Injured paw :(

Oh I am so sorry for Miko and DS. Hopefully it is only the nail and can be fixed up easily today. I'm sure he will be right back on his paws in no time.

Hopefully your DS can enjoy his vacation and knows that Miko forgives him. Accidents are never fun!
 
Well today is the big day.

We cancelled his appointment on Monday because I wanted to take him to our original vet... the one that never does anything unnecessary or charges a lot for his services. (the other vet's diagnosis of a dislocated toe and wanting to put Miko under general anesthesia for 2 sets of xrays, etc never sat right with me... I think from now on we'll always be making the drive to Dr.Bob... even though it's an hour away)

He's going to have general anesthesia anyway because the nail can't be frozen and pulling it off would really hurt!! :eek2: .... So, while the procedure is simple, please keep him in your thoughts and pray/hope that all goes well.
 
Good luck and pats to Miko. Hope today goes well and we'll eagerly await the news that he's home and done!
 
Mikos_Mom said:
Well DS is only 10 and can't be left home alone, so he had to come to the vet with me yesterday. He was in the examining room for a minute and then as soon as Miko started to show signs of being in pain, he went out to the waiting room.

Then, when he heard be telling SO, over the phone, what the diagnosis was and that it could end up being very costly, DS said "Now I feel even worse". :(

The only bright side in all of this is that DS leaves for Hawaii with my dad & step-mom tomorrow morning, so he won't be here to see and hear what happens over the next week. His mind will be off it and he'll be having fun in the sun and surf.

I was just telling someone, the other day, how great DS is with Miko... how he pays so much attention to him... plays with him for ages... loves him so dearly... I'm not sure who I feel worse for in all of this... DS or Miko?
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Thinking of Miko and your DS, I feel so badly for both of them!

When Sadie was 12 wks old she jumped in the path of my foot on a walk, just before my foot came down. I couldn't stop myself from putting my foot down on her little paw with all of my weight, it just happened so quickly. After a week of limping we took Sadie to the vet for xrays. No breaks, just a badly bruised paw thankfully but I still felt terrible. She limped for 6 weeks.

The moral of my story is that stuff happens some times that's unavoidable, its just one of those things in life that happens occasionally. Your son needs to really get that its not really his fault anymore than it was mine, even though we both feel guilty for what happened. It doesn't mean we're bad dog owners.

I hope some time you can share my story with your DS and that it brings him some comfort that these things happen to other people too.

In the mean time, thinking of Miko and hoping for an easy procedure and quick recovery with as little pain as possible!
 
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Update!!

All is well now. His nail has been removed and he's at home recovering from his very stressful day. (boy, was he nervous at the vet's office!!)

The vet tried sedating him and then freezing the toe to remove the nail... but seeing as he couldn't freeze the quick, Miko could still feel pain there and there was no way the nail could be removed.

So, he had to be put under general anesthesia (we were hoping to avoid such a drastic measure for a measely toenail... but it just wasn't to be). The toenail was removed (not easily, I might add... I was there for the whole thing and it was really gross :dead: )

He's on antibiotics for a few days and has to go back in a couple of days to have the bandage removed and the wound checked... but all seems to be well.

He's still pretty groggy and he seems to be pretty PO'd at me for ruining his day. He won't even look at me. I can see I'm going to have some sucking up to do with him for the next little while. :wink2:
 
OntarioSheltie said:
The moral of my story is that stuff happens some times that's unavoidable, its just one of those things in life that happens occasionally. Your son needs to really get that its not really his fault anymore than it was mine, even though we both feel guilty for what happened. It doesn't mean we're bad dog owners.

I hope some time you can share my story with your DS and that it brings him some comfort that these things happen to other people too.
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Thanks!!!! :smile2:

I explained it to him in hockey terms... sometimes 2 players on the same team crash into each other and one gets hurt... even though it was an accident and his team-mate certainly didn't mean to hurt him.

I'll share your story with him too!!
 
I'm so glad to hear it's over and Miko is home! Hope he heals quickly and doesn't chew the bandage off. Does he have The Dreaded E Collar? :eek2:
 
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