Kia - Kimmy & Andy's FurPup - INJURED & Treated - Prayers Answered 4/25/09

[Cinder & Smoke]

Kia (on the LEFT in this Kia + Chipper snappie) >>>



Kia had a boo-boo this evening and
has been rushed to the Emergency Dept
at Michigan State University
College Of Veterinary Medicine in East
Lansing, Michigan.

She is OK / Stable ... but pretty 'sore'!

Wha-Hoppined??

The Family (2 and 4-Leggers) were gathered for a BBQ (complete with
occasional RAIN) and all were havin Phunn ...
Kia, Brother Chipper, Cousin Shamus, and neighbor FurPup Jake were all
playing a rousing game of *chase me / catch me / TAG / You're IT when
all four dashed past a house window ... with only three returning.
Kia limped into view with BLOOD streaming from her nose.

First Aid applied, GranPaw Smith drafted to drive the Ambulance/bus -
with Miz Kimmy holding Kia in the back seat - they headed to MSU Vet
Hospital.

The ER Gang have stabilized Kia (the bleeding is stopped) and she's been
given a pre-op Blood Test and has been given some pain killing Morphine.

She's "in line" for a full facial X-Ray study ... the temporary holdup being that
the Small Animal ER is just *packed* with emergency cases - it's going to be an hour
before the X-Rays are done and read (~~9:00 pm EDT).

The PRELIMINARY diagnosis is that she somehow managed to
*Break her JAW* - how is unknown.
All four of the Pups were playing very nicely and running around at break-neck speeds -
Whatever happened happened in the blink of an eye - and only Kia seems to have been injured.
The other three had NO blood on them ... and none of them acted angry or upset.

Exactly WHAT is *broken* isn't known yet ... could be upper / lower jaw, nose, facial bones,

I'll get an uppie-date from Kimmy as soon as they know somethinng more.

For now -
a BIGG Batch of Pet Talk Prayers
are needed for Kia, Kimmy, and Andy!

[K9karen]

Holy Crap! I nearly fainted when I saw this, Phred! Poor Kia, our precious blue eyed girl. A gazillion prayers for Kia and Kimmie and Andy. They must be beside themselves. I'll be anxiously waiting for an update. I'm so shocked, I'm stunned and terribly worried!

[Taz_Zoee]

Oh my goodness! I just checked in real quick before leaving the house. So I will be thinking of Kia and Kimmy. I hope everything will be all fixed up soon and poor Kia is back on the mend. I will check in as soon as I get home to see if there is an update.

[Cinder & Smoke]

OH HAPPIE DAZE!!

Somebody musta *Prayed* really FAST!!

Kia is (almost) *FIXED* - or as *fixed* as she can be tonight ...

X-Rays showed a Hairline Crack / break in her Upper Jaw - just behind the big K9 tooth.

There was a Surgeon called in for another patient, and he studied Kia's x-rays ---
said there was NOTHINNG that could be done surgically that wouldn't just make
things worse. So she's to be on SOFT Foods for three weeks or so and
*NO* Ruff~Housing allowed.

She'll have antibiotics and pain pills to slow her down a bit;
then some TIME will let the jaw heal itself.

They will pull the just installed catheter and start to *wake her up* from
being anesthetized for the x-rays.
She's headed for HOME as soon as she can *walk* out of the ER Department on her own.

THANKS, God!!

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Phred, THANK YOU so much for posting this, and keeping us updated, you are AWESOME!

I'm so relieved/glad that our own sweet Kia is going to be okay! Lots and lots of prayers & on the way for a pain-free, speedy recovery for miss Kia!!

[Karen]

Oh, goodness, poor Kia! Soft foods and even worse - No rough housing? You have my sympathy, pretty girl!

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm so sorry to hear that this has happened but I'm glad to hear that it's not as bad as first thought and that she won't need surgery and that she'll be able to go home soon. I'll continue to keep Kia in my thoughts and prayers. Get well soon Kia.