Accident at the Park

Last night, when I was on my last walk of the day with my humans, something happened that shocked us all. My human had just thrown a tennis ball for me to chase after (you know how much I love doing that) when I started screaming out in the pain. I could not move from where I was and it was obvious that I was very distressed. My humans dashed over and got me to lie flat on my side and then one of them ran to the nearest house and instantly called the vets to describe what had happened. I continued to stretch one of legs out so my humans guessed that I had damaged my leg which is why the vets told them to bring me in, even though it was out of hours at this point.
Later, the vet checked the mobility of each of my legs and found my left one to be abnormally free- I had broken it. The humans knew what this meant: surgery. I was in a lot of discomfort and the vet said I was being very brave; much braver than the humans would've been if they'd done the same! Very upset, the humans said goodbye as I went to be x-rayed and given pain relief. It was going to be a long night.

This morning, after a restless night for everyone, the vets gave my humans a call to let them know that they had booked me in for surgery. My family then came to collect me and the vet carefully put me into my favourite place: the crate in the boot of Mum's car. I slept the entire journey to the hospital and, when I got there, I was pretty reluctant to leave the comfort of my crate! However, I gave in and the humans carried me into the centre where yet more vets examined me. We were astonished to be told that my entire left elbow needed to be reconstructed and that the operation was going to be complex. 

Within a couple of hours, my 4 hour operation had started thanks to the efficient vets. My humans received a relieving call saying that it all went well and that I was now resting. Apparently, I tried to make a break for it half-way through the op! I now need to spend 2 nights at the hospital so will be going home to my humans on Monday. They are missing me lots and lots and can't wait to give me snuggles. We're all hoping for a quick recovery. 

Thank you for all your lovely messages; they really do mean a lot. I will endeavour to keep you all updated with my progress. Talk soon, Jasper x