The Used Dog's Misadventure

[slowp]

I'll just post it here. The Used Dog almost checked out yesterday. I was throwing a ball for him, as usual and he was loping around with his nose to the ground trying to find it. He came loping up to me, and his nose was covered in blood, blood was streaming out of a cut somewhere on his muzzle. I tried to slow it down by pressure, but couldn't get him to hold still and I just seemed to be making it worse. I came in and called the vet, and said I'd be bringing him in. Meanwhile, some clotting had occurred and the bleeding had slowed to a quick drip.

It takes about an hour to get there. I was driving as fast as I could without getting a ticket, and every once in a while telling him Enough! when he would start trying to lick and clean himself. We made it without the cut opening up again.

I took him in, the vet looked at him and said he'd be staying over night. I left him.

Today, I picked him up. My stomach got that bad feeling again as the vet told me he was worse than she thought. When she got him into surgery, they found he'd nicked an artery and had lost 30% of his blood. She patched him up, and he has had no problems. He's home now and supposed to take it easy for a few days. He's doing his extremely high pitched whine so he's in a bit of pain.

He was so happy to see me that he walked across a slippery floor to come.
Looks like he'll make it. Here's a picture of "Old Scarnose."

 

[Metals406]

Sorry to hear this Patty. . . I know the Used Dog is like your kid.

That's one big cut!! Did you find what cut him and remove it? Old piece of steel in the ground??

 

[Rookie1]

Wow! I looked at the pic first and thought that black cat is pretty mean to do that. Any idea how it happened? Anyway good to see it turned out well.

 

[LarryTheCableGuy]

Ouch! I'm really glad to hear that he's going to be okay!

Hooray Used Dog!!

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[slowp]

Yesterday, before it rained, I was able to follow the blood back. I think he hit his nose on a steel band that is sticking up out of the ground. There's a lot of junk that came with this place. I couldn't find any blood past that spot.

 

[Jacob J.]

That's one ugly cut for sure, almost like a rabid raccoon got him.

 

[Metals406]

Yesterday, before it rained, I was able to follow the blood back. I think he hit his nose on a steel band that is sticking up out of the ground. There's a lot of junk that came with this place. I couldn't find any blood past that spot.

If you can't pull it, dig around it to about 8" down, and use nippers to cut it off there, and cover it back up, so Grapple or the Used dog don't find it again. . . Or you could find it while doing yard work and get a nasty gash.

Steel banding is carbon steel, and very sharp, like a knife. . .

 

[ryan_marine]

Glad to hear that Used Dog is going to be ok. I have 3 labs. I hate to see them hurting. My male had no common sense. But he has learned to leave tractors and traffic alone.

Ray

 

[Billy_Bob]

Poor thing! We sure do get attached to these little monsters.

Be sure to shower him with lots of attention and treats while he is convalescing.

 

[056kid]

Glad he is on the rebound. My dog just had her rear leg operated on a few days ago. those bullys have so much muscle and often not enough bone & tendon so they end up trashing their hind ends. so 4400 bucks later, she has bionic rear legs like the now old lab chow mix that we have. Give the used dog some rimadyl, it should ease his pain.

 

[forestryworks]

Used dogs are good.

Glad he is doing well!

 

[slowp]

He came home with horse sized antibiotic pills and rimadyl. I've never given him pills before. I'll start out with the cheese method and peanut butter method. I'm hoping he'll gulp them down in a feeding frenzy.

Peanut butter and rimadyll worked for my old dog.

 

[Greystoke]

He came home with horse sized antibiotic pills and rimadyl. I've never given him pills before. I'll start out with the cheese method and peanut butter method. I'm hoping he'll gulp them down in a feeding frenzy.

Peanut butter and rimadyll worked for my old dog.

Sorry to hear about the used dog Patty

"Tough times never last, but tough old, used dogs do"!

 

[wvlogger]

sorry to hear. used dogs are always tuff

 

[hammerlogging]

Glad he is on the rebound. My dog just had her rear leg operated on a few days ago. those bullys have so much muscle and often not enough bone & tendon so they end up trashing their hind ends. so 4400 bucks later, she has bionic rear legs like the now old lab chow mix that we have. Give the used dog some rimadyl, it should ease his pain.

Damn dude thats tough

SlowP, I'm glad you got it taken care of.

 

[songofthewood]

Ouch! I'm really glad to hear that he's going to be okay!

 

[roalco]

Glad he's got a person that cares!!
My old girl's on a lotta pills, and at first we did the grated cheese thing. It worked but all that regular cheese was messing her up, the vet said get some no-fat (95% removed, silver container) philadelphia cream cheese and just scoop some into a teaspoon then stick the pills in... Well... Dog is no longer overloading on fat, and she loves taking her pills, they don't even have to be buried! Apparently dogs are the only ones that find that no-fat stuff irresitible!
Our best wishes to you and used dog!
Ross

 

[056kid]

Im not sure, but I think they actually make doggie treats specailly designed for stuffing pills in, maybe im trippin though.

 

[Ted J]

He came home with horse sized antibiotic pills and rimadyl. I've never given him pills before. I'll start out with the cheese method and peanut butter method. I'm hoping he'll gulp them down in a feeding frenzy.

Peanut butter and rimadyll worked for my old dog.

Just an FYI, there seems to be mixed reactions on the use of Rimadyl and the side affects. I have no experience with using it in our Labs and only mention it as an FYI and to do your own research on it.

Glad to hear the dog is healing and doing good.



Ted

 

[slowp]

Rimadyl can do bad things to the liver. My Golden had to have a blood test to reup her prescription. But it sure made a difference.

The Used Dog is only on it temporarily. I got one horsepill down with peanut butter and had to finger poke it back into his throat. I wrapped the other two in no fat cheese and got them stuffed down easier than the peanut butter. I still have all my fingers. We have worked in the past on not snapping food out of fingers and it pays off.

The Used Cat has enjoyed being dogless.

Gypsy looks like a baby?