Teddy got hurt

**sparks19** · 07-09-2006, 05:06 PM

Aww my poor puppy got hurt today. We took him down to the river for a swim and we were there for a little while playing and swimming. Then he came back up to the shore holding up his back foot but he wasn't crying or anything. I brought him up out of the water and Blood was gushing from his foot. I, of course, freaked out and started screaming for my husband to come help. There was blood everywhere.

So we took him to the emergency vets.

what a waste. we waited for an hour before anyone saw us and then the vet didn't even look at his injured foot. Someone had come in before to bandage it. He didn't look at it at all, he just asked us where it was and decided that Teddy needed stitches and that he would have to be put under to do it and it was going to cost $700 bucks and then he left.

He didn't give us any other option at all. Quite the diagnosis for not even seeing the wound. So we asked the nurse if there was any non surgical way to treat it (it really isn't that bad) and she said yes and told us they would take him in the back and clean it out and give him some antibiotics. This was going to cost $400. So we said sure. She then said "ok when we have some time we will come get him" we waited for another half hour to 45 minutes and no word from anyone. We were quite P.O.'d by this time. So we just told them to give him the antibiotic shot and we would take care of the rest. My husband was an EMT for a little while so we took him home cleaned the wound really well and bandaged it back up. He will be going to see his regular vet tomorrow.

I was and still am so angry at that place. No one even LOOKED at the wound. They just started throwing dollar figures around starting with the most expensive procedure they could think of. Now if my dog were in dire need, of COURSE I would spend any amount of money on him but it really isn't that bad and I really felt like we were being taken for a ride. Just for them to bandage it with a bit of gauze cost 32.00.

But Teddy is home now and his foot doesn't seem to be bothering him at all. It's wrapped up and he is asleep. Hopefully the vet tomorrow can make him more comfortable

**luvofallhorses** · 07-09-2006, 05:13 PM

poor Teddy.

what kind of vets are they if they didn't look at the wound?

that's BS!

give him a hug for me, please. hugs to you and Teddy!

**Danegirl2208** · 07-09-2006, 05:18 PM

aww poor teddy boy

...the EM vets by me are the same way

**Alysser** · 07-09-2006, 05:19 PM

Aw, poor Teddy! I hope he's ok at the vets Tommorow!! Be sure to update it for us. I hope that poor baby is ok. I would have been mad to. I don't think you would need surgical treatment from the way you make it sound. Now you know not to go there agian.

**zoomer** · 07-09-2006, 09:55 PM

Aww poor guy

What kinds of vets are they!?

Give him a hug for me.

**sparks19** · 07-10-2006, 10:50 AM

Thanks everyone.

We can't get into the vets office until tomorrow morning at 11 am. In the meantime we are putting antiseptic stuff on it and keeping it wrapped in gauze. he is being very good about it. he does not chew at the bandage at all so that helps. I know he is in pain today. He's not really limping but I can tell he is favouring it and he's being a big sucky and sleeping in the bed with me (which he never does. he likes his own space).

Is there anything I can do to help the pain in the meantime?

**JenBKR** · 07-10-2006, 10:55 AM

aww poor guy! I can't believe the vets treated you that way

Are there any other vets in the area that might be better with you guys about this? Sounds like a lot of money to clean it up and give antibiotics

Hope Teddy's feeling better soon!

**sparks19** · 07-10-2006, 11:21 AM

Also, any ideas on how to keep him busy for the next few weeks? He won't be able to play and he's already going nuts lol. What can I do to keep him entertained in place of running around.

**JenBKR** · 07-10-2006, 11:35 AM

Do you have a kong? Lots of dogs like those, they tend to keep them entertained. I'll have to try to think of other ideas too....

**elizabethann** · 07-10-2006, 11:58 AM

Poor Teddy. I hope he heals up real soon.

**sparks19** · 07-10-2006, 03:04 PM

Thanks for all the well wishes.

We do have a kong but Teddy is a kong master lol. No matter what we put it in he can get it out in a few minutes. If I keep stuffing it I'm gonna end up with a fat doggy

but that will definately help fill in the gaps.

**sparks19** · 07-11-2006, 09:29 AM

well we are on our way to the vets in a couple of minutes. Teddy from 4 am to 6 am. he wanted to come into the bed with us. LOL we just moved so the bed is very small but he is hurt so we let him up there for a little while. I even went out on the couch so he could have my half of the bed and my hubby could still sleep before work. Well apparently it wasn't good enough if I wasn't in the room too. So I went back in and curled up in a tiny little ball so Teddy would have some space lol. Finally when he got tired again he went back out to the couch to sleep.

he is favouring the foot quite a bit today and has been messing with the bandage which he doesn't usually do. I hope the vet can give us something to make him more comfortable.