Our dog, Ginger, was hit by a car last night. We had a big St. Patrick's Day shindig at our Bed & Breakfast with over 100 guests in attendance and Ginger got out after everybody left for home.
After a while she wandered off in her typical fashion, but then she came back some time later limping and with blood on her here and there. She lay down on the floor and didn't want to get up, making awful moaning noises. I thought she had been in a fight with some weird animal like a raccoon.
After a while two women drove up and said they had seen her get hit by a car! The police were there and everything, but then she got away (typical Ginger!) and found her way back to her daddy 'cause she knew I'd take care of her.
A friend of our, Joey Luiz from Shannon Ridge Winery, was here and knew a thing or two about animals. He suggesting covering her to keep her warm and then calling the vet. We did both.
The vet gave her a thorough going over, proclaiming that nothing had been broken but that she probably had some injured ligaments. She gave her some doggie tranquilizer and sent her back home with us.
Today she's doing better. She even limped her way outside to lie in the sun of a beautiful day. Give her a week, she'll be back trying to open the doors to escape and chase squirrels and ducks once again, many of them across the same road she probably was hit on.
Kinda scary when your pooch gets hit by a car. Good thing I didn't have to see it and I'm glad she's going to be okay.