Night in the Pet Emergency Room

Remember how your mom used to say "It's all fun and games until some body gets hurt." Well, I say it to my dogs when they run around and play. Last evening someone got hurt. They were running around and the little dog came inside with what looked like something on her foot. A few minutes later we noticed her foot was bleeding. Twenty minutes later it was still bleeding so I took her to the pet emergency room. She would not let me touch it and bared her teeth if I even went near it. I decided to let a professional take over (hey they get paid to deal with biting dogs!)

Turns out her baby toe nail was ripped off down to the quick! Very painful. They had to clean it off and give her some pain meds. She was so funny on the pain meds! She was standing up and weaving. She looked like a really drunk dog. Sad but so funny. Then she began dozing off in that, I am drunk but don't want to fall asleep, kind of way. So cute.

Two hours later they brought her out and her foot was still bleeding. She went back and they put a florescent pink bandage on her little foot. Then she got The Cone of Shame. Poor little girl.

The photo below is the next morning when she had a baggy on her foot to keep the bandage dry. She is holding up well despite it all. She has two weeks of antibiotics and pain meds to look forward to, as well as the cone. She should be all better just in time for my surgery. She is not too happy.

Until tomorrow!