K9Karen 07apr update

Hi everyone. It's me talking but John typing.

Got home from the hospital around 2 PM. Had a terrible day on Thursday. Ran a fever, low blood pressure, and an unbelievable migraine due to oodles of morphine.

My fingers are discolored and really swollen, and I have to keep moving them all the time. I'll need another operation, to remove the pins that are holding the bones in place -- and they don't know what may additionally be needed.

Animal Control is coming over tomorrow at 11 AM to take pictures of the back fence. I just went outside and noticed the neighbor is repairing the spot where the dogs crawled under.

Don't know what happened to the two dogs that attacked me, but the third is still next door.

At the outset, when I first saw the two dogs had gotten through the fence and were barrelling towards us, I headed for the puppy and had to grab it from one of the attackers' jaws. Then,
I put the puppy under my coat and fell over it to the ground. At that point, I must have allowed my left arm to be exposed because one of the dogs grabbed my wrist. I knew I needed not to pull hard on it or I'd lose the hand at that point.

I have to say something kind about my brother Rich, here. He had just arrived home from the bank and something made him look out the kitchen window into the back yard. He saw me on the ground with the several dogs, and heard me screeching at the top of my lungs, and roared out to save his little sister from the monsters. He got the dog, that was holding my wrist, in a head-lock and began punching it in the face. When it let go, he took the puppy I was holding and literally tossed it over the side fence to the gardener that had been working at the side neighbor's yard. The gardener put the puppy into his truck cab and called 911. Richard, I'm sure, saved my life that day. I was thinking only of the puppy, and never entertained the thought I might be attacked myself.

I'll be reading PetTalk, but may not be responding as frequently as usual, having to do this by (edited) dictation.

Thank you, everybody, for your prayers, messages and phone calls. It means a lot to me and you know I love you guys very much.

BTW Miss Klo is AOK, thank goodness, and hasn't left my side since I walked back inside the house. The puppy got a single tooth-wound on the butt, that John treated with peroxide and aloe vera, and was picked up yesterday by his owner's brother and taken to the vet for a check.

love, Karen

Aww, Karen! That's so awful. I'm glad you and the puppy are okay. *HUGS* and prayers to you, and major get well wishes!!!
Love,
Briana & The Pets--Roxy, Lily, Skye, Rufus, and Sebastian

It was so good to talk to you. You sounded in good spirits despite all that's happened. I am so thankful for your brother! And I'm glad Miss Klo is being a good nurse to you. Duke says to give her a kiss from him :p

" Animal Control is coming over tomorrow at 11 AM to take pictures of the back fence. I just went outside and noticed the neighbor is repairing the spot where the dogs crawled under.

Don't know what happened to the two dogs that attacked me, but the third is still next door."


The guy didn't offer an apology or anything? :mad: Don't want to
ingect a negative vibe here, but Geeeze. Please just take it easy and
get well soon. (((HUGS)))

i didnt posted on the other thread that mentioned your incident, but you´ve been in my thoughts all the way, you are so brave and i´m glad it didnt got worse, i send you the best get well soon wishes and rapid recovery........thanks your brother from us for being there at that precise time.....thanks to John for giving us a dictated update ;) and Hugs your way i really hope you just get better in no time............

Lucky puppy to have you around, you are a very valueble person for doing that you know

OMG, I missed all this. What a horrible thing to happen to you Karen. Thank goodness you are okay!!!! Lots of prayers and healing thoughts coming your way.

Karen,
You are a very caring and loving person to save that puppy. You put it before yourself. How heroic of you. I am so sorry about your hand and I hope you feel better as soon as possible. I hope the next surgery goes well. Good luck and PLEASE feel better.
From,
Alyssa

Oh, gosh, that is just awful. Poor you, poor puppy, poor everyone. :( Thank goodness for YOUR quick actions saving the puppy, and your BROTHER'S for saving you.

Speedy recovery.

Karen, I'm so sorry this happened to you. :( Thank goodness for your brother Rich being there to help you. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. {hugs}

Karen,

I'm glad you're home and resting. Please take care of yourself. I hope someone got pictures of the fence before the jerk repaired it. Relieved to hear that the puppy is okay too. You are to be commended for your bravery in saving that little puppy. You rock!!

Oh my gosh :(

I'm thinking of you and hoping for a quick recovery!

I think that we can all agree here at Pet Talk, that you are our hero Karen!! What a brave lady you are to have acted so quickly and taken such a terrible fall for that poor defenseless little puppy. Thank God for your brother being there and saving you. This is quite a story. It brought me to tears reading it. How scary for you and the little baby. Please recover quickly and get some much needed R and R. Thanks to you for updating us and thanks to your typist as well for doing such a great job :) Get better soon!

p.s. We certainly can't forget to also thank Logan for her up to the minute reporting of your condition. Great job! :)

Karen - I don't know you, but I read about your injury - OMG, you must have been in as much shock as anything.

Even if that fence is repaired, it won't fool Animal Control...I am sure they are going to talk to your neighbour. You just relax and I hope you are getting spoiled!

I hope you get well SOON!

HUGS HUGS HUGS
Catty1

Wow, very very scary, Karen. I am glad your brother came home when he did. Hugs to you for saving the puppy. I am glad to hear that Klo wasn't hurt. {{{Big Hugs}}} and continued prayers for your quick recovery.

Big hugs to your brother for getting there when he did, to John for taking dictation, to KLo just for being her adorable self, and most of all to you, of course!

I hope legal action wil be taken to help you with the medical bills this is causing!