OMG! I thought he poked his eye out!!!
By Feona1962
@Feona1962 (7526)
United States
October 24, 2008 12:48am CST
I had just looked out my back door to see what my husband was doing....
Just as I looked he tripped over the dogs line and fell up the two steps and stumbled to the ground after hitting his head off the corner of the grill...He grabbed his eye and it was bleeding..Of course I was like holy crap...You need to get ice on that asap..He has a cut that did bleed for a bit above his eye near the eyebrow..and his eye immediately turn black and swelled up...I cried...
Talk about scary..He saw he doctor today and they want to x-ray his head to make sure he didn't crack his cheekbone...
He didn't black out..Thank goodness..but I did make him lie down with an ice pack and just monitored him for a few hours...He is up and about but we are still going to get x-rays done..He says his vision is blurry..
I hate those stupid lines my dogs are tied out on..Just to go pee and poop...but still they pose a tripping hazard...so I am going to enclose an area off the deck so they can just go down the steps and do their business and not have to worry about being tied and we don't have to worry about tripping and killing ourselves....
When my grandsons are here they are not allowed to be around the dogs when they are on their line...just for that reason..I am so afraid they will trip..
Keep my hubby in your thoughts..Hopefully all will be okay..
Talk about scary..He saw he doctor today and they want to x-ray his head to make sure he didn't crack his cheekbone...
He didn't black out..Thank goodness..but I did make him lie down with an ice pack and just monitored him for a few hours...He is up and about but we are still going to get x-rays done..He says his vision is blurry..
I hate those stupid lines my dogs are tied out on..Just to go pee and poop...but still they pose a tripping hazard...so I am going to enclose an area off the deck so they can just go down the steps and do their business and not have to worry about being tied and we don't have to worry about tripping and killing ourselves....
When my grandsons are here they are not allowed to be around the dogs when they are on their line...just for that reason..I am so afraid they will trip..
Keep my hubby in your thoughts..Hopefully all will be okay..7 people like this
8 responses
@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
24 Oct 08
Oh Feona, that does sound scary..I lefted your husband up, I pray he didn't break his cheekbone and that he is on the road to recovery..
We have a dog run, which can also be dangerous, especially for children because the line get wrapped around the neck, so I tell my son he is not allowed around the dog while she is on the line..We can't afford a fenced in yard, but the dog is rarely on the line when my son is out anyways..
Update us and let us know how he is doing..
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@Feona1962 (7526)
• United States
25 Oct 08
Thank you so much for your prayers....He gets his x-ray monday..I am definitely going to make an area just for them..Especially with winter coming, I don't want anyone slipping on ice or anything...I will let you know how it all went...thanx again for your prayers
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@Feona1962 (7526)
• United States
24 Oct 08
Thank you jammyt...
I will be moving that darn grill to the basement too! I will keep you posted on the tests..
Thank you for your thoughts and prayers....
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@ElusiveButterfly (45939)
• United States
25 Oct 08
Wow! I hope that everything goes well for your hubby. Any injury to the eye can be frightening!
@Feona1962 (7526)
• United States
25 Oct 08
Thank you Lakota...
I am thinking of just closing off a space enough for them to go do their business..I walk them out front for exercise...
My neighbor put in a chain link fence by his house next door..That was $800.00 but he had someone do it so he paid for labor too!
I have a huge backyard and they do go out without a line but only when I am there..
Thank you for your prayers and energies...It always helps....
@Feona1962 (7526)
• United States
25 Oct 08
Thank you...I think their own potty area is a super idea...I have been trying to think how I am going to do it..It doesn't have to be very big..Just enough to do their business and get in the house....
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
24 Oct 08
i sure hope he is o.k.accibdents can hapen so quick. GOOD LUCK TO HIM.
@Feona1962 (7526)
• United States
25 Oct 08
I think he is going to be okay...He is walking and getting around...He still needs the x-ray and that is on monday...He says it hurts and is very tender and it still looks puffy...He is having some blurry vision...we'll keep you posted...
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@CatsandDogs (13963)
• United States
24 Oct 08
I know just what you mean about those dog lines! I had one years and years ago and my dog had wrapped his line around my ankle and no matter how hard I tried to get loose, I couldn't and the thing burned my leg as my dog kept going. It hurt like hell!! It didn't look like much of anything at first but the next day it looked really bad!! It looked like I'd lose my ankle and foot but thanks to triple antibiotics and gauze, I was able to keep the infection away. I should've went to the doctor for it but I didn't because as long as I had it under control, I didn't see a need to.
I hope your husband gets to feeling better soon!
@Feona1962 (7526)
• United States
25 Oct 08
Oh yes!! That happened to me too! It was my Boxer and she got it wrapped around my ankle and boy did that smart....It wasn't much the first day but the next day I had a welt....Yours was alot more serious than mine..I am so glad you were able to get it cleared up...
Thank you..
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
25 Oct 08
hi fenoa I will keepyou both in my thoughts and hope your husband didnt do any serious harm, and nobody else trips. I tripped three years ago in back of my favorite restaurant, fell on my shoulder and smashed the bones badly. iNstead of a nice breakfast I endedup in first emergency room, then x raythen in a hospital bed, then in surgery for they had to replace my whole shoulder joint so now I am a bionic woman lol.So am hoping your hubby willbe okay and recover quickly too.
