Damn dog is going to live!

[xmas74]

I posted this morning about my dog. She was hit by a car yesterday and could not stand on her own, go to the bathroom or drink. I took her to the vet thinking that I would have to put her down. Vet took her in under observation. He called me at 11 tonight (I know, rather late for a vet) and told me that she was badly bruised but there was no reason that she couldn't come home in the morning. He did a simple iv line just to get fluids and she urinated. Hip is bruised and she will have to wear diapers for a few more days since she might not want to stand very much but otherwise she will be fine. He actually said that part of her problem was that she was just a lazy dog (he knows her pretty damn well).
And that dog had my kid crying all day long! We thought she was a goner.
Thanks to everyone who posted kind thoughts.

[qnr]

1. Good to hear :) n/t

[xmas74]

15. thank you

[auntAgonist]

2. good news indeed!!

Wake the kid up and spread the good news :)


:applause:

[xmas74]

16. thanks

[fortyfeetunder]

3. That is a bit of good news.

I'm glad your doggie has a chance for recovery {{{{dog}}}}.

[xmas74]

17. I am glad too

[Huckebein the Raven]

4. Glad to hear she will be okay

:)

[xmas74]

19. thanks.

Daughter will be happy.

[peekaloo]

5. Yay!

:bounce:

[xmas74]

20. thank you

[lonestarnot]

6. Well Ricky Bird isn't. Jack Russel broke into the house and undid the

latch to the door on a wrought iron bird cage. Unbelievable! Freaked me out! She killed him before I could say squat! Glad your dog is going to be ok. I am in mourning.

[Der Blaue Engel]

21. I'm sorry for your loss, lonestar

:( I have 'tiels, and I feel for you and Ricky Bird.

[lonestarnot]

27. Me too and thanks. It was hard making coffee this morning. He always

said "Goodmorning Ricky" in this real quiet little soft voice when I was making the coffee.

[Der Blaue Engel]

38. Aww. They're so sweet. :(

My Immy always says "hello, bird" from under his blanket when I stagger into the kitchen in the morning.

I lost a hamster last week, and even that was rough. The little furry/feathered guys can really get to you.

[lonestarnot]

46. I can't bear to think of getting another right now... sorry about your

hamster. I get so attached to critters.

[xmas74]

22. sorry.

[Floogeldy]

7. Yay!!!!

I love the sweet little doggies.

B-)

[xmas74]

24. She's not little and she doesn't exactly smell like a rose

but I am happy.

[BrklynLiberal]

8. So glad damn dog is going to live.

:hi:
I am sure that everyone is relieved...and will be very happy to have her home. Lots of tears and hugs will follow.

Sounds like you have a great vet.

[xmas74]

26. He's a great vet.

Loves animals, hates people. And a total vegan. Very cheap too. His house is right behind the hospital and clinic. And if he thinks the pet needs extra assistance or attention, he will board them in his home that night, just so he can get up w/ them.

[villager]

9. awright!

we need all the good dog mojo we can muster right now!

[xmas74]

28. She might be part cat.

I swear she has nine lives.

[Gloria]

10. She sounds like a real character! Keep her out of the way of

cars, though....

[xmas74]

30. I hope she learns her lesson.

She darted out of the house and ran out into the street. We found her and as I was trying to get her a car hit her and kept going. It didn't even try to stop.

[wovenpaint]

11. Whew!

I'm glad to hear things are ok!!!

[xmas74]

31. thank you

[DBoon]

12. Dogs are amazing

I hope yours has many more years of friendship and loyalty (and mooching treats)

[xmas74]

32. I think that she plans on it.

[spacelady]

13. Good to hear that your dog is going to recover

amazing how much we can love those boneheads! They are good people.

[xmas74]

33. My dog prefers to act like a butt

but she can occasionally be good.

[funkybutt]

14. HAHA! That's great!

I couldn't stand to read the whole thread this morning.

Lazy dog! I love it!

[xmas74]

I love that even the vet admitted to her laziness.

It must be just too obvious.

[funkybutt]

43. LAZY dogs kick ass!

I think that laziness in dogs is directly related to intelligence.

[xmas74]

45. Usually but I have to question that in her case.

She's pretty dumb. She can't figure much out for herself. I think that she is so lazy because she just gives up. And she likes to be babied all the time.

[funkybutt]

52. damn! good point

no wonder my pup is such a puss! shit!

[xmas74]

67. there you go.

[pansypoo53219]

18. good news

now you just have to teach her NOT to run out the door.
check out the calling all pets web site.

[xmas74]

35. the only reason she got out was that my daughter left the door

wide open. Otherwise she wouldn't have made it out.
I don't think she'll run off for quite awhile now but I will definitely check out that site.

[HeeBGBz]

23. I'm so glad for you!

That is great news. A close call.

[xmas74]

36. She doesn't realize that her laziness was almost

her death knell. Damn that dog is lazy.

[Wapsie B]

25. That is so great!

I'm happy for you and your daughter.

[xmas74]

37. thank you.

but the diapers all day long(in case of accidents because she might not want to support her weight) will not be fun. Then again, the dog already wears pull-ups at night partially because she has bladder problems and partially because she is lazy.

[Wapsie B]

44. I've never seen a dog with diapers.

As long as she lets them on. What kind of dog is she?

[xmas74]

47. beagle mix.

she wears pullups at night because she is having a harder time holding her bladder and she's lazy-she sleeps right through it.
While her hip is bruised and she doesn't want to put pressure on it she will also need diapers to catch any messes she might make. Plus, as it heals up she will want to go outside but as slow as she might walk for awhile she might still need them until we make it out the door.

[Wapsie B]

49. cool. i love beagles.

and small dogs normally have a longer life span than larger dogs. one of my uncles had a beagle that he got after it lost a leg. it was still a great dog. maybe you should nickname your dog lucky. just a thought. :)

[xmas74]

50. Nope. She barely answers her own name half the time.

[Wapsie B]

53. How old is she?

My rat terrier got that way during her last 6 months. But I'm assuming your dog is younger than 15 or 16.

[xmas74]

58. Either 8 or 9.

But she never did answer to her name, even when she was young. She only answers when it is convenient to her.

[Blue in a Red State]

29. That's wonderful! n/t

[xmas74]

40. thank you

And I'm blue in a red state too!

[MissHoneychurch]

34. I am so glad to hear!!!!!

that is good news xmas. :hug:

[xmas74]

41. Thanks.

Did you get my message earlier?

[MissHoneychurch]

51. yes I did

I answered your pm.

[xmas74]

56. I'll check it.

I just got done talking to a guest here tonight. He was hitting on me. He wanted me to go back to his room. The answer was no.

[MissHoneychurch]

60. how wonderful

:sarcasm:

[xmas74]

62. happens all the time.

sad thing was that if I had met this guy anywhere else I would have been interested in him. Now it's ruined it for me even though he gave me his home, work and cell number.

[MissHoneychurch]

70. oh man that sucks!!!!

but wow, he really seems interested that he gave you all three numbers.

[warrens]

39. My cat is dying, but not in pain

He's almost 14 and I love him so much. He has cancer and there is nothing that can be done. He's a big Maine Coon. He is getting shrimp and crab and all his favorite stuff. I am going to miss him.

[xmas74]

42. I bet you will miss him.

As to the shrimp and crab-I bet he loves that! years ago, I had a dog who had a tumor on his spinal cord. Instead of having him put down at the vets office we got the pills, crushed them and mixed them in a bowl of ice cream. He went happy, at least.
At least your cat will be happy at the end.

[orleans]

48. congratulations. i'm very happy for you and your family

sincerely. it must be a great relief.


(did you sign the letter?
here's the link)

[xmas74]

59. Thank you.

And signed last week(?) I believe it was. I had a notification about it in my email from one of the groups that I belong to. And I passed it on to my email network.

[mvd]

54. That's wonderful!

I'm always thrilled to see an animal story with a happy ending. Sometimes we don't get enough here. Thanks for the update.

[xmas74]

61. thank you.

It was a nice ending to a bad day. Between this and a friend of mine being on the verge of losing her job it's been rough all the way around. At least one part had a happy ending.

[roguevalley]

55. BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats!

[xmas74]

63. thank you!

[Lannes]

57. Glad to hear it!

[xmas74]

65. thanks.

[LosinIt]

64. That's what good living will get you Karma, I'm telling ya!

Good people are rewarded in strange ways.

[xmas74]

66. I'd like to think that.

Something positive is always good, especially since the rest of life has been crap lately!

[Wcross]

68. Well that brought a smile to my face!

Nothing like news like this to make my day start off great!
How about a picture of this little critter xmas74?

[xmas74]

69. I'm at work right now.

No access to the pics. But she is some kind of beagle mix-maybe beagle w/ retriever(?)-unsure. She has the beagle coloring (tricolor) but she has a retriever look to her.

[ProfessorGAC]

71. That's Great!

Losing a pet is so hard, it's great to hear that you won't have to go through it for now. Take care of that li'l doggie.
The Professor

[GOPisEvil]

72. Yay! That's good news!

:thumbsup:

[Theres-a]

73. Hooray!!!

I love a happy ending!

[jukes]

74. very cool!

sugg she was also getting off on your attention & worry; they're just like kids, but smell better...

[Shell Beau]

75. Woo Hoo!

I am so glad to hear that!:woohoo: I still think you should send the bill to the mean person who hit your dog!

[SnohoDem]

76. Great news

You should tell her in no uncertain terms that laziness could be fatal.


:D

[xultar]

77. YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

O8) O8) O8) O8)

[Richardo]

78. Great news. Congrats to all.

Sorry you both had to go through all that grief.

'Lazy dog'. Don't you hate it when you get played by your pet?

[Pool Hall Ace]

79. That's great news!

I didn't post in your original thread, but I did see it, and I was thinking about you, your daughter, and the dog all day. I am happy for all of you!

:grouphug:

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

80. Give her a scratch behind the ears for me!

Great news!

[Lowell]

81. That's great news

I thought about your poor dog a lot yesterday. I'm so glad she is going to make it. I have two Jack Russells. One is 12 and the other 2. They do get lazy when they get old. Sometimes that is a blessing. Again, I love good news in the morning.

[In_The_Wind]

82. that's *happy news* for me to come home to

:toast:


:hug:

[Kadie]

83. Great News!

:hi: