footing and followed those paths.
So glad everything worked out well for you all.
Ah, one more Tripawd experience to grow from 🙂
Angel Spirit JD’s mom
Glad to hear Kobe is OK. Now stop all that worrying!
golly, kobe you need to stop scaring you folks so!!! gayle is seven months post amp, and she still has occasion to slip on our tile floor… don’t know how or if we can protect them from every danger and evil…but we try… glad kobe is ok – sounds like an extra treat might be good medicine!
gayle & charon
Ouch! That would have hurt.
Gayle and Charon are right: we can’t protect them from every potential peril. It’ll drive you crazy if you try. Easier said than done, I know (I still catch my breath on occasion when Catie comes down stairs).
I’m glad Kobe’s okay!
I’m so glad Kobe is okay. How scary for you. Try not to worry too too much.
Kobe looks to lovely on his blue bed. What a sweet dog.
Nancy and James the poodle
Oh my, how scary for you and your pawrents, Kobe. We are so glad you are ok. I just had my five month ampuversary, and I still slip sometimes on the tile. You just need to remember about that old leg not being there. I think you need to relax and get ice cream this weekend. Come to think of it, I’m gonna go get some right now to celebrate that Kobe is alright.
XOXO,
Ginger