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When Mr Hall took his dog Max for a walk
last Saturday, not far from Aston Flamville, he was unexpectedly
attacked by a large German Shepherd dog.
Poor Max was significantly outmatched
for sheer size and strength. Picked up and shaken around
like a ragdoll Mr Hall feared for his pet's
life. It is hard to imagine how
both he and Max must have felt when both witnessing and
being the victim in this highly distressing incident.
Once Mr Hall was able to rescue Max
from this terrible situation he picked him up in his arms
and brought him straight down to the surgery.
Not surprisingly both Max and his owner
were quite badly shocked. Max had large mutiple wounds over
his back where he had been bitten. He was extremely tender
and squealed in pain at the slightest touch.
He was very quickly admitted to the
surgical unit and given very powerful analgesics to relieve
the pain. Whilst under heavy sedation
we were able to clip, clean and debride his wounds.
Due to the heavy contamination of the
wound and the likely accummulation of serous exudate a double
exit penrose drain made from latex rubber was inserted.
This facilitates the removal of excessive fluid around the
damaged soft tissues and allows healing to take place more
quickly.
With heavy doses of antibiotics and
analgesics the prognosis for Max making a physical recovery
is excellent. The pyschological scars may take somewhat
longer to heal for both victim and owner.
A return to well established routine,
long term positive encouragement and time is what is needed
for a more complete recovery although I am very sure that
Max and his owner will succeed in that together.
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