Chloe got knocked out

[stacwase]

Today my son was holding Chloe (3 lb chihuahua) and she jumped out of his arms and landed on her head. He's about 5'6" tall, so she fell maybe 4 feet. He picked her back up and her eyes were wide open, and she wasn't blinking. Her pupils were dilated and her back was arched back, and she wasn't moving. I thought she was dead. Then she started having a seizure. She gradually came to on the way to the vet (20 minutes away), but one side of her face wasn't working. The ear on the left side of her head was hanging limp, and she couldn't shut that eye. She looked like she'd had a stroke or something. She was just staring off into space, wide-eyed, not moving.

When the vet was examining her, she did wake up all the way and try to bite her, which was a good sign. The vet gave her an injection to take down or prevent swelling in her brain, and said she thought she'd be OK. We don't have a vet that watches animals overnight here. We've got her home now, and she was walking around and even trying to get me to pick her up. Mostly she's been sleeping, though. Poor little thing.

http://photothru.com/photo_filedb1/A5/86/D3/A586D3/viewable/A586D3_131CCC52EB17_1.jpg

Right now she's sleeping next to me. Here's her picture. She's cuddling with Toby.

[GoldenRetrLuver]

Poor Chloe!! :(

I hope she'll be okay. It must have been scary.

Get well soon, Chloe!

[KYS]

How scary for you.
I hope Chloe will be ok.
Sending lots of good thoughts that she will
just have a owie bump on her head and nothing
more.

Poor baby! (((^..^)))

[Toller 42]

Poor girl! I hope she'll be okay.

[micki76]

OMG! :eek: Poor baby. I hope everything will be ok. Keep a close eye on her (as I'm sure you're doing).

I remember once my Dad called me about 8 pm one night & said he thought he had just killed his 2 lb chi, Tammy. She had followed him out the front door as he was unloading groceries from the car. HE SLAMMED the car door as he got out the last load, and she had been trying to get in to go for a ride. He smashed her head badly, but we got her to the emergency vet quickly & they kept the swelling down and she was ok. Well, she was ok several months and a couple of thousand dollars later. She had to have some eye work, but she bounced back fast.

The point of that long story? Chihuahua's are VERY tough for being such small pups. I'll bet Chloe'll be fine in a day or two.

Aneko (RB Shih Tzu) jumped out of my arms once, too. She hit her head on the concrete with a sickening smack, but she was somehow ok, too.

Good thoughts coming for Chloe, poor baby. :(

[wolflady]

Oh my gosh! Poor little Chloe!! I'm glad to hear that you were able to get her to the vet and that she's home with you. We had a little chi come into our clinic that had the same thing happen. She lept from her human's arms and hit her head. I know that with chi's, the bones of their skull aren't connected like other dogs(never knew that until my vet told me about it!), so their little heads are so much more fragile then many other dogs. I'm glad that your vet thinks she's going to be ok. Bless her little doggie heart! Let us know how she's doing.

**hugs**
Karen

[swimma253]

Oh No!!!:eek: :( Poor Chloe!!! :( Im glad to hear she is ok now. Poor Girl. :( Get well soon Chloe! :)

[DogLover9501]

:eek: How scary!!!! I hope she feels better soon!!


Originally posted by micki76
Aneko (RB Shih Tzu) jumped out of my arms once, too. She hit her head on the concrete with a sickening smack, but she was somehow ok, too.

Micki! I didn't know you had a shih-tzu!

Shih-tzus seem VERY brave, Piddle once jumped out the van window when it was MOVING :eek: :eek: :eek:

[RobiLee]

How scary! I hope Chloe is feeling much better now. Give that sweet little thing a gentle hug from me.

Robin :)

[Tina]

Poor Chloe.:eek: I sure hope that she feels better soon. Sending good thoughts her way.:)

[captain]

Oh darling ............... hugs to you. Hope you feel better soon.

[ComedyDevil]

OMG! Poor Chloe :( That must have been so scary! I don't pick Squid up unless I have to, because he's a wrigglebutt and I worry about something like this happening! I hope Chloe will be ok, sounds like she had a lucky escape. Good thoughts coming your way *hugs* :)

[CountryWolf07]

Yikes! :( I'm glad she's OKAY! Wow, that's such a bad scare to go through..

[Smilla]

Ugh, just reading about her fall made me queasy! :( Please keep us posted as to her progress.

[chocolatepuppy]

Poor Chloe, hope she's doing ok!

[shais_mom]

How scary.
I hope she will be ok.

[anna_66]

I would have been scared to death! I'm glad to hear she's home and doing fine. I hope that she just a got a bump on the head and nothing else.

[stacwase]

I guess she'll most likely be OK, but we're supposed to keep a very close eye on her the next couple of days. I was thinking of having her sleep with me (she does sometimes) but I'm afraid she'll get dizzy and fall off the bed or something.

[Pam]

Originally posted by Smilla
Ugh, just reading about her fall made me queasy! :( Please keep us posted as to her progress.

Me too! :eek: I hope and pray she will be OK. It was good reading Micki's post. It helps to hear other stories where there was a positive ending with a return to good health. Poor little sweetie. I can't stop looking at her picture. (((Gentle hugs))) to you Chloe.

[tatsxxx11]

Oh my gosh!!! Oh, poor Chloe:( You must have been beside yourself with fear. Lots of prayers and well wishes are coming your way, dear Chloe. And I agree. I think it might be a good idea for her to sleep off the big bed tonight, just in case...maybe you can snuggle up with her on the floor??? Kind of like camping:) Please give the little girl a soft kiss and gentle hug for me:) Please check in with an update tomorrow! Love, Sandra

[joycenalex]

how did chloe do overnight?

[Logan]

That is so frightening! I hope she (and you) had a good night and that she is much better this morning.

One of my friends told a horrifying story last week of her dog, Zack, being out in the fenced yard with her and her other dogs and a huge limb fell out of a tree and knocked him right on the head! :eek: She said the vet told her he had NEVER heard of something like that happening. He was knocked out too. They kept him overnight at the vet, I think, and determined that he had a concussion. She was so upset, but now Zack is fine. She said he is staying away from that tree, though!

Logan

[micki76]

Wondering how Chloe is doing this morning? Update when you can Stacy.

[pitc9]

OMG, I would have lost my mind!!

I hope to hear an update this morning on her!

[Linda York]

:eek: O-U-C-H :eek:
That was pretty big fall for such a little girl. :(
I am glad to hear that she is doing better.
:)
Hang in there little baby.
X (here is a kiss for your little head) :D

[LorraineO]

Oh,, your poor baby,, and your poor son,, he must feel so bad,,,, I hope he knows it wasnt his fault and all,, give the guy a hug for us,,, and for poor lil tough Chloe too,,,,

better invest in a tiny parachute for her? Trying to keep you smiling here!!!:) :)

[dappledoxie]

Oh no, that's no good, poor sweetie. I hope she is ok, little dogs are pretty tough though :) I know that must have scared you to death! Hugs!

[micki76]

Still hoping for a good update. http://pages.prodigy.net/indianahawkeye/newpage09/3.gif

[Toller 42]

How is Chloe today?

[anna_66]

How's your sweet little Chloe doing? Good I hope.

[cloverfdx]

Oh no Stacy i only just saw this now. I hope Chloe did OK last night.

Get well wishes on the way for that sweet little Chi.

Please check in when you can.

[lute]

oh my goodness! i'm sure glad she's going to be ok! how is she doing now?

[ComedyDevil]

Hows Chloe doing now? Hope she's feeling better :)

[stacwase]

Chloe's almsot back to her normal self! Thanks for asking! She's eating, and she's spunky. I've been giving her rimadyl in the mornings for her neck ache. I can tell it's a little stiff.

We are so fortunate.

[ComedyDevil]

Whew! I'm so glad she's ok, I've been thinking about her a lot. :)She's one lucky pup! Thanks for updating us, and Chloe - no more jumping without a parachute, ok? :D

[tatsxxx11]

Oh, what wonderful news!!!:) Hugs to you dear Chloe:)

[micki76]

GREAT news!!! Yay for little Chloe! :D

[Pam]

Wonderful news! I am so glad Chloe is doing much better. I loved reading that she is spunky! You go little Chloe girl! ;)

[sabies]

Glad Chloe is ok!

[Dogz]

Oh, wow, I just saw this. :(

Poor Chloe. That must have been so scary.

I am glad that she is doing better, now. Hugs and kisses to her.

[stacwase]

She's 100% back to her normal self now. She was just fighting with Tony over a bag. Now she's basking in the sun coming through a window.

Thanks for all of your kind words!

[manda99]

Oh gosh, that must have been scary! I'm so glad she's alright. I remember when Smokey jumped out of the cart at PetsMart when he was a young pup and landed crazy on the ground... I was paranoid for a week! Again, SO glad she's okay. Cheers.

-Amanda

[Cataholic]

Wow! Checking in kind of late on this, but, I am SO glad to hear Chloe will be okay. Silly doggie.

[cloverfdx]

That is great news :D. I am so glad to hear Chloe pulled through just fine.