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dryoasis88 · 04-21-2011, 10:03 AM

Thank you all for your prayers and thoughts. Hepburn is home now with me after a long day at the vet. He has a drain in the large wound on his neck and an IV port in his leg just in case he needs fluids tomorrow or saturday. He is active, has relieved himself already, is walking around and responsive. He even ate a little bit, which the vet said was ok since he is so small and hadn't eaten at all since the attack. The vet said though that somewhere a guardian angel was watching over my baby yesterday because the cut was literally 1cm from the major arteries in his neck. I can only be happy now that the worst is over and that he only suffered the injuries that he did. I need to go back on Saturday and the owner of the chocolate lab is picking me up again Saturday afternoon and taking me to the vet as well as taking me home. They have been nothing but helpful and gracious through this whole ordeal.

I will update again on Saturday (or maybe also tomorrow) since he should get the drain and the IV port out then. He is on pain meds for the time being and antibiotics for 10 days (including today). At the 10 day mark his outer stitches will be removed. They stitched the wound in layers and the inside stitches will dissolve, where as the last layer must be taken out.

Thank you all also for the tips about other dogs. I will certainly be more cautious than I was before but after time I am now sure that Hepburn and I can work together to get over the trauma of the attack and move forward.

04-21-2011, 10:03 AM	#41
dryoasis88 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 99	Hepburn is home with me Thank you all for your prayers and thoughts. Hepburn is home now with me after a long day at the vet. He has a drain in the large wound on his neck and an IV port in his leg just in case he needs fluids tomorrow or saturday. He is active, has relieved himself already, is walking around and responsive. He even ate a little bit, which the vet said was ok since he is so small and hadn't eaten at all since the attack. The vet said though that somewhere a guardian angel was watching over my baby yesterday because the cut was literally 1cm from the major arteries in his neck. I can only be happy now that the worst is over and that he only suffered the injuries that he did. I need to go back on Saturday and the owner of the chocolate lab is picking me up again Saturday afternoon and taking me to the vet as well as taking me home. They have been nothing but helpful and gracious through this whole ordeal. I will update again on Saturday (or maybe also tomorrow) since he should get the drain and the IV port out then. He is on pain meds for the time being and antibiotics for 10 days (including today). At the 10 day mark his outer stitches will be removed. They stitched the wound in layers and the inside stitches will dissolve, where as the last layer must be taken out. Thank you all also for the tips about other dogs. I will certainly be more cautious than I was before but after time I am now sure that Hepburn and I can work together to get over the trauma of the attack and move forward.