Poor Marley… :(
Marley’s going to be fine. But I’m literally sick over it…
Yesterday, something spooked him in the backyard in a bush. Don’t know what it was. But he came tearing out with his tail tucked and tried to turn a corner, and cut himself on a sharp piece of metal. It ripped open his upper thigh about 4 inches. Then he was running in circles from the pain, and squealing. When I came near, I could see it was cut to the muscle. Then, in a panic, he ran off into the yard, and hid. I was calling for him hysterically. Greg came running, and I told him that Marley needed stitches. He said, “Well, I’ll take a look and decide.” I knew he had to go to the vet. Then, we saw him cowering in a corner, and Greg took him to the vet immediately. My baby!!!!
Fortunately, nothing but the skin was cut to the muscle. No tendons, ligaments or anything serious. He looks like he has about 8 stitches. Waaahhhh!!!! When he came home, he was sort of lethargic from the sedative. He hid under my dining table, and wouldn’t even come out to me. So I laid under there with him, and loved on him until Christian came home. Then, Christian managed to coax him out to his doggie bed, where he and Marley laid together for the next few hours.
He’s not allowed to run for a week or two. OMG!!!! Marley is SUCH a runner. He normally runs like a greyhound. SO fast! So we’re keeping him quiet. But he’s not really up to running much anyway. So sad…
Of course, we’ve already taken care of the “sharp metal problem”. SO mad at myself for not seeing that!
Today’s my birthday… :( I’m going to the GRAMMY’s with my 2 sons and daughter in law. Although it’s going to be an exciting day, I wish I could stay with my little Marley… :( So I’m spending time cuddling with him on his doggie bed this morning. Also gave him some pieces of steak. Ssshhh… He’s technically my son Christian’s dog. And Christian doesn’t like him to have people food.
