Friday evening Alex and I were in Tucson and Stormy was home babysitting Seth and Tara's boys. She had just walked out of the kitchen when she heard Moose scream....she came running back in to find him screaming, Kernen nearby and Maxx with a terrified look on his face. Kernen is the Jorgensons Golden Retriever that I'm babysitting while they're in Switzerland. He is a very good dog...and has not been any problem at all...we have no idea what caused him to do it but he bit Moose. Stormy immediately called me and I had her check for wounds...she found two and said they weren't bleeding much. So I hoped it would be just a minor bite. However before too long he started screaming again. For what seemed like no reason he would suddenly scream. he did that all night long so the next morning she took him to the vet as soon as they opened. The vet found a third puncture wound and x-rayed him to find his jaw was broken. Surgery to repair it was necessary but they couldn't do it until Sunday. They splinted his muzzle with tape...he could only open his mouth enough to stick his tongue out to lap water. I sat with him at the clinic and held him for a couple of hours...he was on Morphine but still would scream out if he tried to stick his tongue out. It was just heartbreaking to hear him cry out. I had to leave him overnight which i hated but they were able to keep him sedated that way. Sunday the surgery went well...they had to drill into the bone to put a wire through and then bring it up and wrap it around the tooth to hold it in place...the break is in the bone between two teeth on the lower jaw. After surgery they put the muzzle tape back on to keep him from opening his mouth too far. He will have to keep it on until Friday...ugh....eating is not going to be fun for him this week...unfortunately both times I went to the hospital to visit him I forgot my camera so the only photos I have of him are from my cell phone.
This photo was taken after surgery.
He was rather loopy from the drugs and gave us a good view of his wounds.
The Jorgensen's return from Switzerland tonight and I'm dreading telling them what happened. I know how awful they're going to feel.
I brought him home today and so far he's doing ok....he'll be on morphine all week, I look forward to getting the tape off on Friday...I hope by then he will be feeling much better.
I'll keep you posted.
4 comments:
that is just crazy. hope you were able to enjoy time in Tucson - too bad you had to come home to that...
How in the heck does a dog "scream"?
Poor baby moose, I feel so bad for him. Hopefully he will be feeling better soon and back to his normal self. Let me know how it goes telling Kenern's parents.
I feel so sorry for your little Moose. I always enjoy your two happy little dogs when I come visiting teaching. I hope he heals quickly.
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