Did anyone else here make any similar experience.
P.S. (My english was once better, please excuse me
)After fightig with another dog, my little one gets apathetic
After fightig with another dog, my little one gets apathetic
My 3 year old Parson Russell Terrier had two fights in the last months. After each fight he nearly stops breathing and moving. His throat is swollen and he is apathetic for more than 20 minutes!!! Both times we had to carry him home. After the first fight we went directly to our vet and he injected him some cortisone for his swollen throat. Our veterinary wants to make an ECG and ultrasonics of the heart.
Did anyone else here make any similar experience.
P.S. (My english was once better, please excuse me )
Did anyone else here make any similar experience.
P.S. (My english was once better, please excuse me
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Re: After fightig with another dog, my little one gets apath
you might get his heart checked out when he is in a non excitable situation...ie between his fight eisodes...sounds like there is a problem in there...whoops just reread...iiw ould go along with the ecg etc.
Re: After fightig with another dog, my little one gets apath
What do you mean by fighting? Are you putting your dog into situations where he is at risk of harm by other dogs? Do you not keep him on a leash, etc when walking him, etc? Please explain.
..........Traci
Re: After fightig with another dog, my little one gets apath
As my english is not so good anymore maybe I have used the wrong word. Sorry for that...Traci wrote:What do you mean by fighting? Are you putting your dog into situations where he is at risk of harm by other dogs? Do you not keep him on a leash, etc when walking him, etc? Please explain.
He was biting himself with another dog twice. Once it happened when we were walking with him and the 2nd time it happened at a hunt (as he is hunting with my boyfriend who is a hunter) where he was fighting with another dog about a wild pig.
Just want to emphasize that we never put our dog into situations where he is at risk of harm by other dogs. We love him much to much, he is like a child to us....
And we are very worried about his reaction after those fights. What will be if it happens again (what we really try to prevent) and we are somewhere in the forrest for example. Is there anything that we can do for first aid???
You are right in trying to prevent any further fighting.
Have you scheduled the tests your vet suggested (ECG, x rays etc)?
I would not take him to hunts now and would make sure that he doesn't get into a fight when walking him.
If there's something wrong with his heart, your vet probably will advice you on medication, and probably a change of lifestyle.
Have you scheduled the tests your vet suggested (ECG, x rays etc)?
I would not take him to hunts now and would make sure that he doesn't get into a fight when walking him.
If there's something wrong with his heart, your vet probably will advice you on medication, and probably a change of lifestyle.
Re: After fightig with another dog, my little one gets apath
You have a small breed dog, for what reason should he be going "hunting"? Since he's already been in danger with other dogs twice, why would you put him in that situation again? Other dogs in the area probably see him as easy prey for a fight, and it is not wise to for humans to try to seperate fighting dogs and one or both of the dogs could easily hurt each other worse, or even you.
When walking him, choose only areas where other dogs are not likely to be, and keep your dog on a strong leash or harness/leash. I'm assuming your dog is current on his vaccinations?
Dog attacks on small dogs are very serious, and many times lethal. A larger dog has powerful jaws that can cause significant internal damage to another dog, organs can be punctured, necks can be broken, etc., a smaller dog has virtually no chance if a larger dog attacks.
Regarding the neck and breathing problems, the dog attack probably left your dog with a serious puncture, potential for an abcess with infection, and may have bruised his lungs, or even punctured one. These situations must be treated immediately and agressively by an emergency vet to assess and treat external and internal damage, wounds....there is virtually no first aid you can apply in these situations if you are out in the forest, because you can't detect internal organ damage.
The best and safest approach is to leave your dog home, do not take him hunting, and only walk him at designated times in areas where other dogs are leashed by their owners, and to steer clear of dogs with agressive natures.
When walking him, choose only areas where other dogs are not likely to be, and keep your dog on a strong leash or harness/leash. I'm assuming your dog is current on his vaccinations?
Dog attacks on small dogs are very serious, and many times lethal. A larger dog has powerful jaws that can cause significant internal damage to another dog, organs can be punctured, necks can be broken, etc., a smaller dog has virtually no chance if a larger dog attacks.
Regarding the neck and breathing problems, the dog attack probably left your dog with a serious puncture, potential for an abcess with infection, and may have bruised his lungs, or even punctured one. These situations must be treated immediately and agressively by an emergency vet to assess and treat external and internal damage, wounds....there is virtually no first aid you can apply in these situations if you are out in the forest, because you can't detect internal organ damage.
The best and safest approach is to leave your dog home, do not take him hunting, and only walk him at designated times in areas where other dogs are leashed by their owners, and to steer clear of dogs with agressive natures.
..........Traci