 A story on freezing
On the topic of freezing , let me share a story with you. I used to raise and train NSTRA Brittanys for 15 years and had several champions. One spring we had a female that had a litter of puppies. They were about 2 weeks old and were all doing great. The doghouses in kennels had heating welping boxes. One morning i went out to check and feed the dogs and saw a puppy laying in the snow right at the edge of the doghouse door, she must have accidently drug it out. I picked it up and it was froze, stiff and cold,It was dead. so I brought it in the house and wrapped it in a towel and a bag and layed it on the dryer at my back door so i could bury it later when it warmed up a bit.
I was doing laundry so the dryer was running. about 2 hours later i keep hearing a faint crying, Finally I figured out what it was , It was the pup, she had come back I guess with the heat and all she warmed up and I guess miracles happen. I rushed her to the vet and he said she would be ok except she had major frostbite on her toes and one ear. Over the course of her next few weeks her feet were wrapped and kept on meds . She never cried or acted like she was in pain , she lost most of her toes an half of her ear. We named her Frosty. At about 3months old was given to a wonderful family that kept her in the house.Frosty grew to be a great dog and lived a happy full life and was an avid hunter and loved it. So anyway what my point is that if you put the puppy in the freezer dont assume it dies fast because Frosty didnt die after being outside in the snow for hours and hours. |