I was pulling my new B&W (Rufus) to feed him, and while carrying him to the feeding tub, something startled him and he leaped out of my arms and landed on the floor. He has done this many times before, but this time, he must have landed wrong. When I bent down to pick him up he was on his back, not moving. I thought he had broken his neck and was dead.
I picked him up and noticed he was breathing, so I set him gently in his feeding tub to see if he maybe just knocked himself out. He slowly came around and started moving around a little, but he's not moving his forelegs at all. He's just holding them at his sides and slithering around like a two legged snake.
If he could move his forelimbs, but not his back legs and tail, I would assume he had a broken back, but I can't think what this could be.
There is an emergency animal hospital about 90 minutes away, I can take him now, or I can take him to my normal vet in the morning. Should I take him to the animal hospital's emergency room, or should I wait and see?
I picked him up and noticed he was breathing, so I set him gently in his feeding tub to see if he maybe just knocked himself out. He slowly came around and started moving around a little, but he's not moving his forelegs at all. He's just holding them at his sides and slithering around like a two legged snake.
If he could move his forelimbs, but not his back legs and tail, I would assume he had a broken back, but I can't think what this could be.
There is an emergency animal hospital about 90 minutes away, I can take him now, or I can take him to my normal vet in the morning. Should I take him to the animal hospital's emergency room, or should I wait and see?
