Landon's Injury

There I was in the backyard with Landon playing fetch. He was enjoying himself. He loves chasing a ball. All of a sudden out of nowhere as he was running he screamed out, immediately stopping in his tracks. He started looking himself over right away. I was of course alarmed and rushed over to him. He couldn't walk on his back right leg. He was scared and whining a lot. I scooped him up and carried him inside. I set down on the couch and tried to look him over. He wouldn't let me near his leg. I worried he just broke it. I knew somehow I needed to determine if it was possibly broken. After a few minutes based on my observation I was sure it wasn't broken but I was still baffled as to what was wrong? However, nothing made sense except that he got bit by something. I continued to hold him as I tried multiple times to get a better look at his leg. He was no longer whining continuously. The fear in his face was starting to leave too. He was now whining only when I spent too much time trying to look close at his hurt leg.

I finally got a really good look at Landon's leg, thru all the fur he has. His fur is the likely the biggest difference between him and the pugs. I was able to determine he did get bit by something. Whatever it was he at least wasn't showing signs of being allergic to it. There was some redness and very slight puffiness at the site of the bite but otherwise I didn't notice anything that led me to believe he was in danger of having an allergic reaction. Been there, done that with Cody. He got stung by a bee once and had a reaction. It took quite awhile before Landon trusted his leg again to help him walk. I would say all of an hour maybe even a little more time had passed before he pretty much forgot to favor it and was back to walking fully normal.

These furbabies are our kids, when they cry out in pain it's something I don't take lightly. I'm right there and desperate to bring them comfort. Just as I would be if they were human kids. With this little guy I'm having to remember back to the "young" dog days. Most, not all, but most dogs as they age don't get as flustered as a young dog does with certain things. That was likely Landon's first ant bite, that's my assumption. We've been battling an ant problem lately. He's a youngin', so he freaked out a little! I'm sure it's very confusing as they don't understand it's just an ant bite, you aren't going to lose your leg. All they feel is that intense stingy at the time of the bite and they freak. Let me add, the ants in Texas are insane. The ants are bigger, badder, and bite so much harder...it's like you've been stung by a bee or a wasp, same type of pain. 

Anyway he's good. Just have to keep him from itching it so it can heal. That's the real chore!