My Labrador Puppy Hit By A Car

[steves_the_1]

hi all

well this morning my little boy 2 and a half month old lab puppy got hit by a car we took him to the docs and got cleaned up and x-rayed and the doc give him something for the pain.Got the all clear with regard to broken bones and hips, but now back home hes sleeping but also yelping is there anything i can do to make him feel better hes not due to get his tablets till his evening meal as instructed by the doc.

what should/can i do ?

cheers

steve

[leisurely]

Cuddle him? Just trying to think what would make my girls feel better. Give him lots of attention, not too much handling I imaginehe is a bit bruised. Special doggy treats? Either November Rain or Nienke would be able to advise better than me.

Hope he feels better soon,.

[Nienke]

hi all

well this morning my little boy 2 and a half month old lab puppy got hit by a car we took him to the docs and got cleaned up and x-rayed and the doc give him something for the pain.Got the all clear with regard to broken bones and hips, but now back home hes sleeping but also yelping is there anything i can do to make him feel better hes not due to get his tablets till his evening meal as instructed by the doc.

what should/can i do ?

cheers

steve

Sorry to read this, poor little guy and poor you, because you must have had the fright of your life!

You write that he's yelping in his sleep. His experience has been quite traumatic and it might be he's dealing at the moment with this in his sleep. It's also possible he's still feeling some pain, despite the pain killers.

In both cases, what I would do is just sit with the dog. With my butt flat on the ground and the dog next to me, or if it's a small dog on my lap. I don't do much, don't pay too much attention, just read a book or so, and when the dog yelps i put a hand down, hold it gently on his head or side or gently strike him with long slow soft strikes over his entire body, head to tail.

If you pay too much attention at the moment the dog yelps, it can learn that with the yelping it gets this desired attention. And that's something you (I assume) don't want your dog to learn.

I don't know how the behavior of your puppy is after the accident, but in case he acts very scared it is better to distract him with a delicious treat or with playing (if he can) and act as if nothing happened in stead of paying special attention to his distress. Because the dog will not perceive this as to what happened in the past, but to what he's doing right at that very moment.

I wish you good luck and the puppy a fast recovery,

Nienke

[bina]

do not discount possible internal injury that doesnt show up on xray:

blood in stool, anemia (check for pink gums) , particular tenderness in abdomen, general lethargy not do to pills, or lack of improvement/increased pain, deterioration of general situation... then u might want to double check again... depends on where he was hit by the car.

dont want to scare u but like with people, not all internal bruising is seen or felt... a lot depends on if u trust your vet and he got thorough check up.

bina

Edited May 14, 2007 by bina

[steves_the_1]

sitting here with him and hes awake and looking sorry for him self he seems to be coping with it rather well

i will keep an eye on his stool for blood ,he was hit on the right side rear

ps he just perked up with the opening of his doggie snack

thanks all

steve

[Skyline]

Nienke,

Kind words indeed there.I sincerely wish there were more people in the world like you.

Steve,

Wish you and the pup all the best,theres not many things worse than seeing an animal in pain IMO.

[Nienke]

Nienke,

Kind words indeed there.I sincerely wish there were more people in the world like you.

Steve,

Wish you and the pup all the best,theres not many things worse than seeing an animal in pain IMO.

Thank you, Skyline, that's really kind of you to say

Nienke