Wee Pup Pains

I just hate it when something I do causes one of my pups pain. One minute we are playing ball and the next minute my Cheyenne lets out a sharp cry that makes any dog lover's heart burst in agony. As she falls to the ground, I jump into defensive mode to protect my wee pup. She never gets hurt during play - she is a tom-boy through and through. "She just need to walk it off", I thought to myself until I notice that her back leg was in the air and she was refusing to put it down.

My body pushed itself to get to her faster then my brain has time to think. I let her know it is "ok" and begin to massage the area. Being Cheyenne, no more sounds come from her as I move parts of her leg to see where the damage was done.

Luckily for us, it seems nothing more then a very bad sprain. I immediately gave her some of Dakota's Metacam and crated both dogs for a couple of hours of rest.

The entire weekend was full of hardly any play and only the shortest of walks as she continues to favor the leg every once in a long while. There is no serious or long term damage - just something that takes rest and loads of love, of course.