Is it normal that my instant reaction to my puppy being hurt was...

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We've had a lovely little puppy for a couple of weeks now and she loves me to bits, so much so that she follows me everywhere which has ended up with me tripping over her about ten times so far, but this time I trod on her foot, twice, as when I stood on it I moved my weight off it as fast as I could but she moved the same foot straight under my other foot, and she really howled out, yelping for a good ten seconds, holding her foot up, and I thought I had broken her leg, I was sick with worry, but all I could think about is that I would have to put her out of her misery, I love the dog and she is fine now, but I worried myself a bit with that thought. The thing is, my wife and I have been worrying about money today, I'm waiting for my paycheck which clears tomorrow or the day after, but until that finally goes through I can't pay the pet insurance, I've no one to borrow any cash from and I don't really know how vets work and are there any open at this time of night. All I want to know is, has anyone else had that same thought? I think maybe my brain was preparing me for mental anguish by detaching me from the personal and emotional connection with the pup and preparing me for the worst. I don't know.

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  • Short4Words
    11 years ago

    I'm not sure. But there are animal hospitals open at night I believe, just google and yellow pages for one in the area. A sore paw is nothing to worry about but you're better off giving the dog to someone who can take care of it if money is still tight. Killing it should be the absolute last option. I really hope that all is well though and you can keep her. God bless.

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  • ProseAthlete
    11 years ago

    I don't think you truly want to harm the puppy or anything; you're just really concerned about money, and that concern found a weird outlet when you thought about that. To me, it seemed more like a panicked thought about the absolute worst scenario than anything else.

    I don't know that I'd call it normal, exactly, but I'd say it's a sign that your money worries are weighing heavily on you. I hope things straighten out for you soon.

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  • Moonbow
    11 years ago

    Train the damn dog not to follow you or get under people's feet or get rid of her! Otherwise, she's going to end up with something worse than a sore paw. I absolutely despise people who refuse to train their fucking dogs! And why would you want to waste money on fucking pet insurance? If you're living from payday to payday, you don't need a damn dog, let alone pet insurance!

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  • redoctober
    11 years ago

    I think you need some fucking mental help you sappy wimp. The foot isn't broken now shut up and stop crying.

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