Puppy jumped out of cart at Target.

[Roy]

Hi everyone,

I made the mistake of keeping my eyes off of Nickie (3 months old) while she was in the cart. She jumped out of the cart and landed on all fours and her legs buckled and she hit her chin on the ground. She cried when this happened but she got up immediately. I been watching her for the past hour and she's acting perfectly normal and she runs just fine. I touched all four legs to see if there's any swelling or pain but she didn't cry.I'm a bit paranoid and I might take her in to the vet. Do you think this will cause any problems in the future? Should I bring her I regardless?

[F, Calla & Luca]

I would watch her for now and only bring her to the vet if you see a problem. If not I don't think any lasting harm was done.

[Rosemary (Ro) and Enzo]

Agreed!

[Roy]

Thank you for your reply. Definitely put my mind at ease when I read your comment yesterday.

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

I agree with F about watching and waiting. Tara did something similar at about the same age. We have a retaining wall that is a little over 3 feet high and one day she took a flying leap off of it and splattered into some gravel (Tara is a mini so she was tiny). It scared the life out of me and I was sure she was damaged but she was fine.  :) 

[Roy]

I too thought she would not be the same after! Glad your baby was fine after.

[Lori, Winnie, Bob and Indie]

It's scary when stuff like that happens, isn't it? Winnie jumped out of my arms on to the concrete when she was about that age and briefly passed out. I was so afraid that she would be brain damaged, but she is fine.

I agree with what the others have said- keep an eye on her.

I'm just impressed that your Target allows dogs! Is that a "usual" thing in your area?

[Roy]

Thank you for your reply. We've brought Nickie everywhere! Target, Lowes, Mall, Macy's, CVS and a bunch of other stores. Walgreens did ask if she was a service dog and I told them "yes", heh.

[SoSa]

LOL! :-)

[Linda, Charlie Brown and Beau]

I am glad you posted your experience - possibly someone else will learn from your mistake.  So scary.  I hope all ends well. 

[Roy]

Definitely. Next time, I'm going to tie Nickie to cart so she won't jump out.

[Deeann Roesser]

Ginger took a flying leap off the top of the sofa when she was about 3 months old and yelped really loud when she it the floor, but in a few minutes she was right back to playing.  It's so scary when something like this happens to your baby.  Just keep an eye on her for a while.

[Roy]

Nickie did the same thing. She was back to playing after a minute!