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Magicfloat
10-31-2008, 09:57 PM
Sweet 3 year old lab mix,today a worker from next door leaving a job,ran over her back leg in his truck. Fortunately, I had just gotten home. Her back leg was destroyed. I rushed her the 15 miles to the vet,it was worse than I thought. He said he would have to amputate the entire leg and part of her hip, but with a little luck,she would pull thru. He just called me,surgery went well, hopefully she can come home Monday. This girl was the most street smart of my 3 dogs,never thought it would happen to her,and we live on a dead end street in the middle of nowhere. Next week I will have my entire yard fenced in,I hate to do it,but I cannot take any more chances.Please keep Ellie Mae in your thoughts,and don't let your buddies run loose like I always have. Freedom for our dogs may not be worth the risks. I blame myself,just thankful she is going to pull thru, could have been much worse.:(

THEJOKER
10-31-2008, 10:15 PM
Hang in there Robert! I know how much we love our labs!

stecz20
10-31-2008, 10:18 PM
i lost my first mael doberman to the saem thing.. i lost 9 frinds in the towers, than on my b day shorty after the towers fell i lost my best friend... it was hard to handle.. my mom took him for a walk, he broke his collar and ran in the street after a chipmunk....

BBB725
10-31-2008, 10:51 PM
I had a dog hit by a car lost his front left leg. He went on to live a very happy life, I hope she come thru ok.

Expensive Date
10-31-2008, 10:52 PM
Robert so sorry to hear

Airpacker
10-31-2008, 10:53 PM
Dam that sucks. Good luck for her recovery.

Magicfloat
10-31-2008, 11:11 PM
Our vet says the loss of the rear leg is not as tough on the dog as a front leg. He says she can still run and play. But I think I will just let her ride in the golf cart with me. We have a bond now,since I destroyed my hip in my wreck 5 years ago,we can limp around together:) For Karen and I,our dogs are our kids,and we are so thankful that Ellie Mae survived,when it could have been much worse. Thanks for your thoughts,and thanks,SOS,for letting us share our thoughts.Robert and Karen

jj pantera
11-01-2008, 08:01 AM
We'll be thinking of you and Ellie Mae.

JJ

MacGyver
11-01-2008, 08:29 AM
Damn, I hate to hear stuff like this. I hope your pup makes a full recovery.

FULL FORCE
11-01-2008, 08:34 AM
Hope she does well, I do not handle it too well when my dogs have issues, people have no idea sometimes how attached you get to dogs..

Good luck!

open72
11-01-2008, 09:00 AM
sorry to read that , dog's are really a mans best friend...

Wrinkleface
11-01-2008, 09:17 AM
George & me R think'n bout the little girl! Tracy

MarylandMark
11-01-2008, 09:22 AM
Good luck to Ellie Mae- when you told me about this last night I could tell how shaken you were over it. Doubt you noticed but you said "well she's going to be ok" multiple times kind of "wishing her through".

Get well soon!

Wardey
11-01-2008, 10:01 AM
I'm sorry to hear this. Good luck and glad she is still with us. Dog's can adapt very well to just 3 legs. Dave

Buoy
11-01-2008, 10:51 AM
Damn... I'm really sorry to hear it.
Sounds like she is on the way to recovery. I hope she heals up quickly.

I was out picking up a few things this morning to make repairs to my fence this afternoon.
Gotta keep the kids safe.

t500hps
11-01-2008, 01:00 PM
Sorry to hear Robert.......but sounds like she can still outrun you!!!!! :)

Ratickle
11-01-2008, 02:00 PM
That's really too bad.:( Hope she does better real soon.

Cash Bar
11-01-2008, 02:48 PM
That's sad to hear, but encouraging on the recovery.

Hang in there both of you.

Magicfloat
11-01-2008, 03:04 PM
Just talked to the vet,he thinks she is doing well considering the seriousness of the injury.Unless there are unseen complications like a blood clot that he thinks is unlikely,she can come home Monday. He said call Monday morning,but I expect I will just be in the parking lot at 8 AM,just in case:) I told the crew at the shop not to expect me in Monday. Got an old dog bed installed on the back of the golf cart,she can ride instead of run for awhile.My other 2 dogs seem to miss her as much as Karen and I do,they just sniff around outside and around my truck,they never do that.Again,thanks for the thoughts.

yesrej
11-02-2008, 07:29 PM
sorry to hear. good luck and keep your hopes up.

Buoy
11-02-2008, 08:38 PM
Yep - be there tomorrow morning to bring her home.
She's gonna need some lovin'.
Hope she's doing good.

Griff
11-03-2008, 03:24 AM
Good Luck in the morning.

I remember a lab farm dog at one of the farms we used to hunt at when I was a kid. It lost one of it rear legs and would still run around fine and would even hunt the fields with us.

Audiofn
11-03-2008, 09:11 AM
Hope all goes well.

Sea-Dated
11-03-2008, 12:52 PM
Hope everything works out. We are thinking and praying for Ellie...

MarylandMark
11-03-2008, 01:21 PM
Nice talking you Robert- glad Ellie Mae is doing well!

Magicfloat
11-03-2008, 02:47 PM
Got her home this morning,she really doesn't seem to care that she is missing a leg.The crazy girl has already jumped my fence twice. She looks pretty bad,lots and lots of stiches,but it bothers me more than it bothers her. Looks like we will pull thru this together.

BBB725
11-03-2008, 03:01 PM
Great to hear! Thanks for the update.

jj pantera
11-03-2008, 06:37 PM
Amazing Dog......Great to hear you are both doing good

open72
11-16-2008, 07:33 PM
how is the recovery coming along majic?

Ratickle
11-16-2008, 08:13 PM
how is the recovery coming along majic?

Yes, is she okay?

Magicfloat
11-16-2008, 08:36 PM
She is doing great,got her stitches out yesterday. Vet said the wound is healing nicely,tho it still looks kind of rough to me,but he said it will be fine. She can jump on and off our bed by herself,and I swear she seems to be able to chase a squirrel as fast as before. She was very lucky that the truck was not a few inches the other way,and that I was home to rush her to the vet.Thanks for asking,guys,and I will try to post a photo of what a friend called my "tripod"

Perlmudder
11-16-2008, 09:22 PM
glad to hear shes doin alright!

KENNYO
11-17-2008, 11:39 AM
My Brother has 2 three legged dogs along with another 5 or 6. They have no idea they're handicapped.

Wrinkleface
11-17-2008, 12:06 PM
She is doing great,got her stitches out yesterday. Vet said the wound is healing nicely,tho it still looks kind of rough to me,but he said it will be fine. She can jump on and off our bed by herself,and I swear she seems to be able to chase a squirrel as fast as before. She was very lucky that the truck was not a few inches the other way,and that I was home to rush her to the vet.Thanks for asking,guys,and I will try to post a photo of what a friend called my "tripod"

Glad 2 hear she is do'n good Robert! Take good care of your friend! I know U will!! Tracy

Magicfloat
11-18-2008, 09:54 AM
Here's Ellie Mae

Wrinkleface
11-18-2008, 10:17 AM
Here's Ellie Mae

They always have a smile go'n!!!:)

BBB725
11-18-2008, 11:25 AM
Seeing that picture reminds me when Smokey lost his front leg, it took him awhile to figure out how to balance on two legs when marking his territory.
Glad to see she back enjoying life.

FountainMike
11-18-2008, 11:30 AM
Glad to see she's doing well!