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We were walking in the forest today with our two dalmatians - Mirta and Pluto and their Great Dane friend Dana who belongs to a friend. We were having a good time - the dogs were fooling around in the snow among the pine-trees.
There were kids and skiers in the woods today, it was a fine sunny day. We came out on a small clearing in the forest and decided to stop and watch the dogs play. Pluto and Dana were 'preying' on Mirta. Mirta likes hiding in bushes, and unfortunately she did exactly that today too.
These were not dense shrubs but immediately as she got there she yelped and came up to me on three legs. The other two left her alone, having understood that something bad had happened. I checked her paw and saw how badly it was bleeding. I tried to stop the blood with snow. To no avail. The snow cleaned up the wound and I saw how horrible it was.
I was shocked - we were deep in the woods with three dogs. Pluto is still a kid. My friend, being an owner of a Great Dane, always carries a cloth to clean her drool. She usually has bandage and wound cleaners, but not this time. Anyway, we put the GD's towel on Mirta's wound and it became black with blood in a second! I took my white woolen gloves and we tried to use them to cover the wound and stop the bleeding, but it did not help.
I called my husband, asking him to come as fast as he could to the edge of the forest. Meanwhile we both took the dog and carried it to the road. Pluto, on the loose, did what he wanted with the dogs and kids we met on the way! Dana was not a problem - she is trained and well behaved. Mirta was losing a lot of blood while we were carrying her.
Luckily we managed to come out to the road - the poor dog couldn't stand on her feet. We drove to the vet and he repaired her paw - 4 hamstrings were cut!
We had all the stress we could get today. Now I would like to ask if someone has had this kind of unfortunate experience; how to better care for the dog and what to expect. The doctor said that she would be fine. But we are worried. I have no idea what caused such a deep and sudden cut. It was something in the snow, we had no time to check. We will go there tomorrow to check the place.
I am sorry for many words - I am just very upset and insecure, wanted to explain in detail...
We were walking in the forest today with our two dalmatians - Mirta and Pluto and their Great Dane friend Dana who belongs to a friend. We were having a good time - the dogs were fooling around in the snow among the pine-trees.
There were kids and skiers in the woods today, it was a fine sunny day. We came out on a small clearing in the forest and decided to stop and watch the dogs play. Pluto and Dana were 'preying' on Mirta. Mirta likes hiding in bushes, and unfortunately she did exactly that today too.
These were not dense shrubs but immediately as she got there she yelped and came up to me on three legs. The other two left her alone, having understood that something bad had happened. I checked her paw and saw how badly it was bleeding. I tried to stop the blood with snow. To no avail. The snow cleaned up the wound and I saw how horrible it was.
I was shocked - we were deep in the woods with three dogs. Pluto is still a kid. My friend, being an owner of a Great Dane, always carries a cloth to clean her drool. She usually has bandage and wound cleaners, but not this time. Anyway, we put the GD's towel on Mirta's wound and it became black with blood in a second! I took my white woolen gloves and we tried to use them to cover the wound and stop the bleeding, but it did not help.
I called my husband, asking him to come as fast as he could to the edge of the forest. Meanwhile we both took the dog and carried it to the road. Pluto, on the loose, did what he wanted with the dogs and kids we met on the way! Dana was not a problem - she is trained and well behaved. Mirta was losing a lot of blood while we were carrying her.
Luckily we managed to come out to the road - the poor dog couldn't stand on her feet. We drove to the vet and he repaired her paw - 4 hamstrings were cut!
We had all the stress we could get today. Now I would like to ask if someone has had this kind of unfortunate experience; how to better care for the dog and what to expect. The doctor said that she would be fine. But we are worried. I have no idea what caused such a deep and sudden cut. It was something in the snow, we had no time to check. We will go there tomorrow to check the place.
I am sorry for many words - I am just very upset and insecure, wanted to explain in detail...