The dog broke his ankle.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

We were playing with his ball, I was holding it up and getting him to jump up in the air. For some reason he decided to do a back flip with a half gainer twist and landed on his ankle all wrong. Now I'm down $400 for the emergency room visit and possible surgery. I feel responsible and guilty as hell, no matter how many times I or somebody else reminds me it's his fault he couldn't stick a landing.

:thumbsdown:

[qnr]

1. Aw, sorry for both of you. However, I'm glad to hear his stomach didn't flip,

which would have been much more of a problem.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. Oh, I didn't tell you about the car ride home from the vet.

All in all it's been 24 hours I wish I could forget.

[qnr]

3. :/ ugh... n/t

[applegrove]

4. Poor pup. That must be painful.

[TZ]

5. Poor doggie

My mother's sheltie broke his leg chasing a ball a couple of years ago..She felt guilty too.x(

[Longhorn]

6. I'm sorry!

One of our dogs tore her ACL several years ago. We think she was chasing a squirrel when it happened. We opted for the $400 surgery with fishing line :eek: as opposed to the $1400 surgery by a specialist. She got a little gimpy a few years ago and the vet said she had developed arthritis but we started giving her glucosamine and she seems fine for an 11-year-old dog. :)

I hope everything goes okay. And no, it's not your fault! :hug:

[GreenPartyVoter]

7. Poor puppy :^(

[stuntcat]

8. doggie dog

I hope he heals fast and forgets all about it.
Bad luck always ends up costing so much x(

[littlebit]

9. Poor guy

Hope he gets to feeling better. My old Beagle broke both of her front legs jumping off the couch last sept. I can understand how upset you are.