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rsb8
Aug 22, 2009, 07:38 AM
Dog got hit by car
My dog got hit by a car,what can I do to make sure she is o.k. She seems fine but I just want to know?
stevetcg
Aug 22, 2009, 07:43 AM
If she seems fine, she probably is. If you are concerned, visit the vet.
N0help4u
Aug 22, 2009, 07:43 AM
How long ago did it happen?
If it isn't limping or anything the only worry would probably be internal bleeding
shazamataz
Aug 22, 2009, 07:53 AM
Even if the dog does seem fine I would be going to the vet to make sure there is nothing internal.
Alty
Aug 22, 2009, 08:40 AM
Had to spread the rep Shaz, I agree.
There are many injuries that aren't noticeable. If your dog gets hit by a car then you must take him/her to the vet. There could be a slow bleed internally, or something else damaged.
Vet, asap.
Sariss
Aug 22, 2009, 10:03 AM
Vet, NOW.
We had a case last month where a clients dog was hit by a car, but seemed fine and they decided not to take her to us.
A week later, she started having troubles breathing, so they finally brought her in.
We took x-rays, and found that she had a diaphragmatic hernia - aka the accident had ripped a hole in her diaphragm and her intestines and liver were hanging out with her heart and lungs in her chest cavity.
N0help4u
Aug 22, 2009, 10:09 AM
There was a woman that wrecked into a guard rail on her way home from work a few years ago. She went home went to sleep that night and never woke up because she bled internally
Juicy Buns
Aug 25, 2009, 10:30 AM
Sariss, we had a case exactly like that with a cat. Seemed fine then all of a sudden, poor breathing and lethargy. The vets did the op, which was HUGE, the cat came out and seemed to be recovering but the op was just too big for her and she died a few days later.
Moral of the story, GO TO THE VET.
JudyKayTee
Aug 25, 2009, 10:58 AM
If you were hit by a car, what would your family do? Sit around and see if you die in your sleep or take you to a Doctor?
Do the same thing for your dog.
stevetcg
Aug 25, 2009, 11:14 AM
If you were hit by a car, what would your family do? Sit around and see if you die in your sleep or take you to a Doctor?
Do the same thing for your dog.
God... I hope I never get hit by a car...
"Eh - rub some dirt on it and walk it off... youre fine... probably"
JudyKayTee
Aug 25, 2009, 12:41 PM
God... I hope I never get hit by a car...
"Eh - rub some dirt on it and walk it off... youre fine... probably"
Out of greenies but one of your finest.