Lab just got back from the hospital

JB · 03-26-07, 06:06 PM

Our 9 month old yellow lab Hudson dove through a 1/4 inch thick piece of glass on our kitchen door yesterday, cutting his left fore arm in a V shape, then also cutting his elbow and also another area behind the pad of the foot..
We quickly found out no vets in the entire county will see a animal on sundays(except horses)..so my wife Sherrill and my Daughter Kaci
bandaged his leg up and then today took him to a new vet (to us).
He gave Hudson 50 stitches and sedated him, he's home now and doing ok, except kinda dopey...
We'll have to watch him, to prevent him from going in our pond, he swims for hours everyday and we dont want any bacteria infecting his wound.
Got some meds to help prevent that, so hopefully the worse is over!

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FlyRod · 03-26-07, 06:42 PM

If you can, have the door repaired using Lexan(TM) or safety glass. Wow! Lucky dog (this time)!
Idea...get some little decals or those little adhesive non-skid flowers some folks put on the floor of their bath tubs. Place them about head (his) high on the glass. He will come to recognize those as "Stop, Look, Bark, Wag" signs.
I'll bet most of us here have left our face prints on a clean glass door at least once. I did it a few years ago, carrying a roasting pan fulla grilled doves in one hand and a martini in the other...spilled nothing, thank God, but I looked like I'd gone three rounds with Rosie O'Donnell.

FR

HOG Ranger · 03-26-07, 07:00 PM

Glad to hear he is going to be ok. I have 3 dogs and they are part of the family and I know how you feel.

ROBZILLA · 03-26-07, 07:25 PM

Boyz Will Be Boyz!

JB · 03-26-07, 08:29 PM

I replaced the glass with lexon and then put some wood over 1/2 the window and painted it white to match the door...it looks hillbilly as hell, but after I train the pup to quit jumping it will come down..he jumped at the door today, not even 24 hours after hurting himself, I dont think he realizes how he got hurt...he's doped up but good tonight!

flbassman · 03-26-07, 08:30 PM

Glad to hear the little guy is doin good....Our lab has busted herself up quite a few times, but she always seems to come out alright

crab · 03-26-07, 09:11 PM

My black lab did that when he was a pup same here stitches. Ill take some pics mine is 9 now and I have two chocolate labs two yellow and the black. lol I got a darn kennel lol. they are all big babies. ill get some pics.

lizardsrule · 03-26-07, 09:36 PM

Glad to hear your friend is doing well, and on drugs too LOL.

Lizards

JB · 03-27-07, 06:08 PM

We got him a cone so that he wont chew the stitches off, he managed to get all the dressing and bandages off today...we were going to take them off anyways .
Hudsons bumping into everything but figuring it out heh

crab · 03-27-07, 10:37 PM

Here is my black lab jordan,hes the duck hunting machine but is retired.

This is our female daisy, she is the boss of the pack.

this is jersey girl she is chillin out.

this is otis hes crazy,wild and still a pup.

jake the yellow male was outside takeing a nap in the sun.

bassintxlady · 03-28-07, 11:36 AM

JB, I'm sorry to hear about Hudson's accident, but i'm really glad he's okay now......those are adorable babies.....i want a little dog to keep me company all week....but there are 2 in our home now so i can't get one....but i have a parrott she's my baby....but she's very very very noisy.....but you can't help but love her she's sweet and beautiful.....also i wanted to tell you if you didn't know about a medication for cuts that you can get at the farm supply....it's called cut and heal....it's excellent for helping to heal up bad cuts.....anyway.....give them a hug from Texas.....

JB · 03-28-07, 11:46 AM

thanks loretta!

He's getting used to the collar and has his meds, and I'll give him a hug for ya!
We had 2 parrots for 6years (desi and lucy) but they passed on about a year ago...we had the animal planet on tv just for them, and they would yak it up when music played

bassintxlady · 03-29-07, 10:14 AM

that's cool jb.....and thanks for passing the hug.....i play neil young and moody blues for our "kids" as we call them....bet has a senegal parrott too....they room together by the windows downstairs....hahaha...i'm hoping that bet's will teach mine to shut up and whistle instead of scream...

JB · 03-29-07, 10:49 AM

i'm hoping that bet's will teach mine to shut up and whistle instead of scream...

You are talking about a parrot arent you

keithdog · 03-31-07, 09:55 AM

Sorry to her about your lab JB. Sounds like he is in good hands though. Purdue university just opened a clinic near here to care for pets 24-7. It's been a godsend I hear for many folks already. I don't know how many window and patio door screen I've had to replace over the years. LOL Our lab Cody recently lost his battle with cancer. He was with us for 11 years. It was heartbreaking to say goodby to him. We still have our Golden Retriever Maggie with us. She is 12 years old. Our dogs do become part of the family. Are you having trouble keeping the bandage in place on your lab??? If so, let me know. We came up with a couple things to keep Cody from chewing his off all the time.

ILfishinman · 03-31-07, 12:21 PM

keith i would love to know your ideas, cause one of our pups just got her doo claws taked off and she has chewed the bandages off twice now.

JB · 03-31-07, 02:08 PM

Hudsons got cone on but has busted it up 6 times from running into the brick outside, so right now its duct taped together...he did go swimming once yesterday when our backs were turned, and thursday he busted open some stitches and it did bleed a tad till we wrapped it up in guaze, but one more week and he'll get them taken out...he's still swollen where the worst tear is, but ok.

ILfishinman · 03-31-07, 02:09 PM

lol our pup busted up the cone aswell, duct tape is good for just about everything

keithdog · 03-31-07, 02:28 PM

We gave up on the cones. One thing that helped us was to wrap the wound in bandage, and then we took one of our kids old swaetshirts and put it on our dog. The long sleeve covered the bandage and he didn't mess with it after that. I also made a sleave to slip his leg into once made of an old section of firehose. Added a couple holes to run some strips of material through and tie around his chest so it wouldn't slip off.

ILfishinman · 03-31-07, 02:31 PM

hmm.. very creative keith with the firehose and whatnot.

angelus40 · 04-08-07, 09:47 PM

glad your dog is better

bassintxlady · 04-09-07, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JB

i'm hoping that bet's will teach mine to shut up and whistle instead of scream...

You are talking about a parrot arent you

yes jb i'm talking parrot there darlin.....

03-26-07, 06:06 PM	#1
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	Lab just got back from the hospital Our 9 month old yellow lab Hudson dove through a 1/4 inch thick piece of glass on our kitchen door yesterday, cutting his left fore arm in a V shape, then also cutting his elbow and also another area behind the pad of the foot.. We quickly found out no vets in the entire county will see a animal on sundays(except horses)..so my wife Sherrill and my Daughter Kaci bandaged his leg up and then today took him to a new vet (to us). He gave Hudson 50 stitches and sedated him, he's home now and doing ok, except kinda dopey... We'll have to watch him, to prevent him from going in our pond, he swims for hours everyday and we dont want any bacteria infecting his wound. Got some meds to help prevent that, so hopefully the worse is over!

03-26-07, 07:00 PM	#3
HOG Ranger BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rockford, IL Posts: 306	Glad to hear he is going to be ok. I have 3 dogs and they are part of the family and I know how you feel. __________________ Mike

03-26-07, 07:25 PM	#4
ROBZILLA BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Markham, Ontario, CANADA Posts: 1,901	Boyz Will Be Boyz! __________________ Hang E'm High Till The Gills Go DRY! BARRIE,ONTARIO,CANADA

03-26-07, 08:30 PM	#6
flbassman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jacksonville Florida Posts: 2,840	Glad to hear the little guy is doin good....Our lab has busted herself up quite a few times, but she always seems to come out alright __________________ R.I.P. Zooker

03-26-07, 09:36 PM	#8
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	Glad to hear your friend is doing well, and on drugs too LOL. Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

03-26-07, 06:42 PM	#2
FlyRod BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,270	If you can, have the door repaired using Lexan(TM) or safety glass. Wow! Lucky dog (this time)! Idea...get some little decals or those little adhesive non-skid flowers some folks put on the floor of their bath tubs. Place them about head (his) high on the glass. He will come to recognize those as "Stop, Look, Bark, Wag" signs. I'll bet most of us here have left our face prints on a clean glass door at least once. I did it a few years ago, carrying a roasting pan fulla grilled doves in one hand and a martini in the other...spilled nothing, thank God, but I looked like I'd gone three rounds with Rosie O'Donnell. FR

03-26-07, 08:29 PM	#5
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	I replaced the glass with lexon and then put some wood over 1/2 the window and painted it white to match the door...it looks hillbilly as hell, but after I train the pup to quit jumping it will come down..he jumped at the door today, not even 24 hours after hurting himself, I dont think he realizes how he got hurt...he's doped up but good tonight!

03-26-07, 09:11 PM	#7
crab BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 200	My black lab did that when he was a pup same here stitches. Ill take some pics mine is 9 now and I have two chocolate labs two yellow and the black. lol I got a darn kennel lol. they are all big babies. ill get some pics.

03-27-07, 06:08 PM	#9
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	Update! We got him a cone so that he wont chew the stitches off, he managed to get all the dressing and bandages off today...we were going to take them off anyways . Hudsons bumping into everything but figuring it out heh

03-27-07, 10:37 PM	#10
crab BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 200	Here is my black lab jordan,hes the duck hunting machine but is retired. This is our female daisy, she is the boss of the pack. this is jersey girl she is chillin out. this is otis hes crazy,wild and still a pup. jake the yellow male was outside takeing a nap in the sun.

03-28-07, 11:36 AM	#11
bassintxlady BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cypress,Texas Posts: 780	JB, I'm sorry to hear about Hudson's accident, but i'm really glad he's okay now......those are adorable babies.....i want a little dog to keep me company all week....but there are 2 in our home now so i can't get one....but i have a parrott she's my baby....but she's very very very noisy.....but you can't help but love her she's sweet and beautiful.....also i wanted to tell you if you didn't know about a medication for cuts that you can get at the farm supply....it's called cut and heal....it's excellent for helping to heal up bad cuts.....anyway.....give them a hug from Texas..... __________________ :) OH YEAH!!!!! SHUT UP AND FISH!!!!!

03-28-07, 11:46 AM	#12
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	thanks loretta! He's getting used to the collar and has his meds, and I'll give him a hug for ya! We had 2 parrots for 6years (desi and lucy) but they passed on about a year ago...we had the animal planet on tv just for them, and they would yak it up when music played

03-29-07, 10:14 AM	#13
bassintxlady BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cypress,Texas Posts: 780	that's cool jb.....and thanks for passing the hug.....i play neil young and moody blues for our "kids" as we call them....bet has a senegal parrott too....they room together by the windows downstairs....hahaha...i'm hoping that bet's will teach mine to shut up and whistle instead of scream... __________________ :) OH YEAH!!!!! SHUT UP AND FISH!!!!!

03-29-07, 10:49 AM	#14
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	i'm hoping that bet's will teach mine to shut up and whistle instead of scream... You are talking about a parrot arent you

03-31-07, 09:55 AM	#15
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Sorry to her about your lab JB. Sounds like he is in good hands though. Purdue university just opened a clinic near here to care for pets 24-7. It's been a godsend I hear for many folks already. I don't know how many window and patio door screen I've had to replace over the years. LOL Our lab Cody recently lost his battle with cancer. He was with us for 11 years. It was heartbreaking to say goodby to him. We still have our Golden Retriever Maggie with us. She is 12 years old. Our dogs do become part of the family. Are you having trouble keeping the bandage in place on your lab??? If so, let me know. We came up with a couple things to keep Cody from chewing his off all the time.

03-31-07, 12:21 PM	#16
ILfishinman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 706	keith i would love to know your ideas, cause one of our pups just got her doo claws taked off and she has chewed the bandages off twice now. __________________ If light moves at 670616629 MPH, how fast is Dark? Bass count 07: lost count

03-31-07, 02:08 PM	#17
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	Hudsons got cone on but has busted it up 6 times from running into the brick outside, so right now its duct taped together...he did go swimming once yesterday when our backs were turned, and thursday he busted open some stitches and it did bleed a tad till we wrapped it up in guaze, but one more week and he'll get them taken out...he's still swollen where the worst tear is, but ok.

03-31-07, 02:09 PM	#18
ILfishinman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 706	lol our pup busted up the cone aswell, duct tape is good for just about everything __________________ If light moves at 670616629 MPH, how fast is Dark? Bass count 07: lost count

03-31-07, 02:28 PM	#19
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	We gave up on the cones. One thing that helped us was to wrap the wound in bandage, and then we took one of our kids old swaetshirts and put it on our dog. The long sleeve covered the bandage and he didn't mess with it after that. I also made a sleave to slip his leg into once made of an old section of firehose. Added a couple holes to run some strips of material through and tie around his chest so it wouldn't slip off.

03-31-07, 02:31 PM	#20
ILfishinman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 706	hmm.. very creative keith with the firehose and whatnot. __________________ If light moves at 670616629 MPH, how fast is Dark? Bass count 07: lost count

04-08-07, 09:47 PM	#21
angelus40 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cincinnati,Ohio Posts: 436	glad your dog is better

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