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Oh poor dog.It does not look like an animal fight at all.Do you have machinery around that he could of been digging then crawled under and when came out got sliced?? Does not look like barbed wire either that is always really jagged,it looks too clean of a cut. It looks easy to stitch up and I am sure your vet will put him on antibiotics for infection. He will probably be shaved and look a little funny after wards but the poor honey I feel so sorry for him. It must have been painful and he sat there so nice for those pics you took of it. I do hope he mends up well. |
Poor Rusty, that looks painful. Looks to me like he either tried to go under something or got too close to something very sharp. I'll send a prayer up for Rusty...and for you too 'cause I know you are very worried. |
Well, it is late afternoon and DH hadn't heard from the vet...so he got pretty PO'ed and called the vet and she has been in two emergency surgeries and hasn't been back to check on Rusty (aurgh)...DH said that the vet would call him once she was out of surgery. We know that there are other babies that are in need of help too...but the WAIT.....oh the wait is so looooong and hard! I will send out an update when I know something else! Thanks for everyone's thoughts and kind words and prayers! :wub: |
oh WOW that's bad looking but lucky - not alot of bleeding ....he may have crawled under something - poor guy ~ I hope you hear back from the vet soon - they'll know and good luck with Rusty !! I remember his story very well - he looks like such a little trooper with his war wounds :( |
AAAWWW poor baby! I will keep him in my prayers. That is a nasty cut.. it just amazes me how much pain they can take and while in pain they still wag their tails at us. Thats the love they have for us! |
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You know, I just realized, Rusty hasn't eaten just yesterday afternoon!! :eek: That poor thing...alone in the cage at the vet...hungry, hurt....oh my!!! :cry8: |
Oh my, that looks so sore. I hope Rusty will be just fine. My thoughts are with you all. Sheilagh |
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I can't understand why some people are cruel to these babies either. :mad: They love you no matter what! I know you must feel so anxious now...trust me I know the feeling. All you want is a phone call.. And then knowing that you are not there with him makes it worse on us. Please give him lots of hugs and kisses from us.....We're thinking about him! |
oh my gosh! Those pictures were so hard to look at. Poor Rusty! It definetly looks like he got it caught on a fence. Its a very clean cut, so I doubt a person/animal, etc., did it. Please let us know what the vet says! Sending huge hugs to you and Rusty! |
I feel so bad for Rusty! :( I keep checking in to see if he is okay. Sending warm hugs from me and Lucy... |
Poor Rusty! What a trooper! If I had a huge cut like that I don't think I would been as well behaived as him. I hope you hear good news from the vet soon. My friend had a cat that stayed mostly outside and she came home with a big straight gash one day. We took her to the vet and after a cleaning and a round of antibiotics the cat was fine! I'm sure Rusty will forget all about it in no time! |
Update DH just called...he is on his way to go pick him up:yay_jump: The vet said it was just a minor (MINOR -- does that look minor:rolleyes:) laceration and put him on antibiotics....he did say what she did regarding the wound (cleaning, shaving, what meds, etc)...he did say that she didn't put stitches on the gash though....I guess that might have been because there wasn't enough skin left in that area or something?! :scratchhe AND he didn't say if she said anything about what she might have thought happened. Anyway, he is FINALLY on his way home! :yay_jump: Watch for updates and Rusty pictures later!!! Thanks again for all your kind words and prayers! :wub: |
I'm hoping Rusty gets a steak for dinner. :D That cut looked so nasty, poor baby. |
I'm so happy he is okay! Warm hugs from me and Lucy :) |
I am glad Rusty is okay. I remember his story. I hope nobody did that to him. Hopefully it was just an accident. |
I am glad Rusty is OK. Reading what the vet said, I can see how that would be "minor." Obviously you can see it better than I can, but from the pictures it looks like just the top layer of skin was cut, and he didn't hit anything major (like all the tissue you see inside of it). I think it would have been "major" if that had been cut. Regardless, I bet it hurt a lot and I'm sure you're going to give him lots of love! :) |
Oh, Poor, Poor Rusty!!! OWWW!! Glad he's on his way home. I don't know how I missed this thread. T The thing that intrigues me is that the cut is perpendicular to the direction he would have been traveling (unless he walks sideways), so I doubt it was being caught on a fence or something. It's almost like he stood up under something sharp (or was hit by a dull guillotine LOL). Whatever happened it sure must have hurt! Glad there wasn't any serious damage. |
Glad Rusty is one his way home and that the cut wasnt as serious at it looked. It sure scared me looking at it. |
ouch!!! poor Rusty! hope you heal quickly! |
poor rusty i hope he gets well soon |
OMG! That is so horrible, I hope he is okay! |
It's amazing what these labs get into. I have three of them. When they were younger they were running around the house and playing and I looked in the living and there was blood everywhere! I have cream carpet mind you. I checked the dogs over and one of them either inside or when they were out had pulled three of thier nails completely off! I have never seen so much blood! never bothered him though:rolleyes: |
Glad Rusty is ok. Looks like a nasty slice. |
Feel better Rusty! |
It looks like some one did this to your poor baby. We had crazy neighbors and they poisoned both our dog when I was a kid. We used to let them run in the woods behind our house. They poisoned steak and gave it to them. The vet saved both dogs but one was never right after that. The vet told my mom poisoned steak was what it was.... You have crazy neighbors and as much as you hate to think people couldn't do this... they could and do! Just keep it in mind, I could be wrong but it looks too clean, to sharp a cut. |
Oh My, Just now seeing this, Poor rusty:( Praying for him. that looks so darn painful:( |
Checking for those pictures!:D I'm so glad to hear he's okay! |
:eek: I'm so sorry this happened to Rusty, but I'm glad it was "minor" = although from where I'm sitting it doesn't look minor! Hope he's back to his old self soon. |
:eek: Ouch! It looks like he got caught in a fence or cut by a knife or something! I hope it doesn't hurt him anymore! At first from far i thought maybe another animal had gotten him but up close it looks too straight , like a slice. Where do they walk around? Is it fenced in? |
I will either post pictures tonight (if I get them resized) or in the morning. DH is NOT happy w/ the vet...said that she was an idiot...didn't even tell him about the meds or anything...he had to ask about everything! Then, she didn't give him his rabies shot.....anyway....it was a $300 vet bill and apparently she did surgery because that portion of the bill was $200....he is bandaged up and we have to go back in on Wednesday to take some sort of drainage tube (?) out...I have no clue...I wish I would have been the one to pick him up. Anyway, they gave him antiboitics and pain meds...he is still a little out of it tonight. Pain meds go down to half a pill tomorrow....that will help. |
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