Ouch- Crate Accident

[pakratt]

We all know puppies are clumsy--my little guy got excited and stood up in his crate-- as he did his paw slipped on the plastic liner and he jammed his paw into the metal bars. He pee'd all over the place and is favoring it-- we are headed to the vet in an hour or so when they open in the afternoon--

He will let me handle the paw but gives little whimpers and gently mouths my fingers when I hold it-- but no loud yelps--

[wems2371]

I hope all turned out well for you. Hopefully your puppy was just in temporary distress or is super sensitive (ours was a drama queen) and no serious damage was done. Good luck. Denise

[romeo212000]

Putting a doggie bed in the floor would help with that,.

[mrsb73122]

Our DK got his pad stuck between the bars on the door several months ago. He was really excited about something. I couldn't get it out, so I called for my son who is really good with him. He tried to get it unstuck, meanwhile the dog is barking and almost biting but not bearing down. He was in a lot of pain. Finally, he got unstuck himself. He was fine, but his paw was a little sore. It was very unnerving not being able to help him.

[pakratt]

vet could not tell for sure if there was a break-- so she treated as if it were-- put a hunter orange cast on and a dog dome collar. In cast for a week--

Will add that bedding--

Thanks Guys-

[MikeB]

So my question is... Is the cast and plastic collar less money than the X-ray to see if it really was broken?

[Scott Linden]

I'd have opted for RealTree instead of blaze.

Seriously, though, I'd want to know if it was actually broken before going to the trouble of a collar and cast. Hope all turns out well.