Stella, me, Yuki and Yuki's mom all went to the vet this morning to have Stella checked out. The vet said they could either leave the wound open or they could give her general anesthesia and stitches. The wound on her back is the only one that needs attention, the rest are healing ok on their own.
I didn't really want to give her general anesthesia if it wasn't necessary and the vet agreed. He gave me creams, antibiotics and pain pills and also gave her a shot for the pain while we were there. Sorry for the gory pictures, but I wanted Glenn to see what happened.
When we got home, she drank a ton of water and ate a few treats and is now resting. She even nibbled a bit on her food from yesterday. She's going to be fine, it was just scary. I really think those dogs would have killed had I not been there to stop them.
Her personality is starting to come back a little too. She was shaking all night, but seems more like herself a little bit.
Thanks for all the phone calls and emails!
3 comments:
Glad to see Stella is getting better! Nurse Kelly to the rescue again. Thinking about you....
Poor thing. Wish I was there to give her and you a hug. Don't forget about the cooked rice. It's a great way to introduce solid food back into her diet. Especially if she isn't feeling the best. Hang in there.
Poor Stella! We stopped bringing our girls to the dog park because of too many close calls like that with other dogs...you just never know. I agree with what Annie says, rice is a great comfort food for dogs. When Gracie's been sick we've thrown in some ground beef as well to the rice and she definitely cleans it all up! Another tip is to give Stella Pedialyte, it'll help replace some of her electrolytes lost due to all the stress.
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