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Location: Middle TN | UPDATE: Willa is not doing well. She is at a larger vet clinic in Murfreesboro TN. They believe that she has an infection that is now in her bloodstream. She is on IV Fluid and Antibiotics and has drains in several of the wounds. They have confirmed based on the types of bacteria they have discovered that she was attacked by an animal of some sort. She is very weak. They are doing all they can but are sounding less and less optimistic about a full recovery at this time. All we can do is pray now. She is young and healthy and has a heart of gold. Just maybe she can fight this off and pull through! I have hope.
(Sorry Long)
We came home last night to find our 2 year old aussie standing on the porch in shock, covered in what looked like pond mud, and dripping blood. My initial first thought was to bathe her to examine the severity of her injuries but she refused to move and acted as though her hips were injured. She wasn't aggressive but I could see that she was not herself at all, obviously in pain. I decided against a bath and tried to reach a vet that would make a house call. Of course none of the local vets were available and one told me to bring her in first thing this morning. With a sick 10 month old baby and the closest emergency vet at least an hour away I didn't have much choice but to make her as comfortable as possible and take her in this morning. We coaxed her into laying down, which looked terrible painful, but she eventually did and seems relieved after a few minutes off her feet. She didn't move all night long. I couldn't sleep a wink between checking on my little boy and her alternately through the night.
Fast forward to this morning, which seemed to take an eternity. I take her in to the vet, he was initially concerned about her hips and spine and seemed convinced that she must have gotten run over. They ran x-rays, which came back negative for any type of spinal, hip, or leg injuries. Upon more thorough examination, trying to determine where the blood had come from (she is long haired and between the hair matted with blood and mud, it was difficult to find the source) he found several (5-6) dime sized puncture wounds, all on her underside, except for the 2 on her rear end. He ruled out gun shot wounds from the x-rays and the only conclusion he could come to was that she had gotten into a fight with some other dogs.
I'm having a hard time believing that being the cause. I would think that if one or several dogs were after her, they would go for the throat. All of her injuries, other than facial lacerations, are from her front legs to the rear. The possibility of bobcat, panther, or cougar have come up, but I'm not sure she would have survived something like that. Someone even mentioned that maybe it could have been a buck.. unlikely, but I googled it and I suppose its possible. The other possible option and most disgusting, is if a person did this to her.. I can't even imagine what or how they would have done this. I don't even want to think about it. I just want her better.
My little boy (10 months old) is confused as to why she isn't playing with him today and why he cant climb on her or pet her. They are best friends. Her name was his first word and remains to be his most frequently used word (wee-waa). I hope that she fully recovers! She was prescribed Anti-inflammatory and an antibiotic and is resting.
Please just send up a little prayer for her and my little family today!
Thank you (:
ETA some pictures of Willa!
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Location: Florida.. | do you have a pond nearby or why mud? gator? I think a cat would leave claw marks. were puncture marks from teeth? |
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Location: Florida.. | wanted to add .. many prayers for complete healing .. that is horrible.. |
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Location: Middle TN | We do have several ponds, but no gators here! That was my thought as well with the cats. I have seen the result of them clawing a hole in a large dogs side and also tearing out a filly's throat. I'm not convinced that it was another animal :( the placement of the wounds, the size and round shape of them, and the distance between them just don't seem consistent with something another animal could do. |
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Location: Middle TN | Bibliafarm - 2015-11-28 2:15 PM
wanted to add .. many prayers for complete healing .. that is horrible..Â
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Location: Florida.. | Id think dogbites would look like bite marks.. this is sickening if a person did it.. |
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Keeping Willa in my prayers! We came home to a similar situation with my heeler. He had blood all over his head, tongue swollen so much he could barely breathe, wouldnt move and was clearly in shock. Rushed him to an after-hours vet and after x-rays it was concluded someone had loaded birdshot into his head. I was in complete disbelief that someone would do such a thing! This is not an aggressive dog. I honestly thought he was going to die that night. It was a rough few weeks but he made it. He lost vision in one of his eyes but other than that, he fully recovered. Its been 4 years and he is still going strong. Willa will be fine! Just give her some time to get over whatever it is that happened to her. |
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Location: Middle TN | Runninbay - 2015-11-28 2:25 PM
Keeping Willa in my prayers! We came home to a similar situation with my heeler. He had blood all over his head, tongue swollen so much he could barely breathe, wouldnt move and was clearly in shock. Rushed him to an after-hours vet and after x-rays it was concluded someone had loaded birdshot into his head. I was in complete disbelief that someone would do such a thing! This is not an aggressive dog. I honestly thought he was going to die that night. It was a rough few weeks but he made it. He lost vision in one of his eyes but other than that, he fully recovered.  Its been 4 years and he is still going strong. Willa will be fine! Just give her some time to get over whatever it is that happened to her.
Thank you so much! & thank you for sharing your story also. I'm so thankful it wasn't much, much worse, but I will definitely be keeping a closer eye on her. She had made friends with all the neighbors between mine and my moms house and even went to a pool party down the rd over the summer and came home late with glowstick necklaces lol. She's just a sweet loving, compassionate girl and I can't imagine why anyone would hurt her.
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Location: Georgia | lookyheremac - 2015-11-28 3:29 PM Runninbay - 2015-11-28 2:25 PM
Keeping Willa in my prayers! We came home to a similar situation with my heeler. He had blood all over his head, tongue swollen so much he could barely breathe, wouldnt move and was clearly in shock. Rushed him to an after-hours vet and after x-rays it was concluded someone had loaded birdshot into his head. I was in complete disbelief that someone would do such a thing! This is not an aggressive dog. I honestly thought he was going to die that night. It was a rough few weeks but he made it. He lost vision in one of his eyes but other than that, he fully recovered. Its been 4 years and he is still going strong. Willa will be fine! Just give her some time to get over whatever it is that happened to her. Thank you so much! & thank you for sharing your story also. I'm so thankful it wasn't much, much worse, but I will definitely be keeping a closer eye on her. She had made friends with all the neighbors between mine and my moms house and even went to a pool party down the rd over the summer and came home late with glowstick necklaces lol. She's just a sweet loving, compassionate girl and I can't imagine why anyone would hurt her.
I would like to think her injuries were caused by some other animal, but the way you describe them also lead me to believe they were inflicted on her by someone. People are so cruel. I dont understand it. Makes you want to lock up your animals and never let me out of your sight. She sounds like a sweetheart!
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Location: Middle TN | Runninbay - 2015-11-28 2:36 PM
lookyheremac - 2015-11-28 3:29 PM Runninbay - 2015-11-28 2:25 PM
Keeping Willa in my prayers! We came home to a similar situation with my heeler. He had blood all over his head, tongue swollen so much he could barely breathe, wouldnt move and was clearly in shock. Rushed him to an after-hours vet and after x-rays it was concluded someone had loaded birdshot into his head. I was in complete disbelief that someone would do such a thing! This is not an aggressive dog. I honestly thought he was going to die that night. It was a rough few weeks but he made it. He lost vision in one of his eyes but other than that, he fully recovered.  Its been 4 years and he is still going strong. Willa will be fine! Just give her some time to get over whatever it is that happened to her. Thank you so much! & thank you for sharing your story also. I'm so thankful it wasn't much, much worse, but I will definitely be keeping a closer eye on her. She had made friends with all the neighbors between mine and my moms house and even went to a pool party down the rd over the summer and came home late with glowstick necklaces lol. She's just a sweet loving, compassionate girl and I can't imagine why anyone would hurt her. Â
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Location: Red Raiderland | I'm so sorry about your sweet girl. If there are chances that nasty humans or other animals can get to her can you keep her enclosed for her safety? We have barn dogs that have been in hellacious fights with coyotes and wild hogs so we now have them locked in the barn/arena. We only let them out under supervision. They go and ride with me on the trails and stay pretty close to me most of the time. Wild animals can be vicious. Hope your girl heals up soon.  |
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Location: Middle TN | Kaycee - 2015-11-28 2:43 PM
I'm so sorry about your sweet girl. Â If there are chances that nasty humans or other animals can get to her can you keep her enclosed for her safety? Â We have barn dogs that have been in hellacious fights with coyotes and wild hogs so we now have them locked in the barn/arena. Â We only let them out under supervision. Â They go and ride with me on the trails and stay pretty close to me most of the time. Â Wild animals can be vicious. Â Hope your girl heals up soon. Â Â
Thank you, she does seem to be feeling some better with the medication. & Yes we have a large fenced in yard that she will now stay in unless we are around. I understand that animals will get into situations with other animals, but I hate that feeling that this wasn't one of those situations. I have grown up in this same area and have only once had a dog get shot for no reason, but as far as I know that person is nowhere around anymore. It breaks my heart having to confine her, she plays with the neighbors kids, and hangs out with the elderly couple down the rd while they are in their garden or going for walks. We are a very close-nit little community. The only outside people that come into our area are the few that grew-up near-by and know of the lake access that my rd dead ends into.
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Awww sorry to hear this about your dog, hope that shes feeling better. Sounds like to me she got into a fight with another dog, if it was a large cat she would have been riped up and with cuts and the cats will go for the throat, dogs will cause puncture wounds mostley.Â
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Location: Middle TN | Southtxponygirl - 2015-11-28 3:12 PM
Awww sorry to hear this about your dog, hope that shes feeling better. Sounds like to me she got into a fight with another dog, if it was a large cat she would have been riped up and with cuts and the cats will go for the throat, dogs will cause puncture wounds mostley.Â
I'm betting her muscles are really sore were she got all her puncture wounds, and it will take more then a few days befor she gets to feeling good enought to move around.
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Location: Texas | Praying for your pup.
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Location: Arkansas | Many prayers and good thoughts for Willa
What about a coon? My daddy's dog got into a fight with a huge coon about 2 months ago on the edge of one of our fish ponds and they killed each other--drowned. Rastus was missing for 3 days and we all hunted everywhere for him. My uncle found him at the back of our property in a pond. When Chandler and Daddy went to get him to bury him, that's when they found the coon. We were devastated, but Daddy said at least he took the coon out too. . .
ETA she's a pretty girl with a sweet face
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Location: SE Louisiana | My goodness..... Look at those eyes!!! Prayers for a full recovery for everyone involved... |
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