My poor Benny boy got attacked

We have been dog sitting for a friend for the last few days and this evening, just before the other dog was about to be picked up she snapped and lashed out at our dog, grabbing him by the scruff of the neck (they are both Greyhounds).

DP had to almost strangle her to get her to let go and our poor old boy sustained some massive punctures to his neck. He was taken off to hospital where he is now sedated, awaiting surgery tomorrow :( I am hoping he will come through all ok as he is 10yo and the punctures were quite near some major arteries.

what a shock, your poor boy, hope he recovers well, fingers crossed for him xx

Oh no how horrible I hope he is ok.

Have you rang your friend to tell them??

Oh no!!! Poor boy! Will be praying he is ok!
Xx

ooh no!
hope he is ok and let us know how his surgery goes nai
hugs hun

Oh no Nai. :( Hope he's ok.

Oh no!!! Benny! Oh I hope he is okay! I know it's irrational, but I'm angry at that other dog :redface: I hope he's okay and he gets better :hug:

poor benny :hug:

:crossfingers: for surgery tomorrow

Oh no, hope he gets through ok. They become such a big part of your family.

The owners came and picked the other dog up about 2 hours after it happened. They were mortified! It turns out their dogs has some wounds on her leg - Benny was probably trying to claw her off him :(

let us know how he's going Nai :hug:

Well he is stable and on the waiting list for surgery - hopefully they will get to him today. He is apparently very quiet and subdued but he is on pain relief and antibiotics.

:hug: Oh no hope he is ok :hug: x

:( i hope he's ok & gets his surgesry soon :hug:

I hope hes ok and that the surgery goes well xox

Oh no I hope he got the surgery today and is doing ok :hug:

oh poor benny! that must of been so frightening :(

I hope that he will be ok xx

No surgery today :( as they were too busy so he is staying overnight again and hopefully they will get to him tomorrow. Poor Benny we miss him. DD1 and I went and bought him a new bed and a special treat today for when he comes home.

Aww!! I hope he is ok Nai! :hug:

Benny had the surgery, it went well. Three punctures around the neck/jaw were tricky, but OK. The two on the back of neck/head were a lot deeper, and a lot harder. Consequently, there's a good risk he'll re-tear, which would require extra surgery. Suffice it to day, he'll be in for tomorrow at least.

:hug: I know it maybe no consolation, but the fact that they were able to put him on the list for postponing the surgery the first day has to be a good sign. I've done surgery in a clinic that closed at 7pm around 10pm because we had no choice, so its a good thing they were able to postpone it initially. The second thing is that he is staying tonight. If they are concerned, the best place for anything to happen to him is in the vet clinic. They will keep him contained and get to him as soon as they can.... The majority of vets I've worked with are all the same, they prioritise according to life or death need.

:hug: I hope he recovers quickly!

Well Benny is home but he looks dreadful - he is all shaved and has hundreds of stitched and 2 drains in his neck. He has to stay inside for 2 days until his drains are out and then his stitches will be out on 2 weeks. He looks like something that Dr Frankenstein has put together :(

Oh no, poor Benny. Maybe you can nickname him drain-o till the tubes come out!! Glad the surgery went well.


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LOL - thanks for the laugh Yules - I needed that!

Poor Benny. Glad he's ok though. :)

naw poor Drain-O!!!!
Hope he is ok and getting lots of love and hugs

Happy to help!! :)


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poor drain-o! If your girls are anything like Pip, you'll have more problems keeping them away from him than from him pulling out his tubes. All the best for a speedy recovery.

good benny! good boy!

i bet he is feeling all sorry and sad, but some gentle cuddles and love will help xx

How's Benny recovering?

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How's Benny recovering?

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Yeah that ^^^ I was wondering if he was ok..


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Thanks for asking after him - he is doing really well and had his stitches out on Saturday. He is a bit more subdued and less bouncy than he used to be but he has pretty much made a full recovery.

If you want to see the graphic pics you can click here (they are graphic though so if blood and stitches make you queasy don't look!)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/baudman...th/5551490800/

That's great news Nai :) I hope he does recover and get back to his bouncy state.

wow they are really nasty!I hope your 'friend' is able to help out with Vet cost??speedy recovery Benny!

Yay for benny feeling better!!
Hopefully he returns to his bouncy self soon!!


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No more Drain-o YAY!

Glad to hear he's made a full recovery....I love greyhounds!