Dog bite dog.

About 3 months ago, an owner came to me with her dog (Snoopy) wrapping up in her arms. Tears started to flow down her cheek while she related the incident that happened the night before. Snoopy was always kept inside her house while the other fellow, Max, a local breed, was kept outside. Somehow, on that night, Snoopy managed to slip through the glass door and when into Max territory. Now, Max was not a friendly neighborhood dog that you'll find licking your feet or wagging his tail at some strangers. Snoopy did not realised that he was about to put his feet in somebody else territory. At that time, Max was munching away his favourite dishes and that made the situation more tense. At an instance, the owner heard a loud noise coming from Snoopy asking for help. The attack was over in just a few seconds, and the only thing the owner saw was blood splatterd everywhere on the floor.

The owner panicked and tried to calm down. Snoopy was obviously hurt and scared. He immediately when under the car to hide. After several attempts, finally, the owner managed to get Snoopy out of its hiding. Further check up revealed Snoopy's right eye were popping out but the bleeding has stopped.

It was around 10:30p.m. and most vet clinics have closed for the day. The owner did not have any vet's contact number so she thought to consult the vet the next morning.

This was how Snoopy looked like when he was presented to me, of course after the hair surrounding the right eye had been shaved. Obviously, the right eye was popping out and it is caused normally by a large force created within the orbit, such as hit by car or bog bite or being kicked from the side. We managed to do a quick physical examination on Snoopy and found a few bite wounds surrounding the neck. Other than that, no other abnormalities were found on the external body.

Then, a thorough check on the right eye revealed that the eye has been damaged and because it happened the night before, a few hours have gone (which was crucial) and the corneal has became dried and damaged. It was difficult to save the cornea and the muscles surrounding the eye ball also has been torned. We have discussed with the owner about the prognosis of the right eye and the best option (we had 2 options) at that time was to remove the eye.

And, so we did removed the right eye. The surgery took about an hour and it was a successful one. Apart from that, we also put Snoopy on intravenous drips, antibiotic, anti-inflammatory drugs and good nutrition.

Snnopy stayed with us for 3 days. He is a healthy and happy one eyed dog now.

The moral of this episode? Don't mix your dog if they are not happy with each other and please send your dog to the vets as soon as possible if you encounter such a case in the future. Who knows, the vet might be able to save the popped out eye instead of removing it although sometimes, the dog can't see with the eye.

WELCOME!

Hi there. Welcome to my new blog. This blog is still a virgin, so I guess there are lots of work to be done soon. Anyway, this is the first time I'm blogging. So, please bear with me as I'm not so acquainted with blogging.

The main reason for me to have this blog is to share with the world my experience in treating sick pet animals, mainly cats and dogs, and the story behind their illness. I hope, through this blog, visitors could understand that there is a need for us to help these animals the best way we possibly could because they are defenseless when facing diseases of natural or manmade. They could not speak our language and the only way for them to communicate when they are ill is through body language. Ever wonder why your dog couldn't bark for a few days and he is not interested in his favourite lamb flavored pellets anymore? Is he sick? Or, he just missed his little brother that had been separated a few days ago because you thought your auntie might need a companion at home? Or, little Max had swallowed a piece of your son's toy car's wheel 2 days ago? There are so many possibilities of why Max has lost his appetite today. Can you tell the real cause of its inappetence in just a glance?

Now, that's when the vets play their parts. Your friendly neighborhood vet will first have to ask you the reasons for your visit, the history behind all these hoo haa that happened for the past few days. It's not that simple though, but sometimes all you need is just a little bit of common sense, and your senses. Experience is very important, too.

I hope that all of you could enjoy reading my blog and here we go!

Thanks for visiting.

Dr. Kenny