Not to mention that we spent 3 hours in the ER last night.
We were in the middle of cooking dinner, and Seth started playing to close to Sadie while she was eating. I have no idea, but it is very likely that Seth agitated her somehow. Sadie nipped at Seth.
All I heard was Sadie's growl, and then Seth crying. Nate and I dash over to them, and Seth is already clutching his lip, and bleeding everywhere.
I flipped out. I was screaming "Nooo!" and "I can't handle this right now..." I seriously think I was on the verge of a panic attack. While Nate punished Sadie and threw her in the basment, I cleaned him up real quick and screamed we had to go to the Hospital.
He had what looked a like a deep gouge under his nose, and a scrape on his lip.
All I can think about is disfiguring scars, and cancelling his photo shoot (crazy, huh?)
We get to the Hospital, wait in the waiting room for an hour, and then are led back to a patient room, where we wait another 45 minutes. (Why is it always faster on the TV shows like ER or Grey's Anatomy?)
There was another boy there, maybe a year older than Seth, and he was attacked by a cat, his face was all messed up too. He got seen first.
Then they came and looked at Seth, they flushed his wounds out with saline. Turns out, the gouge under his nose was just a scratch, and the scrape on his lip was the concern.
They started talking about how with dog bites, there is a 40% chance (as opposed to a cat's 80%) of infection, so they don't usually suture dog-inflicted wounds closed. BUT since the bite penetrated the lip, it was wide open, there was some concern for some scarring. It was completely up to Nate and I, wether or not we wanted the sutures.
We decided to go ahead, if there is any sign of infection, to immediately get back for them to remove the sutures.
Oh man, watching my baby get stitches was horrible. They bundled Seth real tight like a burrito, Nate held his legs, and a nurse held his head. They shot some novicaine into his lip (and made him cry), and then the Dr stitched up the 2 stitches, and closed the wound. It took her a while to get the first one, b/c she really wanted to match up the lip well (the gouge went beyond the border, into the white part of his mouth, and she was matching pink to pink, so that the lip wouldn't heal funny).
They gave us a prescrip for an antibiotic, and we were discharged.
When it rains, it thunderstorms.
And can you believe, that in the 3 pharmacies we ran too, the ONLY one that takes our insurance, doesn't stock the antibiotic prescribed?!?!?!?
I have had a terrible past 40 hours.
As for Sadie..... regardless of what we do with her, we are to keep her for the next 10 days. It is protocol to watch for sign of rabies, but I am 100% sure that she does NOT have rabies.
Right now, I am leaning towards keeping her. She is now banished to the basment and outside, and her food and water dishes hae been moved to the basement. We just don't live in the best neighborhood, and with Nate gone 3 or 4 days at a time, I don't feel safe without her.
But she is not allowed up in the house anymore.
Now I have to watch Seth close and make sure he doesn't pick at stitches, put warm compresses on his lip, and neosporin.
I am very tired, and very sad.
Sorry for the book, kudos to you for making it this far.....
36 comments:
:( Poor baby... and poor YOU! ((hugs))... keep your head up... things will turn around for the better soon... :)
Awwww...oh my. That poor little guy. He looks like he's being quite the trooper though. Even smiling a little in the pics! Now....THAT'S a photographer's son! LOL...
I know you've had a horrible week so far. Just keep remembering that you are a strong, strong woman with a beautiful family. This will pass, as all bad things do. Keep your faith, girl and I'll keep praying for you too!! {{HUGS}}
OMGosh Andrea! Seth looks so big here- totally like a little boy rather than a little baby boy! Poor thing - hope he gets better soon. Darn that dog- did someone bite it back?!
awwww...honey. i'm so sorry.
been there on the stitches thing - horrible experience. and our shepherd recently bit our daughter. sigh.
prayers your way. lauren
Ohhhh your poor baby! And you too! My boy had to get stitches in his lip last spring and I swear it was much worse on me than it was him. You probably won't have to watch Seth too closely, it only took my George one feel to realize that it was better to leave the stitches alone.
I really hope your week improves, try to get some sleep and let your body, brain, and heart rest!
I'm so sorry you are going through so much right now. Keep your chin up and take care of that cutie.
Look at how the devil works...you asked for a bump free day for Seth for his shoot and then this happens :( So sad.
Keeping you in my prayers.
Oh, poor sweet little guy! He has such the cutest little mouth, and he's so young it probably wont leave much of a mark.
Besides, think rugged & Joaquin Phoenix.
I'm sure things will get better soon. ((hugs))
Sara
Aww poor little guy, it looks like it will heal nicely and I hope it does soon for you. We've had to watch one of are dogs closely since our daughter likes to play so close to him. We've yet to have him actualy get her but we've had the snapping at her. I too don't want to get rid of my dogs for safety reasons! I hope things start looking up for you soon!
oh no...you'll be ok. it is just so hard to handle and so scary when something like that happens to your babies. my second son fell off the couch (while I was making dinner) when he was 14 months old and i picked him up, put him on my shoulder to soothe him. Then once he stopped crying, pulled him back to see the "bump" on his head and he was covered in blood and so was I. I totally freaked out. We went to the ER and had to get 4 staples in his head. Hardest day of my life - happened 1 year ago and I still kick myself. They are so resilient and bounce back. He will be fine and still look perfect. It is so much harder on the mom than it is on the child!!
I'm so sorry for what happened. How frightening and stressful. I hope your son gets better soon. I hope you can find a way to still give your dog a good, happy life with you. Although it's not okay to bite anyone, dogs are animals and it sounds like she was just acting instinctively, protecting her food. Sounds also like she gave a warning first, the growl. Which shows that she is not an aggressive dog, just a dog. She expected your son to understand the growl and back away. Children don't understand these messages. That's why children should never be left alone with dogs. I know that's much easier said than done. I hope if you keep her she will still be able to spend some supervised time upstairs with you all. It would be a lonely life for her banished from the family. Dogs are social creatures. Though it's probably a better alternative than anything else, since it's hard to find a new home for a dog that has bitten, no matter the circumstances. I hope you can get some peace with all this and that your son is not afraid of the dog now, just cautious. That's a great idea to keep her food downstairs. Good luck with your decision and thanks for listening.
Ah Andrea, I can't believe th time you are having lately! I hope that Seth heals quickly, my neice had 8 stitches under her eye and crossing over her nose. Childrens';s skin in so young and regenerates so well. You can only see the scar with her if you know it is there and look for it. My sis had nightmares about a huge disfiguring scar, but it healed up VERY well. I'm sure seth's will do the same.
ANd i hope you can figure out the dog thing.
HUGS!
Poor Seth (and you). Hope you're all feeling better soon! My daughter was bit on her lip in August by my parents' dog. Same thing...lots of blood and a quick trip to the ER. Fortunately, she didn't need stitches, but I can relate to your story so much.
As for the scar, same daughter also fell on her chin and split it open twice! Once when she was 3 and then again at 4. Small children's skin is so incredible and heals so much better than ours. You can just barely see the scars (6 stitches each) and honestly, you have to be looking to notice so try not to worry too much about Seth's scar. It will fade very quickly.
Sending you wishes for quiet, BORING days ahead. :)
Hang in there. Parents, but especially mothers, have to bear much on their shoulders at times. You will get thru this and it too, will pass.
My brother unfortunately had a similar situation when he was young. He was actually referred to a plastic surgeon. I'm happy to report he is a very handsome man now, without any signs of a scar = )
Wow, you have had a rough week so far. You know, despite the tears and screams, he looks like he is happy now, and that is the most important part. With him being so young, I don't believe the scarring will be that bad. Chin up, sweetie! Once things go from bad to worse, the only place left to go is good again.
Oh I just wanted to say HUGS!! I don't comment often but read all the time, and this just pulled at my heart. I hope all heals well, and he's just to cute!! And it is so hard to decide what to do about a pet after something like that!
Poor baby and poor you. I'm sure your Sadie didn't mean to hurt Seth, dogs are funny when it comes to their food. I am so sorry that you have to go through so much Andrea. Right now you are in the valley, but soon you will be on the mountain top. Look at it this way, the trials we go through can do one of two things. They can either make us weak and give up, or make us stronger and our faith stronger. Keep God at the forefront and you will reach that mountain top sooner than you think.
Oh, Andrea, my thoughts and prayers are with you. You have had a lot going on. Seth is as cute as ever.
Aww poor little man! He certainly looks like he's back to his happy little self!
It's so hard to watch your baby be in pain! I feel for you and wish I could give you a big hug!
I'm so sorry to hear about your little one! That can be so frightening. When my daughter was 13 months old she got in the middle of a fight between our two dogs and was bit in the face. It got her cheek, below her chin and inside her mouth. After stitches and time, she recovered nicely.
I know the first instinct is to get rid of the dog, put the dog down or whatever, but don't let anyone feel bad if you decide to keep her. We had people tell us we were crazy for deciding to keep our dogs. We actually decided to get rid of one and then 5 months later we brought her back home after finding out we had been lied to by the person who took her and that she had been abandoned in the country.
Anyway, I'll pray for a quick recovery!
I am so sorry for all of these problems you are having Andrea! It is so hard for me to imagine my own nephew as he is Seth's age looking so grown up and handsome. It has been some time since I have seen him!
Everyone who knows me knows I am a "dog" person but I can totally understand your concerns. Especially since the bites are in the face area. Please understand it is instinctive in Sadie's part. She feels as part of the pack and Seth is just one of the other pups. Perhaps she was disciplining him. However her choice was a bad one and disciplinging her was correct, she needed to be put in her place. Keeping her away from the rest of the pack though will cause jealousy and resentment towards Seth and possibly hurt any good relationship they did have. I would recommend supervised playtime but not to get rid of her or isolation. Moving the food dish was an excellent idea.
Hope your days get A LOT better. HUGS!
Oh Andrea, you have really been through it! I would have definitely had a full blown panic attack by now if I were you. Poor Seth, I hope he heals quickly, and I really hope things get better for you soon!!
So sorry to hear about Seth's experience. Hope he is doing fine and recovering. Glad that he is still smiling though. Hoping for better times and sun through the rain.
Poor Seth! That sounds so painful! And poor mommy! I hope some sunshine comes your way soon!
Aww Andrea! You are having such a rough week. I hope Seth is back to his normal self very soon, I think they bounce back faster than their parents do. I'm sending lots of {hugs} today. This brings back traumatic memories of my son falling and cutting his forehead open. I still have the vivid picture in my head of blood covering his face. Today, the scar is so tiny I have to get within 6" of his head to see it. Take care!!
Poor baby! Poor you! I am sorry. I know how you feel. It has been a couple of rough months at my house but lots of prayers later, things are looking up. What a cutie pie Seth is, stiches and all. Hang in there.
I will keep you in my prayers.
awww! what a little trooper! poor baby :( hope that it heals fast.
Awwwww, poor little guy! I know just how scary it is to watch a little one get stitches. Its no fun at all. :(
OHHH, ANDREA!!! Oh, honey, I literally got tears reading your blog. You really have had the lousiest last few days. And, bless his heart, smiling in those pics.
(((HUGS!)))
Andrea,
We are a group of brazilian digi scrappers, and we just started a new blog about digiscrap http://www.scrap-4friends.blogspot.com/ the idea of the blog is to show interpretations of the four of us about each theme.
This week we wanted to show what a scraplift is and we felt completely in love with this LO http://www.digishoptalk.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=21021&cat=500&ppuser=42 and wanted your permission to post our lifts from it on our blog together with the image of your LO.
Would you let us publish?
thanks for your attention!
Paola
My poor sweet friend, And his mommy!!! I wish I could give you real hugs rather than just virtual ones!! I hope the wedding picture taking went well. I'd love to see them if you get a chance to post one or two.
Andrea, I understand you r passing through a difficult time and I hope our lifts bring you some scrapping joy! we will post the lifts Tonight so if you feel like drop by to take a look!
Thank You fromm al l aou group
Paola / Line / Marô / Dúnia
poor all of you! You're definitely going through a tough time! I'm happy he's smiling on the last photo, though, he seems so brave! Glad it was not too serious! Take care and try to get some rest!
Oh gosh poor little Seth. Looks and sounds so sore. And so traumatic for you all :(
oh... my... he is soooo sweet ... I am so sorry you all had to go through that.. I know how hard it is.. hang in there. (((HUGS)))
Joy
OH Andrea...I am sooo sorry you about your son....please take care....
Andrea poor little Seth. I bet he was scared getting the stiches. I am sure it will heal up fine and you won't even notice that he was bit. I hope that things turn around for you soon. I know you are having a rough time right now, and you know I am always there to chat with if you need!
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