My baby's hurt neck

[starfire]

I got up this morning and my baby just wasn't acting her usual self. She acted like she was afraid to move, like she was second guessing herself. When I came home from work Thurs. night I am pretty sure she was OK so I wasn't sure what had happened during the night. I knew I didn't get up during the night to let her out, I was just confussed as to her behavier.

I finally took her to the vet because she just wasn't acting right. Anyway, he could tell something was wrong when he walked in. She loves the people there and she wasn't jumping around as usual. He examined her and when he got to her neck she left on a welp. He ended up giving her a shot and some pills. We think she must have fallen off the couch or bed and landed wrong or it was arthitis (however you spell that). I told him she has steps for the bed and the couch and she used them most of the time, but sometimes she don't. I have to try to keep her neck still and no jumping for a week. That's won't be easy. I guess she is going in her crate this week when I leave the house. She hasn't been in her crate in years. But it is for her on good. The shot pretty much put her out the rest of the day. By, night time she was a lot better.

I am glad I was off and went ahead and took her to the vet. I would have hated for her to suffer all week-end. Isn't it funny, you just know someting is wrong with your animals just like if they were your children.

I know I am rattling. But I was really worried about her, I thought she may have had a stroke or something.

[bbird]

Good thing you took her to the vet, so she will be more comfortable. It is fascinating how we can tell something is wrong with our pets....would sure be nice if we could actually talk with them though, lol. Would make it much easier to figure out what is wrong!

I like how you have been showing your animals in your avatar.

[kyosa]

Bachelor, our Schnauzer/Terrier mix had a similar episode a while back. He acted sort of restless, walking around sort of stiff with his head pulled back like a turtle. He'd lay down for a few seconds, then get up to walk again, panting all the while. Turned out his back was 'out' too. He got a cortisone shot and some pills to take and he was fine pretty quickly. Sounds like your dog has something similar. I hope all goes well for her and she's her old self soon.

[starfire]

She jumps on the bed when I am not here. I am stopping that. Today I put two chairs back against the bed to where she can't jump on the bed.

I am really going to start watching her jumping on the funature and make her stop. You don't think about it until something like this happens.

She is much better today.