bad accident this morning

[staffs riffraff 1,068]

Fookin wounded for you mate trust me she will be fine she a strong little f****r and all for a rabbit but she ain't no frail thing mate seen it with my own eyes and as long as her body fixes up I'm 99% certain she will still want it but just hope she can still run as fast as she did cus she was a little rocket and she was gonna be a good all-round hunting dog you know where I am mate

[rocket ronnie 243]

i hope she pulls through for you mate nothing worse i lost my dog afew years back on a poxy rabbit

[Ossie n Arch 1,682]

Fingers crossed

[judge2010 196]

gutted for you mate, hope it all works out.

[staffs riffraff 1,068]

I lost mine few months ago and ain't got a clue [bANNED TEXT] he was after n Stewie dropped what he was doing n helped me bury him

[earthmover2011 94]

It happened to mate of mine last year lying in ditch with water in if we were any longer it would drowned but took about month half befroe it was bk on its feet but not to run for another month after hope ur dogs ok mate fingers crossed for ya.

[NEWKID 27,049]

sorry to hear about your dog mate, wish you all the best

[pistol pete01 25]

same happend to me dog got bettar but nevar had same speed and when he ran abit he started going to the left gave to gran as pet

[collie/grey 238]

I had bloody tears in my eyes reading this!! I really hope she is ok stewie, she is such a fine animal!! Keep us updated.

[bendrover 556]

i cant believe im writing this. i took my youngest bitch out for a quick shine about 3 this morning and after seeing nothing else i slipped her on a rabbit on the way back to the van. what should of been a standard run has turned into my worst nightmare. she ran the rabbit well but went over a dip in the field and then all i heard was the most ear piercing scream ever so i ran over to find her fitting in a ditch full of muck and water. i didnt move her just held her head untill the fitting stopped, which seemed like an age and she came to again. i gently lifted her out the ditch and on to the field and she just lay there unable to move. i tried lifting her and she just collapsed. i knew this was time to get her to help urgently so i carried her to the road and carried her the half a mile or so back to the van. i put her in the van and she just slumped down, tried to stand up but couldnt and just gave up there and then, not moving till i got her home. i rang round the 24 hr vets but two never answered the phone and another was busy till 8 so i stayed up with her in the garage untill my vets opened and got her in there straight away. the vet was brilliant, never bothered about me and her being head to toe in muck from out the ditch just concentrated 100% on the bitch and after a full examination he has said its likely she has done spinal damage BUT could also just be severe bruising along her back. we got her walking in the surgery but she kept walking sideways and her legs kept crossing over as she walked. she is still up there now for observation and more tests i just pray to god she will be ok as if this is the end of her career it will be such a shame as she was coming on brilliant. ill keep you posted im due some good luck so im hoping it comes in now, she is in good hands all i can do now is wait and hope for the best

dont give up hope mate,my dog broke its leg badly at 11 months,after a lot of metal work and rest (6 months)he came back and done his job very well.2 years later he hit a brand new fence full throttle.he was paralised for 2 1|2 weeks.his spine was badly bruised from head to tail.he came back and done his job well again.BUT as he had stopped breathing for about a minute,every now and again he threw a little wobble on the turn and was starting to get aggressive.but i am convinced this was down to the lack of oxygen to the brain,but phisically he came back and was still the most game dog for running large rabbits i have ever seen.atb,and a speedy recovery,benny

[Stoateyes 5]

my son in law had same bad luck night before last with his pup went down and flipped right over somersaultin on the plough pup screaming got her to vet and she has chipped 2 bones in her neck pup is in neck brace and came out of vets this morning still in agony enven drugged up to eyeballs with painkillers hope yours recovers mate .

I kept dogs. In last week incase something like this happened be careful with them

[Lab 10,979]

Thats f*****g pish that mate......hope the wee bitch pulls through for ye.

[SHanded. . 110]

All the best. .

[Guest stewie]

thanks so much to all of you that replyed it means alot :notworthy: im pleased to say that the vet has given me plenty of positives and there is not one broken bone in her body!!! she is just very sore and really battered and bruised along her spine. he said dogs that have been hit by cars get of lighter so that shows how fast she must of hit the ditch. she walked shakily out of the surgery and went to the toilet by her self which is a good start but i had to lift her in the truck she is feeling really sorry for herself

 

the vet said she has got to rest for at least a month and then slowly build her fitness up after that but as far as he is concerned she will run as good as new given time. she is dragging her back leg still and cant stand up straight as you can see in these pics

im in no rush to get her back in action, no point in making it worse for her in the future so if she misses the rest of this season then so be it.

so for now shes confined to the sick bay

but id rather a sick dog than a dead one so im keeping positive, thanks all again ill keep you posted on her recovery

[SHanded. . 110]

Plenty of food an warmth, she will be back out there before you no it pal..

 

All the best SHANDED. .