Dog hit by car

[DeezNuts]

Yesterday our(my roommates and mine) puppy(1 yr old terrier mix) got out of the house and yard and was hit by a car. A neighbor came to the door and told me that she just saw a little dog dragging himself by his front legs under our gate(which is how he got out into the street) and into our yard. He was able to get out of the house by pushing open a door that I didn't know he could push open. The car that hit him must have not stopped, although I didn't ask the neighbor any details(if she witnessed it, what type of car, etc) due to my tunnel vision of just finding him and getting him some care at the time.

I found him crying and unable to stand on his hind legs at the door, but there was no blood or cuts. I called emergency animal hospitals and found one and rushed him there, where they took x-rays. These showed that he had multiple fractures of his pelvis, but no other significant injuries and kept him overnight. He is now awaiting surgery by a specialist on Tuesday, but they think he should be fine after surgery(cost~$3k, is this around normal?).

Has anyone had something happen like this to their dog? How long was the recovery time? The doctor said that we will have to crate him so he can't run around too much for 6-8 weeks and can only take him out to the yard on a leash for the bathroom. Also, we were told that he may develop complications down the road such as arthritis or lameness in his legs. Anyone have any experience with this and how did it turn out?

He is pretty hyper and active, so I know the downtime will be a real bummer for him, how do you/he deal with this?

I feel so bad for the little dude, but when I saw him as I was leaving the clinic, he seemed properly doped up and peaceful.

Just wondering what to expect and the probabilities for complications and after-care. Thanks.

DN

[touchfaith]

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cost~$3k, is this around normal?

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This is why dogs are disposable. It doesn't even sound like you have the 'it was the kids pet' arguement.

Is what normal again??

[ThaSaltCracka]

have you ever had a dog? I wouldn't consider them disposable at all.


Sorry to hear about your dog, but I think 3k is prolly normal. It is surgery after all.

[ddubois]

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Just wondering what to expect

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Expect to be $3000 poorer.

[-Skeme-]

My mom ran over a little dog once. Late at night it was a little puppy just running around I guess. Tore our license plate off. She didn't even notice the license plate was gone until I told her. We went back to get it and dog guts were all over the road. Some sick [censored], homeboy.

[wh1t3bread]

Sorry to hear that. I had a dog get hit by a car once too. She had her pelvis and one of her legs broken.

I think they said the same thing about arthritis and lameness, but I can't remember for sure. She was in a cast for a couple of months but she turned out okay in the end. She had problems with that leg only when running around in the snow. Other than that she was complications free.

[DcifrThs]

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cost~$3k, is this around normal?

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This is why dogs are disposable. It doesn't even sound like you have the 'it was the kids pet' arguement.

Is what normal again??

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you're sick and you've clearly never loved a dog you've owned or never owned a dog.

i would have paid virtually anything to fix coco (my dog that was hit by a truck and died instantly my freshman year of college)....but some things you can't...

for those you can, $3k is right around what id expect if it involves surgury, they are Drs and do have to cut your lovable dog opened unfortunately.

as far as after care your vet is the best person to ask.

i wish your dog the best.

Barron

[jakethebake]

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cost~$3k, is this around normal?

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This is why dogs are disposable. It doesn't even sound like you have the 'it was the kids pet' arguement.

Is what normal again??

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you're sick and you've clearly never loved a dog you've owned or never owned a dog.

i would have paid virtually anything to fix coco (my dog that was hit by a truck and died instantly my freshman year of college)....but some things you can't...

for those you can, $3k is right around what id expect if it involves surgury, they are Drs and do have to cut your lovable dog opened unfortunately.

as far as after care your vet is the best person to ask.

i wish your dog the best.

Barron

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Here we go again. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

edit: And sorry about your dog, deeznuts. even if you can afford it, get a second opinion before you shell out $3K.

[lu_hawk]

hope everything turns out OK, it is good to hear that the cash isn't an obstacle. many people wouldn't be able to swing $3k even if they wanted to. please ignore all the stupid people who will respond to this thread and say stupid things.

[SpearsBritney]

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