My 14m old girl was injured this week... she was off lead, playing happily with another dog and they ran at full speed, crashed and rolled.
Other dog (smaller!) bounced up.. mine screamed and sat. After a couple of minutes she ran on, happily but then, on a fast turn (she loves to run through long grass) she yelped and sat again. Took her home.. seemed ok
Next day, same thing.. fine walking but sudden yelps and sit if she turned fast.
Managed to get a vet appointment today but she was terrified..as they took her off me in the car park, and the vet was a stranger and male, which makes her nervous (we are working on that and we WERE doing well)
They couldn't fully examine her as she was too tense, but have given us painkillers and advised to keep her on a lead for short walks , and she;s going back in a week for xrays etc. They think she has torn her cruciate :( She's walking on it, but gingerly.
I feel so gutted for her..and me. She lives for her off lead long walks through the woods, hates street walks. And if it is as they think then she has an operation to face and months of recovery. She's neer been crated as she is such a chilled dog in the house.
Tell me it will be ok..and if she needs surgery, she will still love me!
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StillMedusa · 18/07/2020 00:46
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