ivon Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Karma, the Greyhound, not she had it coming.....Two days after Spud's nasty spider bite was finally healed to the point he no longer needed to see the vet daily, Karma crash landed on the deck. Not sure what she did, I only heard the crash, she never even yelped, but when I let her in she was dripping blood from her nose. I determined that by her A) sneezing on my white back door, and , I gave her an apple to make sure it wasn't a broken tooth or coming from her mouth. Was hard to tell...While I was getting dressed to take her to the vet if needed, she stopped bleeding, but since I put her in her crate, she now looked like a candy cane. White dog, blood gushing, yeah.... Since she seemed ok, I took Sasha in for her (overdue, bad mommy) heart worm test, when we got back, Karma seemed fine, had cleaned herself up pretty much, except for one spot on her front paw. I checked it out, and low and behold, found she also cut her paw, right between the toes. Back to the vet.....poor thing, she was not happy with me when they cleaned it, ouch, ouch, and then stapled it. From the sound of it, the cleaning was worse on her....So just when one dog was getting better, we are back to anti-biotics and Rimadyl for another....and Karma is actually the tough one, her skin is thicker than Spuds, she must have hit the deck at full speed......I installed a ramp not long ago, and figured she would at least no longer hit the top step and hurt herself, and she still managed. I guess I should count myself lucky in that they are both 11, and not slowing down, but I sure wish they would stop running into stuff that hurts them. One more week with staples, I call it her paw with "Bling". Quote Ivon, Spud, Karma & Sasha Missing Darla (05-22-96 03-01-2010) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Ugh-it does seems to come in waves--do I dare tell you I believe things happen in 3's--lol. Bubble wrap you kids before they go out for awhile!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TINMANPDX Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I guess Karma was jealous of all the attention Spud was getting and had to get in on the action. Hope it heals up quickly. Quote Theresa (Tess) Mom to Elliott (Sol Flasher) and Lea (PTL Lea) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyPoopon Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Cal shares her pain. Yesterday she was running in the yard and sliced her left rear foot between the middle toes--up one toe, around the bend, and down the other. We're trying glue. And a pressure bandage. And pain meds. Sigh. Quote Standard Poodle Daisy (12/13) Missing Cora (RL Nevada 5/99-10/09), Piper (Cee Bar Easy 2/99-1/10), Tally (Thunder La La 9/99-3/10), Edie (Daring Reva 9/99-10/12), Dixie (Kiowa Secret Sue 11/01-1/13), Jessie (P's Real Time 11/98-3/13), token boy Graham (Zydeco Dancer 9/00-5/13), Cal (Back Already 12/99-11/13), Betsy (Back Kick Beth 11/98-12/13), Standard Poodles Minnie (1/99-1/14) + Perry (9/98-2/14), Annie (Do Marcia 9/03-10/14), Pink (Miss Pinky Baker 1/02-6/15), Poppy (Cmon Err Not 8/05-1/16), Kat (Jax Candy 5/05-5/17), Ivy (Jax Isis 10/07-7/21), Hildy (Braska Hildy 7/10-12/22), Opal (Jax Opal 7/08-4/23). Toodles (BL Toodles 7/09-4/24) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_daerr Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Definitely comes in waves! Get well soon, Karma girl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivon Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 I guess Karma was jealous of all the attention Spud was getting and had to get in on the action. Hope it heals up quickly. That's what my vet said too Cal shares her pain. Yesterday she was running in the yard and sliced her left rear foot between the middle toes--up one toe, around the bend, and down the other. We're trying glue. And a pressure bandage. And pain meds. Sigh. Ouch, poor Cal! Karma's foot looks ok now, like a normal foot with a bunch of staples, but can't trust her a minute without the muzzle. Quote Ivon, Spud, Karma & Sasha Missing Darla (05-22-96 03-01-2010) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Liz Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Our goofy boy who is ten constantly has wounds on his back legs simply because he tries to come up the steps too fast. The bad part is that he rips the skin off and there is nothing to stitch, so it usually gets wrapped and watched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaineysMom Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 poor baby!!! hope she heals quickly and doesn't have her "bling" for long! Quote Kim and Bruce - with Rick (Rick Roufus 6/30/16) and missing my sweet greyhound Angels Rainey (LG's Rainey 10/4/2000 - 3/8/2011), Anubis (RJ's Saint Nick 12/25/2001 - 9/12/12) and Zeke (Hey Who Whiz It 4/6/2009 - 7/20/2020) and Larry (PTL Laroach 2/24/2007 - 8/2/2020) -- and Chester (Lab) (8/31/1990 - 5/3/2005), Captain (Schipperke) (10/12/1992 - 6/13/2005) and Remy (GSP) (?/?/1998 - 1/6/2005) at the bridge"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut." -- Ernest Hemmingway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyPoopon Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Ouch, poor Cal! Karma's foot looks ok now, like a normal foot with a bunch of staples, but can't trust her a minute without the muzzle. Cal was OK until the bandage came off today. This afternoon she got 3 different variations of boot off. If she does it again, she'll be muzzled too. My vet warned me that if she walked without a boot, she'd open it up. It's going to take a while. I hope both girls heal quickly and without incident. Quote Standard Poodle Daisy (12/13) Missing Cora (RL Nevada 5/99-10/09), Piper (Cee Bar Easy 2/99-1/10), Tally (Thunder La La 9/99-3/10), Edie (Daring Reva 9/99-10/12), Dixie (Kiowa Secret Sue 11/01-1/13), Jessie (P's Real Time 11/98-3/13), token boy Graham (Zydeco Dancer 9/00-5/13), Cal (Back Already 12/99-11/13), Betsy (Back Kick Beth 11/98-12/13), Standard Poodles Minnie (1/99-1/14) + Perry (9/98-2/14), Annie (Do Marcia 9/03-10/14), Pink (Miss Pinky Baker 1/02-6/15), Poppy (Cmon Err Not 8/05-1/16), Kat (Jax Candy 5/05-5/17), Ivy (Jax Isis 10/07-7/21), Hildy (Braska Hildy 7/10-12/22), Opal (Jax Opal 7/08-4/23). Toodles (BL Toodles 7/09-4/24) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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