Buster's Wildlife Encounter

[kidsmoke]

Our little dog Buster, who has the sweetest of dispositions but possibly one of the dog world's smaller brains, cannot be persuaded to leave the local wildlife alone. Yesterday he apparently had a skirmish with either a raccoon or a cornered opossum. Here's before & after:

 

Pre-skirmish:

 

Post-skirmish:

 

The vet had to put in a drain to prevent infection between the layers of his skin. My daughter has taken to calling him Draino, but I prefer Frankendog. You don't even want to know what it cost to have him outfitted with a straw sticking out of his head. (We could have probably done this at home!)

 

He's fine and happy, other than looking freaky as he runs around the house.

 

Buster says:

 

"Yeah, but you should see what the other guy looks like!" 

[tinnitus photography]

ouch!

 

heal up, buster!!

[Moss]

Yikes, vibes to buster!

[Queen Amaranthine]

Our little dog Buster, who has the sweetest of dispositions but possibly one of the dog world's smaller brains, cannot be persuaded to leave the local wildlife alone. Yesterday he apparently had a skirmish with either a raccoon or a cornered opossum. Here's before & after:

 

Pre-skirmish:

 

Post-skirmish:

 

(We could have probably done this at home!)

 

I dunno about that as a DIY, just based on plumbing and carpentry projects gone wrong that my husband and I have attempted, each one launched with one of us saying, "How hard can it be?" We've developed an instinct for what can be done ourselves and what is best left to professionals!

 

Seriously, though, I hope he heals smoothly and quickly, poor little guy.

[kidsmoke]

We're still working on a good nickname. A friend suggested "Big Gulp" but I think Buster's too little for that. What do y'all think of "Slurpee"?

 

In other news, Buster got a big hunk of shaved turkey today, with an antibiotic pill tucked inside. The other dogs were like, "WTF? Where's mine?!!"

 

My daughter Alissa was sitting with Buster this morning, as I tried to read. The following conversation ensued:

 

Alissa: "If you look into the straw you can see between the skin layers. It's all red and stuff."

Me: "Leave the poor dog alone."
Alissa: "Don't blow in it though because it makes him itchy."
Me: "And you'd know this how?"
Alissa: "It was an accident. I breathed in it."

Me, rolling eyes: "Leave the poor dog alone."

[Jcamp]

Cute dog, maybe Thin Tin Tin  ?

[Jcamp]

aww Buster sure does look like a scrapper, how about "Brick"?

[kidsmoke]

Buster got the straw and his stitches out today so he looks a bit more normal, but he still has a lot of healing to do. I was surprised they took the stitches out because the wound, while much smaller, still gapes open. The bottom wound, between his eyes, still weeps fluid a little. (They told my husband, who picked him up, that this was to be expected & we should just keep it clean.) But I think I'm going to call tomorrow and get some info on the wound highest up on his head, which is at least 1/4th-inch open at its widest. Does anybody have any experience with something like this? It seemed odd that they didn't leave the stitches in, but maybe it's more important that the wound keeps draining between the skin layers. Seems like he'll have a large scar if it heals without being stitched shut....which probably won't grow hair. Need to ask the vet.

 

Sorry, gross I know. He's still on antibiotics for about another week.

 

Poor little boy.