Man what a night!

[OU812]

I was on my way home lastnight after a very productive day at work about the time I turn off the highway I get this phone call.

It was from a friend of mine who had this sound to his voice like some thing wasnt just right.

He said you close to home?

I said just hittin the gravel.

"You better hurry."

"Watz up?"

"Your dog just got hit."

Now my heart just about jumped outta my chest and I floored it.

"Which one?"

"Your brindle."

By now I was drifting the corners and there was no use of the breaks.

"How is she?"

As he was tellin me I could here her yelping un-controlably.

"I cant get close enough to see she wants to bite me every time I get close."

About that time I loose signal on my phone and go even faster.

When I get to my drive there in the middle of the road was his truck with the flashers on and off in the ditch was my wife and JD

First thing outta his mouth was I didnt hit her, I was behind //// and the JD just ran right in font of him. //// slammed on his breaks but it was to late.

//// did stop and get my wife and kept tellin her how sorry he was, over and over and over.

//// is a good man. (I tried to call him last night to tell him every thing will be allright but it was late when we got home)

I get to JD and she was in shock along with my wife. I tried to calm them down but JD was the only one responding, the wife was still in shock.

I get JD gathered up and in my trunk and tell the wife to get the vets number. As I'm turning around I see a puddle from were my truck was sitting and I can smell antifreeze.

CRAP! I blew a seal!

Now I'm trying to get JD in the firebird and the wife comes out with the number.

I called the vet and told her to drive as I was holding JD.

Met the vet in town and got JD in the ER. He doped her up and checked her out.

She had 2 cuts that required stitches, a bunch of road rash, got that all taken care of and then off to the EX Ray.

The EX Ray showed she has 3 fractures in her pelvic bone, her hip socket is pushed forward and the rear part of her birth canale is pushed backwards.

The vet said this wouldnt be good if she was a male as the pelvic bone of a female is designed to move some.

This should heal itself and come back together in about six weeks but dont expect to bread her.

He sent us home with some pain killers and a big ol bill.

She and I didnt sleep much last night, I stayed home today to take care of JD and fix my truck.

JD wants to keep gettin up but every time she does she yelps and I go calm her down.

Have to keep her confined and away from the other dogs for 6 to 8 weeks.

Needless to say the other dogs can feel her pain. Its amazing how dogs think like this.

I could go on but I have rambled enough

[pensrock]

really sorry to hear this. hope she heals fast and gets back to normal soon.

[Scotty Dog]

I am so sorry for your pain and grief.  I had to put down my dog when this happened. 

[Bearcub6]

I'm so sorry to hear this.  I can almost understand how you feel - I lost one myself a while back.  Sounds like she is getting plenty of lovin...hope she heals up fast

[Sailor]

I am so sorry to hear about JD.  It is hard to deal with things like this.

[ghost9mm]

What a shame, JD is such a pretty dog...we feel some of your pain, we lost a black lab that was hit by a truck... :'(

[FLBentRider]

Man, I feel for you. I'm sorry to hear that.

I hope she heals fast!

[Keymaster]

Hope jd heals up real quick, glad you got her to the vet in time.

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[squirtthecat]

Same thing happened to a friend of mine.  She did heal up after a couple months.   They had to do some minor surgery, (knee, I think) - but she lived a long, full life after that.    It's amazing how resilient animals can be.

The hard part will be keeping her (and you) calm and still.

[OU812]

I am so sorry for your pain and grief.  I had to put down my dog when this happened.

Thats exactly what I thought we were going to have to do when the vet called me into another room to discuss what the options were.

There was 3 options  1 as you stated another was a 3 hr drive to a surgeon and the last was seeing she is so young, she just turned 1, and that she is a femail the muscles should bring the bones back together.

I just fed and watered her, she hasn't ate sense 7:00 PM Mon. night.



This is a good thing, she it eating and drinking.

[thirtydaZe]

wow, that really sucks.  if someone hit my dog i think i'd just die.

glad she seems to be on the right track.

[OU812]

Shes still in allota pain, you can really tell when the drugs start to were off.

She wants to get up but cant, every time she does she yelps but I think she figuring it out that if she dont try to get up it dont hurt.

[OldHickory]

Wow, you did have a hell of a night.  It's great she is alive and great she is eating and drinking fluids.  I am sure the vet told you to watch and see that she has bladder and BM's.  With injuries to the pelvis, this is sometimes a problem.  Hang in there, it will get better.

[OU812]

She did go pottie this morn but no BM yet, fixn to take her out again.

I have to carry her out and hold her hind end up,,,,,,awkward.  ::)

[beefmann]

sorry to hear of your four legged friend and knows how you  feel,  there  more then  just pets .. they are members of the family, hope she  recovers  quickly and in as  little pain as  possible, best  wishes to your family  as well