Our dog got hit by a car :(

Our precious Ruby dog has been hit by a car.

We were working in the backyard and DD was playing with her on a lead. Ruby tripped DD over, DD dropped her head so Ruby ran straight out the open gate onto the road where she was hit by a car :(

She is at the vet and has fractured her hip - we are waiting to see vet about what our options are. We are hoping & praying that she is going to be ok other than her hip.

My question is: Does the driver of the car have any responsibilites regarding her vet bills or is it all us?

Hope our gorgeous doggie is ok. She's only just turned 1 :(

I hope she's not too badly injured and she recovers quickly.

No, the driver is not responsible. She was on the road where she shouldn't have been. Dogs have to be under their owners control at all times, so the responsibility is yours. I hope that doesn't come across as harsh. I know how hard it can be to keep control of a dog at all times.

Not harsh at all L and B. Thanks for your thoughts for Ruby.

I thought so but DH didn't agree with me. Right again for me :) One day he will learn I'm always right :D

That is terrible. I really hope she is okay and that something can be done for her.

Yep, like L&B said. It is all up to you, you may even have to pay for any damages to the person car if they choose to go that way.

Men huh? Ask him if he was driving down the road and a dog ran out would he be paying the bill?
Poor puppy hope she is ok, our dog would do the exact same thing, sense freedom and run full pelt any which way!!!!

Thanks everyone.

Hope this might scare her enough and she wont do it again. She is an absolute terror at bolting any single chance she gets.

:hug: Hun, hope she's ok.

I was told by the council that if my dog caused an accident or damage to someone's car we can be liable for repairing their car and be fined by the council :(

Oh no :hug: I hope she makes a full recovery. Can you ask for a payment plan at the vet? Most vets will do it for clients. The driver must feel so bad :(

oh my :( so sorry hun. i hope she recovers.. huge :hug:'s

Oh no how awful. I hope she is going to be ok hun :hug:

Aww Ruby... Hope she pulls through hun!

Poor Ruby. I hope she's ok and its "just" her hip. I hope the kids were ok too - must have been horrible for them to see (you too!). Do you have pet insurance lovely?

I hope ruby will be ok and recovers quickly xo

Oh dear hope Ruby is okay and gets better soon. Our little terror did the same thing when he was less than a year old when he escaped off the lead while on a walk. All it thought him however was that he didn't like that section of the road for a while not that bolting off and running in front of cars was a silly think to do. :rolleyes:

Oh no that's horrible. Hope Ruby dog recovers ok :(

Any news hon?

:hug: I hope Ruby is okay :hug:

I hope Ruby is ok poor puppy xoxo

:hug: I hope she is ok and makes a speedy recovery! xx

Poor Ruby has fractured her pelvis in three different places so is on strict bedrest for 4 weeks and anti inflammatories. Hopefully this will work.

=( hope she gets better soon.

That's awful news hope ruby has a full recovery and feels better and is running around again soon

Poor Ruby, what a shock for you all :hug: I hope the 4 weeks goes fast and she makes a full recovery.

Hope all goes well with the bed rest and she's much better soon :hug:

Dogs & bedrest just don't happen. Driving me crazy trying to keep her still. Poor little girl just wants to play.

Thank you all for your best wishes.

Can you crate her while she's meant to rest? Your vet may have one to loan?

Or a playpen? You may already be trying these - sorry if you are!

We have had her locked in the laundry using a gate to keep her in there but she is walking around in there cheeky one. DH is bringing home a pen so hopefully that will help keep her a bit restricted.

If I had a broken pelvis I don't think I'd be moving that much - tough little doggie.

Good luck with the play pen, hope it works! I can't imagine how hard it would be to keep a dog on bed rest lol! She sounds like a tough little cookie xo

Sorry to read about Ruby - sorry for the belated reply (I was away all weekend).
Hopefully you will be able to keep her quiet in the pen. I highly recommend a crate if you can't keep her from moving around in the pen though.

How is ruby doing? Hope she has been resting up like a good puppy xo

She is a lot better and is actually touch weight bearing so the anti inflammatories must be doing their job. We are having the worse time trying to keep her still - driving me crazy!!

I just wish I could explain it to her, LOL!!! She is much happier in herself too. We are ever starting to get tail wags again.

That's so good to hear. If only they would understand to lay still :-)