I saw the pics and I'm freaking out for her! Poor Bailey!:frown: Sending good healing vibes her way!

 

Sending positive healing vibes for Bailey!!!!

 

Having positive thoughts for Bailey!!!

 

oh I hope their baby is ok. Can you let us know since you hve access to that info spooky chick

 

Yes, I will keep everyone posted.
They think she might have impaled herself on a metal table.

 

Thank you all for your thoughts. We sure do need them right now. I'm sorry for the graphic nature of the photo, but just to give you an idea of the severity...

She impaled herself on a old rusty table. She slipped on the ice and slid right into it.

This explains the two huge lacerations, an entrance and exit wound.

I didn't actually see her fall, just saw her slip and heard her cry out. My initial thoughts were that she tore her ACL but then I saw her. I panicked. I'm alone up at work this week because the boss is out at an acupuncture class...go figure. I rushed her to an ER vet down in town and she was taken into surgery right away. We are so, so, so very lucky that she didn't hit any major arteries or veins. She probably would be dead right now if she did because I couldn't do enough by myself...

 

This is what Natalie has posted so far, I will spare you the gruesome pictuers:

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I was letting her out to go potty out the back at work and she was running, slipped on the ice and fell sliding into the lawn edging. At least its a clean cut and she just so happened to NOT sever her jugular vein...not sure what I would have done if she had being that I was all alone up here.

The surgeons down at Wheatridge said that she severed... See More all the way through one of the muscles in her neck and that they would try and repair it. If they can't the other neck muscles will compensate in time.

Its going to be a long road to recovery and I'm thankful for everyones thoughts and prayers for her....keep em coming.

She impaled herself on a table...

Just went out and investigated the "scene" to try and piece things together. My first thought was the lawn edging because its sharp and notorious for cutting dogs. But I found her blood and fur all over the crossbar of the table (there's no top to it and just a not so sharp metal cross on top). So, she just ran ... See Morestraight into it after slipping on the ice.

I was so paranoid when I saw her initially that I had no idea what happened, just my first thoughts on it. Impalement explains why there are two lacerations...and entrance wound and exit wound.

 

Sorry for the gruesome pictures

 

Oh my, poor Bailey :frown: That looks so painful.
Sorry you and your baby have to go through this. Will she be getting a tetanus shot as well?

Boxer kisses for the pretty Dane girl.

 

That is just shocking and heartbreaking!

I'm not religious but every good vibe I can muster up goes to Bailey as well as Natalie and Jon. Please keep us up to date as you can. My thoughts are with all of you.

Jay

 

All is well with Bailey. Everything came together well, no complications. She has two drains in. I get to go pick her up in about two hours. I hate the waiting game.

 

I can't imagine how worried both you and Jon must be, dogs are miraculous healers though, and ALL my good thoughts and prayers are with you both and Bailey...

 

I'm glad Bailey is ok!

 

Thank goodness

Wow I'm spook glad Bailey is ok. That wound looked horrible I felt so bad for all of you but at least everything is ok. Speedy recovery Bailey.

 

At this point is just a waiting game that I cannot stand...and patience is not a strong virtue of mine.

 

Oh no, poor Bailey, those look pretty bad

I'll be keeping you guys in prayers, hope the surgery goes well.

 

Poor girl must be in so much pain. You're in my thoughts and prayers. Glad to hear she's doing okay so far. Hope the healing process goes easily for everyone.

 

I'm gone for a day and look what happens!! I'm so sorry this happened to poor Bailey. I know it was a horrible experience for both her and Natalie. I hope she is as good as new in no time. Keep us posted. If there is anything I can do, let me know.

 

Sorry I'm late, just got off work, but oh my goodness gracious! When I saw those pics I was shocked at how big and deep the injury is. How painful. Hope she gets better soon and heals up well! My thoughts and prayers to you both.

 

Wow It's amazing how some injuries happen, and boy is this one of them!!!

Best of luck to Bailey and you two!!! You guys should be on your way home with her now...hope everything goes well. :smile:

 

OMG!!!!!!

i think my heart skipped a beat

 

So glad surgery went well. Poor girl, it's jsut heartbreaking to see doggies injured.
Keep us posted, you're in our thoughts and prayers. Here's to a speedy recovery, with no complications!!


...I think someone deserves an extra beef rib tonight?

 

Bailey is safe and sound resting at home. She is such a champ...the best dog I know. I can tell that she is wiped out, but not in too much pain. Her shoulder kinda looks like Frankenstein but at least it all went together again nicely. I will try and get pictures tomorrow when she isn't too tired. They also took more pictures during surgery...not sure if you guys want to see them or not? If so I will post them, if not let me know...they are kinda cool to look at.

On a positive note, I had pre-anesthetic bloodwork done and everything is normal. One of her liver values is in the low end of the normal range, but all other values are in good shape. Her Kidney values are actually better now than when she was on EVO kibble....just thought I would share. I will compare this panel to the last one and the one that I had done while she was on kibble and post up any other differences I see too.

 

They also took more pictures during surgery...not sure if you guys want to see them or not? If so I will post them, if not let me know...they are kinda cool to look at.

I would love to see them, but I'm into that sorta thing. :biggrin:

On a positive note, I had pre-anesthetic bloodwork done and everything is normal. One of her liver values is in the low end of the normal range, but all other values are in good shape. Her Kidney values are actually better now than when she was on EVO kibble....just thought I would share. I will compare this panel to the last one and the one that I had done while she was on kibble and post up any other differences I see too.

Good to hear. I can't wait to see the comparisons.

What would cause liver values to be low? (not too sure how these test thingys work lol)

 

I'm not entirely sure either....these tests are based off of kibble-fed dogs so I'm not sure if the values should change or not. I want to talk to a raw feeding supportive vet about it...My instinct says to feed more organs (ie liver) if her liver values are low but I have no idea if that is actually accurate or not. I'm not too worried about it at all to be honest. Its not so low that its out of the normal range.

 

I'm not entirely sure either....these tests are based off of kibble-fed dogs so I'm not sure if the values should change or not. I want to talk to a raw feeding supportive vet about it...My instinct says to feed more organs (ie liver) if her liver values are low but I have no idea if that is actually accurate or not.

Please let us know how that goes if you do. :biggrin:

 

I'd love to see the surgery pictures! I'm glad her bloodwork is normal too, I'd be interested in getting bloodwork done on my dogs to see where they're at, but that's gonna have to wait I have a real job again *sigh*.