Anna hit by car..

Hey guys.. really bad news.. :( :( Anna got hit by a car earlier today, but good news.. she is home now, resting. She's very drugged, and I don't think she knows who I am.. for now.. at least.. gosh, that dog scared the hell out of me. She escaped from the front door, and my mom's friends tried to go after her, and as they kept calling her, bang! A guy hits her, but fortunately, the guy stops and tries to help. He felt really bad. Thank god that he isn't one of those people who'd just leave an animal behind. Anyway, Anna has no broken bones, so she is lucky, she has two legs that are bandaged up. (Right front leg and left back leg). I am so fortunate to still have Anna in my life. She is young, about 5 years old. I don't know what I'd do if I lost her. She could have been killed.. when I first heard the news, I scoffed at it, and didn't believe it, until it sunk in, and I realized that this was real! So.. this is my first experience of having a dog being struck by a car.. I'm staying really close to Anna and checking on her every minute, making sure she's alright and everything. Any tips you guys would want to give me, I'd be glad if you had something to help out :) Amy made me a picture of a mini-college of Anna, hehe, AMY - if you're reading this, thank you! I love it. I'm going to post it up here for you guys to see. That made me feel better. I'll inform on the updates of Anna.. I'll let you know more tomorrow. - Rachel

Picture Amy made for me.. :) - Rachel

I am so sorry to hear about your pretty anna.. I am sooooo glad she is well and at home resting :)
Give her a soft kiss on that pretty face for me :)

Melissa & Presley

Oh no Rachel! Oh how terrifying!! Thank God that Anna is alright. Poor Anna:( Did the vet say the injuries to her legs were soft tissue injury? Cuts and lacerations??? The important thing is to keep her quiet and let her rest. Her body and mind have gotten quite a shock. Will the Dr. be checking her again soon? I guess he is confident that there were no internal injuries. I would just keep an extra close eye on her the next few days. After the medication has worn off you can judge all of her "vitals" better. Make sure she is eating, especiallly that she is drinking, peeing, check her poop (and pee) for any blood, any signs of increased pain, lethary. If you think she is at all showing signs of distress, call the vet right away. Please give sweet Anna lots and lots of gentle kisses on her eyelids from me, Star and Cody! Poor, brave girl!! Sleep well sweetie and snuggle close to your Mommy!!

I'm so sorry about Anna. I don't have any experience in this matter so I can't offer any advice, but it sounds like Sandra has it covered. I will be praying that Anna makes a speedy recovery. It pains me to imagine the terror she must be going through. Hold tight to the blessing that she is still with you though. I'm sure all of us will hold our babies just a little closer tonight while we think of poor Anna.

Hello again.. to answer your questions, really DEEP lacerations.. she is resting a lot right now, I will definitely keep my eye on her really close this weekend.. She'll be going back to the vet tomorrow afternoon.. I guess the doctor is satisified about how things are right now.. tomorrow, she just wants to check if everything is doing alright. She still has an IV in her front right leg.. so the doctor will take that out tomorrow.. I hope things will be okay in the next few days.. - Rachel

Rachel, I'm so sorry about Anna :[ But it's good shes ok! Keep up updating and tell her I said to get better ;] When I was younger my dog Ruf got hit by a car too. I don't remember it, but my mom said all she heard was car break screaching and a dog yelp. All that he had wrong was something with his back leg and had to get part of his tail removed..so thats why its curved. He was fine after that and never chased cars again. Give her a hug and kiss for me when shes feeling better?

So sorry to hear about Anna's accident but, happy that she is ok.
I had a dog that got hit by a car many many years ago and I was a wreck with worry. Sounds like you have (and are) doing all the right things for her. What about going potty? My dog couldn't make it up and down the steps to pee so I put newspaper down on top of a plastic table cloth and he finally went on it.
I hope you both can sleep tonight and try not to worry.

Sorry to hear Anna was hit by a car. I know that scared sinking feeling. Glad she is OK. Please keep us updated on how she's doing. Poor Baby.:( Hugs to you both.

Oh I'm so sorry about Anna. What kind of injury's does she have? Iris got hit by a car about 2 or 3 years ago. Her hip popped out of the socket and they couldn't get it to stay in and she had to have surgery. . .

I hope Anna gets better soon and none of her injuries are permanent.

As for right now, Anna has deep lacerations cuts on her legs.. that's all the injuries are. She's lucky, no broken bones. I think she can pee, she can walk around, but, she's getting around slowly. She's a strong girl. - Rachel

How scary that must have been! Glad that Anna will recover. I hope she gets well quick!

Heres the sweet baby girl resting. I'm glad shes ok but just by looking at this picture makes me sad :(
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Poor Anna!:( I'm glad she's doing ok. I know that must have been scary. Give her a hug and a kiss from us all.

OMG!!! i am so sorry for dear anna...but i am glad that so far she is o.k....
sandra gave excellent advise......ck. and monitor vital signs for next 72 hours.....porr,poor baby...you must have been out of your mind!!!!!let us know how she does at the vet today!!!!!!!
hugs and prayers for you both!!!!
and when she gets better a nice juicy bone!!!!

Omg! I'm so sorry to hear about Anna, that pic looks so sad. Give her a big hug and kiss from me. Hope she feels better soon!

I'm so sorry to hear that Anna got hit by the car but I am glad the man had the heart to stop and see what he could do. I will by thinking about Anna and wishing her a speedy full recovery.
Jackie

I am so sorry about Anna'a accident but SO GLAD she will be ok. Would you add a hug from me to her list of hugs?

Another big hug and many kisses for Anna from me. What a terrible thing to happen to the beautiful girl:( It's good to know that she doesn't have any broken bones or internal injuries. As Sanda said, she probably needs a good quiet time right now to recover from the scary experience and regain her strength. We pray that she'll be up and around soon.

Oh Rachel I am SO glad that Anna has no serious damage! I really hope everything will be ok! She really scared me! I bet the poor girl is really hurting right now, seeing that pic of her makes me so sad. :( I know I've never been able to meet you or Anna irl, but I really care about that sweet pup, I even remember when you got her. Please give her a big hug from me! :)

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Aawww, I'm so sorry to hear that!!! I'm glad she is ok though, and good to hear the driver stopped and all.

Hope she recovers totally soon

Beautiful Anna, bless your heart. And now you know that moving cars are not your friends.

You are young and strong and I know you will heal very fast.

I hope you are feeling better soon and I am so sorry this happened.

Amy! Thanks for that sweet picture :) That'll cheer up Anna ;) Thanks everyone.. Anna is doing better today.. She's walking, but she's in pain when she does walk.. she limps. I feel so sorry for her... but she's getting stronger, but she won't eat.. yet.. we're trying to give her food to eat.. Hmm.. I think she drinks water, but.. I'm not sure, still watching her. - Rachel

So Sorry to hear about Anna :( Glad she is doing better! Give her lots of hugs from us!!!

So glad she's ok!! What a scary post. Get well soon Anna.

What a scare you had and poor Anna. I know you are still worried and concerned about her and will be for a while. Is she getting anything for pain? I can imagine that she is one sore puppy. Please keep us posted on her progress.

Well, how's that sweetheart Anna feeling today? Any better? I sure hope so! Roxey wants to say hi to ya

Anna, Roxey here. Mom told me that you got hit, watcha runnin' out in front of cars for? Don't ever do that again, hear me? You scared the crap out of everyone! Anyways, hope your feeling better, tell your mom to keep us updated. Bye!

Hey! Anna is doin' A LOT better today! :) She's more alert, and she's moving around often now. Her leg is healing up, and she's doin' well! Anna says howdy to Roxie and wants me to tell her that NEVER EVER go off running and be in the streets like she had done! - Rachel

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Here is a picture of Anna this morning! :) - Rachel

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thanks for the update...glad anna is doing well!!!!!

no more chasing the tires for her!!!!

Anna looks much better! :)

anna !!!! so happy to read that you are better !! you are such a beauty and look so sweet !!!!
lots of get-well-headbumpies from my Sydney !!!!!

I'm so pleased to hear that Anna is doing better. What a scare she must have given you Rachel!

I am glad to hear that Anna is feeling better :( Poor lil girl. No more scares like that again, Miss Anna girl.

Give your pups a hug for me.

We are glad to hear Anna is doing better! Give her a hug from me, please! :)

So glad to hear she is feeling better, still don't look like her spunky self yet. Take Care!

Rachel, I am sorry that I missed your post. What a terrible accident! I am glad that Anna is doing much better. She is on the mend and will be good as new in no time. Those furbabies heal alot faster than we do! She will be better before you are over the shoc of her getting hit.

Give her a big hug anad a kiss on her furry face!

-Souraya

I missed the post the first time too. How Scary! Kia has been lucky she hasn't been hit the few times she's gotten away. (remembers Easter)

Thank God Anna is okay and I'm so happy to hear she's recovering well.

Keep resting Anna!

Anna? Just checking in to see if your still doing alright!

Hey! :) Anna is doing a lot better... I'll post up a picture of her later today! She's back to her spunky self. Thanks everyone.. I gave Anna all of your hugs/kisses. Anna thanks y'all for that, it makes her feel like she is very special. ;) - Rachel