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Ideal_Rock
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Sigh....
I hope I don't cry typing this because I've cried all night.
I had a very bad situation happen tonight before the superbowl began.
As some of you may know, I bought a puppy English Bulldog as a companion dog for my 5 year old poodle mix who is my whole world.
I invested in a fantastic dog trainer to be sure that my puppy will be well mannered and trained.
Both dogs are very territorial when it comes to toys so the only time I ever allow them to play with any toys is when I am within an arms length reach of both dogs.
Layla (older dog) was playing with her stuffed animal by my husbands feet and the puppy came over close to her. She freaked out a bit and then they started going at it. The whole thing lasted about 5-8 seconds before I pulled them apart. It was enough time for something awful to happen.
Layla ran off crying and I chased after her to see if the bulldog had bitten her leg or something.
When I looked at her face I saw her whole eye was protruding right out of the socket. It wasn't hanging or anything, but it was HUGE. It looked like it had some kind of weird film over it too. I rushed out and screamed to my husband that we needed to go to the hospital immediately.
Layla hopped on my bed and stopped whimpering and just curled up in her usual ball. A few minutes later, I looked over at her and the area around her eye was starting to get covered in blood and so was her fur.
We drove as fast as possible to the hospital and they took her in right away.
The vet saw us and told us the news....Layla is going to lose her eye. Tomorrow is the surgery. The vet told me that more than likely, the bulldog put his weight on Layla's jugular and that caused the eye to pop out and the muscles to detach from it. I cannot get the horrific image out of my head. I don't know how I'm ever going to forgive myself. It doesn't help that my husband didn't want this dog to begin with. He wanted a toy poodle but I insisted we get my dream dog. I feel so guilty. Like total and complete shit that my poor baby has to go through this because of me.
I don't know what to do about the pup. I called my vet immediately when I got home and he urged me not to get rid of the puppy. He told me that aggressive behavior towards toys is common in puppies and that we need to fix the situation now and we should be ok.
I am thinking of having a prosthetic eye put in but I'm not sure yet.
None of my family knows about this. My parents are both beyond attached to this dog and they're going to kill me. My dad is a very "I told you so" kind of guy and I know he will put the blame all on me for this. I am thinking of just telling them that this happened at the dog park because I feel like I have no other way out of it. It doesn't help that my husband told my brother in law about it and I got the blame from him. He kept saying we should have never got the puppy, how we should have just been happy with one dog who is fantastic, and that we need to get rid of this puppy as soon as possible.
My trainer said that we cannot have any toys in the house until the puppy is trusted and completely trained.
I just called the hospital and they told me she is not in any distress and she is currently on some IV medications and resting. They said she is just opening up her eyes from her naps to check out the tech's that come to check on her and shes keeping her little head on her paws. I cried on the phone and the vet told me not to beat myself up over this, that they get this type of situation close to 5 times a day. I can't help but feel awful.
I just need some support
I hope I don't cry typing this because I've cried all night.
I had a very bad situation happen tonight before the superbowl began.
As some of you may know, I bought a puppy English Bulldog as a companion dog for my 5 year old poodle mix who is my whole world.
I invested in a fantastic dog trainer to be sure that my puppy will be well mannered and trained.
Both dogs are very territorial when it comes to toys so the only time I ever allow them to play with any toys is when I am within an arms length reach of both dogs.
Layla (older dog) was playing with her stuffed animal by my husbands feet and the puppy came over close to her. She freaked out a bit and then they started going at it. The whole thing lasted about 5-8 seconds before I pulled them apart. It was enough time for something awful to happen.
Layla ran off crying and I chased after her to see if the bulldog had bitten her leg or something.
When I looked at her face I saw her whole eye was protruding right out of the socket. It wasn't hanging or anything, but it was HUGE. It looked like it had some kind of weird film over it too. I rushed out and screamed to my husband that we needed to go to the hospital immediately.
Layla hopped on my bed and stopped whimpering and just curled up in her usual ball. A few minutes later, I looked over at her and the area around her eye was starting to get covered in blood and so was her fur.
We drove as fast as possible to the hospital and they took her in right away.
The vet saw us and told us the news....Layla is going to lose her eye. Tomorrow is the surgery. The vet told me that more than likely, the bulldog put his weight on Layla's jugular and that caused the eye to pop out and the muscles to detach from it. I cannot get the horrific image out of my head. I don't know how I'm ever going to forgive myself. It doesn't help that my husband didn't want this dog to begin with. He wanted a toy poodle but I insisted we get my dream dog. I feel so guilty. Like total and complete shit that my poor baby has to go through this because of me.
I don't know what to do about the pup. I called my vet immediately when I got home and he urged me not to get rid of the puppy. He told me that aggressive behavior towards toys is common in puppies and that we need to fix the situation now and we should be ok.
I am thinking of having a prosthetic eye put in but I'm not sure yet.
None of my family knows about this. My parents are both beyond attached to this dog and they're going to kill me. My dad is a very "I told you so" kind of guy and I know he will put the blame all on me for this. I am thinking of just telling them that this happened at the dog park because I feel like I have no other way out of it. It doesn't help that my husband told my brother in law about it and I got the blame from him. He kept saying we should have never got the puppy, how we should have just been happy with one dog who is fantastic, and that we need to get rid of this puppy as soon as possible.
My trainer said that we cannot have any toys in the house until the puppy is trusted and completely trained.
I just called the hospital and they told me she is not in any distress and she is currently on some IV medications and resting. They said she is just opening up her eyes from her naps to check out the tech's that come to check on her and shes keeping her little head on her paws. I cried on the phone and the vet told me not to beat myself up over this, that they get this type of situation close to 5 times a day. I can't help but feel awful.
I just need some support
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