Glacier
10-17-2007, 02:08 PM
Making his own thread, instead of leaving this with the sled dog pictures!
I was out with a friend on Saturday night, celebrating her birthday. Didn't get home until the wee hours of Sunday morning! When I got home, Founder had a couple puncture wounds, just little ones on his front leg. Not worth a 4am call to the vet! I have a stash of antibiotics so I started him on Cephalaxen and Metacam(which I also have a stash of!). Founder didn't seem overly distressed; none of the other dogs had even a speck of blood on them. Ozzy was in the yard that night and he can be a PITA! I figured Ozzy and Founder had a disagreement over a bone, settled it with their teeth and had moved on.
Monday night, I see Founder licking at spot on his side and discover a slightly larger puncture hidden in his fur. Still not terribly concerned. Been here, done this repeatedly! Didn't take him to the vet.
Come home from work last night, let Founder out of the isolation pen and discover that the spot on his side is infected. Big fluid sac underneath it. So I brought him to town with me this morning and dropped him off at the clinic, hoping for a simple solution. Founder was remarkably cooperative with the whole process. He is not a fan of truck rides and hates going out the front gate. This morning, he dragged me to the truck and jumped right in. The dog is smarter than me! He knew he needed to see the vet!
Vet just called--Rick, cuz it's always Rick when I screw up or have an emergency. He must think I'm an idiot somedays! Yup, wound on his side is infected, probably needs a drain. But that's not the major problem. Founder has a four inch long tear under his back leg! Rick said he checked back there because he saw Founder licking the area! How in the *&^@^%@ did I miss that!? That would have warranted a 4am call! He hasn't limped, hasn't favored his leg, there was no bloody fur, he's been eating, wooing, running and acting like Founder always does! Still, how did I miss a huge tear!!!???
Crap!!!
So Founder is headed into surgery asap to get sewn back together!
I was out with a friend on Saturday night, celebrating her birthday. Didn't get home until the wee hours of Sunday morning! When I got home, Founder had a couple puncture wounds, just little ones on his front leg. Not worth a 4am call to the vet! I have a stash of antibiotics so I started him on Cephalaxen and Metacam(which I also have a stash of!). Founder didn't seem overly distressed; none of the other dogs had even a speck of blood on them. Ozzy was in the yard that night and he can be a PITA! I figured Ozzy and Founder had a disagreement over a bone, settled it with their teeth and had moved on.
Monday night, I see Founder licking at spot on his side and discover a slightly larger puncture hidden in his fur. Still not terribly concerned. Been here, done this repeatedly! Didn't take him to the vet.
Come home from work last night, let Founder out of the isolation pen and discover that the spot on his side is infected. Big fluid sac underneath it. So I brought him to town with me this morning and dropped him off at the clinic, hoping for a simple solution. Founder was remarkably cooperative with the whole process. He is not a fan of truck rides and hates going out the front gate. This morning, he dragged me to the truck and jumped right in. The dog is smarter than me! He knew he needed to see the vet!
Vet just called--Rick, cuz it's always Rick when I screw up or have an emergency. He must think I'm an idiot somedays! Yup, wound on his side is infected, probably needs a drain. But that's not the major problem. Founder has a four inch long tear under his back leg! Rick said he checked back there because he saw Founder licking the area! How in the *&^@^%@ did I miss that!? That would have warranted a 4am call! He hasn't limped, hasn't favored his leg, there was no bloody fur, he's been eating, wooing, running and acting like Founder always does! Still, how did I miss a huge tear!!!???
Crap!!!
So Founder is headed into surgery asap to get sewn back together!