Injury Report

Not for me, thank goodness!

Sweet Emma is on the injured reserve for the time being.

Tuesday night, I remember asking her why she was walking funny.  I know, "asking" like I expected a response.  I do treat her like my child and not the "D"-word! :)

She wasn't limping or whining, but she wasn't walking quite normally.  She acted happy though and I didn't really think about it any further.

When I decided to go to bed, I started up the stairs like usual and looked for her in my bedroom (she always beats me up the stairs).  When I didn't find her, I noticed that she was still at the bottom of the stairs.  I thought that she was just being lazy or was too sleepy to come upstairs, so I tried calling her and encouraging her to come upstairs.  Finally, I carried her upstairs and went to bed.  I didn't think any more about it.

Then Wednesday morning, I took her outside and she wouldn't do her "business".  This is never a problem, so that triggered a red flag for me.  I also noticed that she was trembling slightly and that was enough to call Mimi to the rescue.

I called Mama and she came to get Emma and take her back to Florence.  We have the BEST veterinarian in Muscle Shoals and I will always want Emma to go to her unless she is bleeding or has another problem that needs quick attention.

Well, Dr. Snipes diagnosed her with a pinched nerve in her back.  Probably due to her new (very bad) habit of jumping off my entirely too high bed.  She's not even a foot tall, so jumping off a three and a half plus foot bed is much too high for her.

She's got to take anti-inflammatory medicine for four days and cannot jump or climb stairs for a while.  She's got a follow-up appointment on Friday and hopefully she can come back to me on Sunday.  I can't imagine trying to keep her from jumping and I guess I will have to use her baby gate all the time to prevent her from climbing the stairs.

I guess I will just have to hold her all day.  I know that's what Mimi's doing right now.

Boy am I in trouble when I have human children!

One of my favorite Emma pictures...highlighting her jumping prowess!