sdarone
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We have these steps that go up to our bed so Charlie uses it all the time, but lately he's decided that he doesn't want to go down the steps, it's much more fun to jump off the bed and run around.
Friday night he jumped off and of course I was yelling at him to stop jumping. I was ahead of him and went downstairs. But after a few minutes I noticed he didn't come downstairs so I went up to look for him. He was sitting on the first landing just waiting. So naturally I went to him and was petting him and as I bent down to pick him up he yelped! OMG! I was so scared. I started to feel his back, his legs, paws, everything and he didn't cry while I was doing this. He just sat there, but the minute I tried to pick him up again he would cry.
So I rushed him to the vet and they took x-rays. He has a pinched nerve in his back. The vet said it was from him jumping off the bed. The vet gave him a shot and now he's much better. Thank God!!
So we bring him back home and now for the next couple of weeks the vet wants us to carry him on to the bed or off the bed and he's not allowed to climb the stairs either so now we are carrying him up the stairs too. The vet wants him to take it easy for a couple of weeks until his back heals.
Charlie has now figured out that if he waits at the bottom of the stairs that either my husband or I will pick him up and take him upstairs. He's such a ham! He is too much! LOL!!
But seriously, anyone have any suggestions on how to stop him from jumping from the bed? Right now, I am watching him like a hawk and won't let him strain himself. He loves sleeping with us so putting him in his crate at night next to us isn't going to work. Unless we deal with crying for a few night? Any suggestions?
Friday night he jumped off and of course I was yelling at him to stop jumping. I was ahead of him and went downstairs. But after a few minutes I noticed he didn't come downstairs so I went up to look for him. He was sitting on the first landing just waiting. So naturally I went to him and was petting him and as I bent down to pick him up he yelped! OMG! I was so scared. I started to feel his back, his legs, paws, everything and he didn't cry while I was doing this. He just sat there, but the minute I tried to pick him up again he would cry.
So I rushed him to the vet and they took x-rays. He has a pinched nerve in his back. The vet said it was from him jumping off the bed. The vet gave him a shot and now he's much better. Thank God!!
So we bring him back home and now for the next couple of weeks the vet wants us to carry him on to the bed or off the bed and he's not allowed to climb the stairs either so now we are carrying him up the stairs too. The vet wants him to take it easy for a couple of weeks until his back heals.
Charlie has now figured out that if he waits at the bottom of the stairs that either my husband or I will pick him up and take him upstairs. He's such a ham! He is too much! LOL!!
But seriously, anyone have any suggestions on how to stop him from jumping from the bed? Right now, I am watching him like a hawk and won't let him strain himself. He loves sleeping with us so putting him in his crate at night next to us isn't going to work. Unless we deal with crying for a few night? Any suggestions?