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Tangerine_

Tangerine_

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What a day! (part 2)

So I get home from the store, give the baby's his new binky and he quickly drifts off to sleep. I'm thinking "oh good, I can grab some coffee and maybe even sneak out to the porch for a quick puff and pop online and say hello"

I let the dogs out, grab my laptop and gear and collapse in my chair on the porch. Ahh comforting solace.

20 minutes later I hear a bunch of fireworks go off. Odd, because #1 -its still morning and #2 there's only a few homes on my road. I go outside to call the dogs back in and the older one comes back alone and he's obviously shaken and agitated. I put my boots back on and head out. Thats when I see the bloody tracks in the snow. My heart sank. I start to panic and question if I heard fireworks or gunshots. Did someone shoot my dog? I'm shaking at this point and the snow exaccerbates the blood making it appear as though a gruesome murder had just taken place.

I take a deep breath and collect myself. I also start to reassure myself that I did indeed hear fireworks and not a high powered rifle. I follow the tracks to the neighbors house and find poor Moxie limping but happy to see me. He doesnt appear to be in distres but I check him all over anyway and find 3 inch gash on his front paw. He must've bolted from the fireworks and cut his paw while running across the creek.

I get him home, call the vet. Closed. Call another vet. Closed. The closest ER Vet is a 9 hr round trip. Mr Tangs ready to make the drive but I ponder for a moment and remember I have some hemostat so I decide to clean it up and apply the clotting powder to see if I can at least get the bleeding to stop.

Two blankets, three dressing changes and a half dose of tramadol later and the bleeding has stopped and he's resting. We're waiting for my brother to drive in to assess him right now. He lives off grid (somewhat) but he's a farrier and vet tech from his farming days and he'd planned on coming to town to spend the New Year with us anyway. It'll likely be too late for sutures though.

Poor little buggar
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Time for a dab *sigh*

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Tangerine_

Tangerine_

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part 1

Earlier in the day -

I had the little one at 7am so momma could finish up some work. He left his pacifier in his carseat and she didnt notice as its normally clipped on his clothes like a little binky lanyard.
After breakfast I laid him down for a nap and thats when he realizes its gone and starts losing his shit. Now this baby never fusses. He's super chill but he just kept looking for it and couldnt figure out where it had gone. Poor little guy was so confused, lol. I had a spare but it was a differnt brand and shape and he didnt want any part of it.

So off I go to the store...in cut off sweatpant shorts with my workboots on. :oops: Hair is thrown up in messy bun I'd slept in and without even realizing it, I'd also worn a hoodie my friend sent me from Pennsylvania that reads "I heart INTERCOURSE" :shock:
*dies*
(this is how you end up on The People of Walmart)
 
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CatHedral

CatHedral

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Tangerine_ said:
part 1

Earlier in the day -

I had the little one at 7am so momma could finish up some work. He left his pacifier in his carseat and she didnt notice as its normally clipped on his clothes like a little binky lanyard.
After breakfast I laid him down for a nap and thats when he realizes its gone and starts losing his shit. Now this baby never fusses. He's super chill but he just kept looking for it and couldnt figure out where it had gone. Poor little guy was so confused, lol. I had a spare but it was a differnt brand and shape and he didnt want any part of it.

So off I go to the store...in cut off sweatpant shorts with my workboots on. :oops: Hair is thrown up in messy bun I'd slept in and without even realizing it, I'd also worn a hoodie my friend sent me from Pennsylvania that reads "I heart INTERCOURSE" :shock:
*dies*
(this how you end up on The People of Walmart)
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Hey sailor
 
DCcan

DCcan

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Tangerine_ said:
What a day! (part 2)

So I get home from the store, give the baby's his new binky and he quickly drifts off to sleep. I'm thinking "oh good, I can grab some coffee and maybe even sneak out to the porch for a quick puff and pop online and say hello"

I let the dogs out, grab my laptop and gear and collapse in my chair on the porch. Ahh comforting solace.

20 minutes later I hear a bunch of fireworks go off. Odd, because #1 -its still morning and #2 there's only a few homes on my road. I go outside to call the dogs back in and the older one comes back alone and he's obviously shaken and agitated. I put my boots back on and head out. Thats when I see the bloody tracks in the snow. My heart sank. I start to panic and question if I heard fireworks or gunshots. Did someone shoot my dog? I'm shaking at this point and the snow exaccerbates the blood making it appear as though a gruesome murder had just taken place.

I take a deep breath and collect myself. I also start to reassure myself that I did indeed hear fireworks and not a high powered rifle. I follow the tracks to the neighbors house and find poor Moxie limping but happy to see me. He doesnt appear to be in distres but I check him all over anyway and find 3 inch gash on his front paw. He must've bolted from the fireworks and cut his paw while running across the creek.

I get him home, call the vet. Closed. Call another vet. Closed. The closest ER Vet is a 9 hr round trip. Mr Tangs ready to make the drive but I ponder for a moment and remember I have some hemostat so I decide to clean it up and apply the clotting powder to see if I can at least get the bleeding to stop.

Two blankets, three dressing changes and a half dose of tramadol later and the bleeding has stopped and he's resting. We're waiting for my brother to drive in to assess him right now. He lives off grid (somewhat) but he's a farrier and vet tech from his farming days and he'd planned on coming to town to spend the New Year with us anyway. It'll likely be too late for sutures though.

Poor little buggar
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Time for a dab *sigh*

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That poor doggie, paws are slow to heal in the winter, the ice and dryness takes a toll.
I had to keep putting ointment on, keep the pads supple when the old boy got a cut last winter. Took forever to heal.
That was heartbreaking that the little one lost his prize possession, too. It's earth shattering to them.
 
manfredo

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My last shepherd, a 120 pound female, sliced her large rear pad wide open on the ice or a sharp stone, chasing a ball like a mad woman. Took her to the vets, he stapled it. She tore those out in short order. Next up, he sewed it. I asked for a cone so she couldn't chew them out again. Dr. says. Oh she'll never get those bandages off. She did, and tore the stitches out in a matter of hours. Took her back for the 3rd time...he shakes he head and says "keep it clean, it will heal." It did, but what a PITA putting her foot in a plastic bag every time she went out, and she was a young active dog. All the vet really did was make it worse and charge me $500.,,,but it all depends on the cut and the dog.

Sorry....that stuff always always happens on a weekend or holiday :cry:
 
Tangerine_

Tangerine_

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DCcan said:
That poor doggie, paws are slow to heal in the winter, the ice and dryness takes a toll.
I had to keep putting ointment on, keep the pads supple when the old boy got a cut last winter. Took forever to heal.
That was heartbreaking that the little one lost his prize possession, too. It's earth shattering to them.
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He's young too. Barely a year. Its going to be a challenge to keep him quiet while this heals.
 
CatHedral

CatHedral

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manfredo said:
My last shepherd, a 120 pound female, sliced her large rear pad wide open on the ice or a sharp stone, chasing a ball like a mad woman. Took her to the vets, he stapled it. She tore those out in short order. Next up, he sewed it. I asked for a cone so she couldn't chew them out again. Dr. says. Oh she'll never get those bandages off. She did, and tore the stitches out in a matter of hours. Took her back for the 3rd time...he shakes he head and says "keep it clean, it will heal." It did, but what a PITA putting her foot in a plastic bag every time she went out, and she was a young active dog. All the vet really did was make it worse and charge me $500.,,,but it all depends on the cut and the dog.

Sorry....that stuff always always happens on a weekend or holiday :cry:
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A vet should have shrug never mind
 
Tangerine_

Tangerine_

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manfredo said:
My last shepherd, a 120 pound female, sliced her large rear pad wide open on the ice or a sharp stone, chasing a ball like a mad woman. Took her to the vets, he stapled it. She tore those out in short order. Next up, he sewed it. I asked for a cone so she couldn't chew them out again. Dr. says. Oh she'll never get those bandages off. She did, and tore the stitches out in a matter of hours. Took her back for the 3rd time...he shakes he head and says "keep it clean, it will heal." It did, but what a PITA putting her foot in a plastic bag every time she went out, and she was a young active dog. All the vet really did was make it worse and charge me $500.,,,but it all depends on the cut and the dog.

Sorry....that stuff always always happens on a weekend or holiday :cry:
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Sound like she was a very determined doggy.

If I remember, they do make a water resistant self adhesive gauze. I'm hoping I find some to wrap over the dressing, at least until the wound closes enough to put some liquid bandage on. I'm still going take him to the Vet as soon as they open just in case a course of antibiotics is needed. I'm still not sure what he sliced it on.
 
curious2garden

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Tangerine_ said:
Sound like she was a very determined doggy.

If I remember, they do make a water resistant self adhesive gauze. I'm hoping I find some to wrap over the dressing, at least until the wound closes enough to put some liquid bandage on. I'm still going take him to the Vet as soon as they open just in case a course of antibiotics is needed. I'm still not sure what he sliced it on.
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Coban is water resistant. I use it for my doggies.
 
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