My Big Black Dog
Jepp, the fabulous Egyptian Chicken Hound decided to become a casualty of war on Monday afternoon, when he apparently tried to jump over the fence to defend his world from an evil neighbor dog. Unfortunately, he impaled himself on the fence, and did himself damage on the way off it. He fell onto a stick that decided to enter near the abdominal area, and travel a bit, lodging next to the bone so that nobody could find it in x rays or ultrasound until two days later when the fluid surrounding it made it possible to see it. He also ripped a piece of muscle off his pelvic bone.
So, poor Jeppiepooh was operated on to remove the 4 inch long, 1/2 inch wide stick, has a huge incision there, as well as staples to close the entrance wound. He's got an elizabethan collar on so he doesn't remove his drains that are in his poor body. Once again the fabulous Valerie Campbell, Fantabulous Vet, saved the day.