poor ace :(

hi all,

yest ace had an accident in the garden and have taken him to vets today as he still wont use his leg...
and they think its broken

his gutta go back in morn for xray which we have to pay £180 as we have not taken out insurance for him yet

bad i know but its one of those things on my todo list...

so could be a big vet bill end of week..... praying it just a bulled tendon (sp) but vets said treat it as a broken leg untill xray 2moz...

gutted as i moan about him but i bloody love him like a child....

pulled* even lol

Oh poor baby

Hope it's not a broken leg.

Our BM broke his (femur) when he was only 4 months old. It did heal well (the vet inserted a K nail/plate). Unfortunately the bill wasn't small, but they allowed us to pay it off over the next 4-6 weeks as he also had to have it operated on again to remove the plate. The hardest thing is trying to keep them quiet after.

Have they allowed you to take him home..?

Aww I am really sorry to hear that! Please keep us updated and praying its not broken x

yeah we been allowed to bring him home on complete rest...

r vets dont offer payment plan and we cant get pdsa help....

* great!!! :'(

am kicking myself now as wish we,d of taken insurance out

Oh, poor little fella!

And poor you with the bill! Vets are SO expensive now. Dempsey's recent escapade cost over £700!!!!

Awww hope it's not a broken leg hope he gets better soon

Poor little one. Hope it's not broken.

So, how did he do it???????

we not sure how he did it... one min he was running around garden and next we heard a yelp and he was hiding under the trampoline....

How are you all coping? Good luck tomorrow, do let us know x

janey wrote:How are you all coping? Good luck tomorrow, do let us know x

am worried sick
hate the thought my baby is in pain (dunno if he is as not sure how long the pain killers work for)

feel like such a shitty owner... i dont deserve ace x x

Don't be daft, of course Ace deserves you, its just a massive worry cause they can't tell us what is wrong. x x x

chez wrote:
am worried sick
hate the thought my baby is in pain (dunno if he is as not sure how long the pain killers work for)

feel like such a shitty owner... i dont deserve ace x x

You can't say that, Ace deserves you and your loving care. We are all thinking of you

yes sending a big hug for you and for Ace!!
There is never a dull moment when you own a staffy.. accidents happen. Don't be too hard on yourself, hope the precious fella will be okay..he is lucky he has a caring owner who loves him!

good luck for today and hope his leg is not broke,

thinking of you today hope all goes well xx

chez wrote:feel like such a shitty owner... i dont deserve ace x x

Don't be silly, if you were a shitty owner you wouldn't be bothering to take him for treatment, would you?

Accidents happen & let's face it, Staffs are so energetic, they'll often do things they shouldn't. You really can't avoid the odd mishap!

Good luck for today, let's hope it's a sprain or pull.

am still waiting for a call..... had to leave him there as they think they will have to sedate (sp) him

i know that pup has more energy than i dream of! lol

hated not being able to go on my nice walk yest didnt feel right going with out him x

When are you expecting the call???? Really praying for good news x x x

bad news all

ace has a very bad break in top part his leg... she did say what it was called but started crying at time so cant remember

he is going down for op this afternoon as he needs it pinned and a plate so waiting for a call to say how it goes.....

he has to stay in over nite 2nt so gunna be an empty house with out him 2nt

keep bloody crying as kids missing him like mad and so am i....

i know its gunna be a long road to recovery but he will get there i hope

thanks all for your kind words x

Oh you poor poor thing, thats really bad news, but yes you will get there just gotta try and stay as positive as you can. Really gutted for you, let us know how the op goes. x

janey wrote:Oh you poor poor thing, thats really bad news, but yes you will get there just gotta try and stay as positive as you can. Really gutted for you, let us know how the op goes. x

will do.. they said it should only take an hr or so... x

oh you poor thing, I bet Ace will be geting lots of kisses and cuddles when he gets back home

sorry to hear that.. at least he is in the right place...bless him.
Jethro's last op they kept him in over night cos it was a tricky one.. I remember looking down at his empty basket next to the bed and bawling... sending you a big hug XX

Oh Chez I'm so sorry, it's possibly his femur & it will mend well with the pin & plate, I know I've been there. He's young and he'll recover well. The hardest thing to do will be keeping his resting quietly for the next few weeks.
I know this doesn't alleviate your worrying, but we are all here with you when you need some support ><

Oh no.

Thinking of you and Ace, and wishing him a speedy recovery.

My brothers pup ( a Maltese ) had a broken leg too at around the same age. A tradesman was at the house and pup knocked something over etc....

Anyway, they had to keep him relatively calm for a while ( VERY hard with an energetic pup ) as his leg was pinned and in a full fibreglass cast. They borrowed a babies play-pen which kept him out of trouble..... Anyway, what i'm getting at is that he's absolutely fine now after the accident, you would'nt even know he'd done anything.

Keep us posted on his progress.

well vets have just rang and said his through the op ok....

was a very bad break she said and she is glad they got the op done today as could of got alot worse....

she did say i should crate him or i did think of a babydan play pen so gunna have a ring around... have gutta ring after 10am and find out how he is and should be able to pick him up in afternoon...

happy that his out of it just got the long recover prosses now.. x

Poor sweetie. A playpen will be fine as long as he doesn't try to jump out! He'll probably be happier in a pen rather than a crate for hours at a time. Make sure that the pen isn't too big, though, or it won't keep him as still as he should be.

He's so young that a break will mend very well & he probably won't have any sign afterwards that there was anything wrong.

I bet you can't wait to pick him up - let us know when you have him safely home again!

glad the surgery is over and went well...

Ohh poor ace!!!! .. i hope he recovers fast! poor little thing!

trying to find a playpen now.... do u think i can bloody find one!! lol

cant wait to get him home x

Aww poor ace at leats you have found out what it is now and its all started and he can start his recovery bet you cant wait to get him tomorrow it must be so hard leaving him over night house will feel empty

glad everything went ok today