Deb, you are a great boxer mom!!!
Tobee did the same thing when he was about Legend's age. I was in the house on the computer. Jake and Tobee were outside playing. I usually did not leave Tobee alone outside when he was a puppy, but for some reason that day I did. It is not like I could have done anything, but I would have felt much better had I been outside.
Anyway, I was on the computer and then all of a sudden I heard the most awfull howl and cry. It even scared the cats in the house. I ran outside to see Tobee lying on the ground by the deck. I picked him up and took him in. Ok, so the first thing I did was call Scott at work.
See, we have five cats, four at the time. There have been a few times, that they have caught thier claws on the carpet and limp for a few days. The first time it happened it was a Saterday and we rushed Diva to the vet. It cost us $65 just for them to say she'll be fine. So I called Scott first, to see what I should do.
So I am holding Tobee and talking to Scott. Scott said I should Tobee down and see what happens. Tobee screams in pain. Scott was like "Take him to vet RIGHT now!!!". Luckily for us, I was not working at the time, and it was a weekday.
I took Tobee to the vet. They exmained him. He hobbled around for them, even putting presure on the leg. He didn't even whimper. The vet thought I was crazy, I could tell. Then they went to hand him to me from the exmaining table and Tobee gave out a horrible howl again.
The vet still said he would be fine and to take him home. I think he might have gave me a pain pill, but I am not sure.
The next morning, Saterday, Tobee was still miserable. I took him in first thing. The vet took x-rays, and is definetly broken. They knocked him out and splint it. And I went home. Not the end of that. Before, Tobee could at least stand and hobble around. The vet put the splint on wrong and Tobee was even more uncomfortable. He could not stand and peed all over himself.
I called the vet, and made him come back in to work (they close at noon on Saterdays). He took the splint off and gave Tobee a shot for the pain. He said Tobee would heal fine without a splint, but would not recommend it. I told him not to bother with an other one.
Tobee is now fine. I no longer go to that vet. Partly to due to Tobee's leg and one of our kittens dying.
I was so worried, that since Tobee was still growing, he would permanently injure his leg. I can't even remember which leg it is now.
I know that was long, but I had to share. We think Tobee was trying to jump on the deck after Jake and fell.
Give Legend a big hug from us, Tobee and Jake. It did not take long for Tobee to feel better and start running around like crazy again.
((((Hugs)))))) ((((((Kisses)))))
It is just part of life, I guess, for our babies to get hurt. We can't control everything, no matter how hard we try.