Dexter was bitten by another dog on Monday night.
We had gone to the park, for me to do some training for my Race for Life, and while I was running Ade was walking Dex. Dex saw two other dogs and ran up to say hello. One of the dogs took offence and bit Dexter.
Dexter ran off and cowered under a tree the other side of the park. The guy who owned the dogs came up to tell Ade that Dex was bitten, but they couldn’t see Dexter. When they eventually found him, they discovered that he had a chunk taken out of his side.
So, we took him straight to the out of hours vet. The wound was raw flesh, there was no blood, but it looked bad and was maybe 3-4 inches round. Dex was surprisingly fine though and didn’t seem bothered by it.
The vet said it needed to be stitched straight away and prepared Dex for surgery. Luckily he hadn’t had his evening meal so could be anaesthetised. He was given a pre-med that made him woozy, his legs started collapsing underneath him and he looked drunk; then he was taken into surgery.
2 hours, 15 stitches and £500 (we have insurance luckily!) later, he was ready to come home. He spent the first night with a lampshade ‘cone’ on his head but it distressed him a lot, so Ade made him a foamy doughnut to stop him biting his stitches. He’s lucky, he’s a puppy with elastic skin, so he’s healing well and is still ‘Dexter’ – still playful and loving and licky and a bit bitey at times. He would still appreciate healing thoughts and virtual hugs though!
