Good grief. Queen Eva fell off the half wall that goes around the stairwell, down to the stairs below. I was standing right there, saw her land flat on her ribs on the stairs. Terrifying! She ran up the stairs and into the bedroom, thankfully on the bed instead of under it. I approached her and tried to feel her for anything broken and she growled at me. That's all I needed, I was reaching for the phone.
Thankfully my vet clinic was on cal until 8 pm. Thankfully it was 7:40 when I called. Not my vet, but she was very nice and capable all the same.
Queen Eva doesn't appear to have anything broken or severely bruised, no internal injury, no obvious pain reaction during the examination but she may be sore and have some inflammation tomorrow. She offered pain meds for tomorrow, "just in case" but I decided to wait, I hate for Queen Eva to be in pain, but I wouldn't give her anything when I am not going to be here to watch her anyway, and it's better, if she does have some inflammation, for her to keep still, I don't want her tearing around because she's stoned on pain meds.
If she seems severe I will call and get something.
Ironic isn't it that this happened when she is going to be there Wednesday morning and Friday too. Poor thing.
She walked right into the carrier when I put it on the bed, didn't even have to try to get her in it.
I even had the presence of mind to turn off all the burners on the stove, I was making my supper when it happened.
Here she is now, in her Warm Spot (bathroom next to the heater, which I have turned up high for her)