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First of all, thanks for the kind words. Leo is home, safe and sound.
Without getting too into it, I have a long background in medical publishing, so I've picked up a few things along the way. I also camp pretty hard, so I have a dog-specific med kit in case something goes awry while we're in the middle of nowhere. This combination leads to me being the worst airmchair doctor ever.
I went into auto mode, disinfected the bite area, stopped the bleeding, did a superglue stitch job, cleaned the blood off his fur, then got on the phone with the vet. Then I woke up. Rest of the story is already in there.
So here's the rest of the madness: He'd been at the vet for half the day, and they finally call back. "He's not letting us touch his feet, but given his age this is problably a shoulder problem, or maybe bone cancer."
In the most "look I'm not telling you how to do your job, but.." manner I told them to shave the inside of his front left leg they will find a laceration and puncture wounds. They did, and were all "oh yeah, we see it now, probably a tendon injury".
Adding to this is the madness of dealing with this during quarantine. We had to stand socially distanced on the sidewalk with 5 or 6 other groups that were waiting for their pets. There was a couple with a cute French Bulldog named Caesar. Caesar took a shit on the sidewalk, so we distanced a little bit further.
He's on antibiotics and painkillers, will have a comprehensive re-examination on Monday. As for Molly, the first thing Leo did when he got home was try to play-fight with her. It seems the biggest problem will be to try to keep him from over-exerting himself.
So there's a bunch of words and blurry photos. Thanks again, it's been a rough couple of days.
- You're a good man!********
- haha good job caesar!pango
- Glad it went ok as it could.PhanLo
- Thanks for the update :DSellies
- I'm open to silly costume requests, because he's heavily medicated and I've been passing the time by stacking random items on his head.garbage
- Glad the chap is looking better!scarabin
- He’s so sweet looking. Well done :)Gnash
- do taco dog
https://aninspiring.…pango - Fucking Ceasarjaylarson
- stay strong Leoutopian
- lol pangz, I do have some cardboard. If he's up to it I'll do a DIY taco dog.garbage
- Hey my first Dog was named Leo too :) Get Well Leo (: And all the best to you, garbage, it'll be all cool one daymekk
- great job, shame i cant upvote twice.kingsteven
- do you think molly was a bit jealous of leo getting food from your g/f? i've noticed our dog has got a bit more protective of us over lockdown.kingsteven
- This is a well documented story, glad he's on the mend.stoplying
- @kingsteven Molly and Leo usually are a gang of two. He's the brains, she's the brawn. The gf didn't even give them a treat, she just walked in on them..garbage
- ..trying to scavenge for loose kibble in the kitchen. We're chalking it up to "Molly is stupid and sometimes inexplicably violent". Leo isn't really phased.garbage
- Thanks all, and also +1 for fucking Caesar.garbage
- What a fantastic face he has.CyBrainX
- What a cute puppy dog!MondoMorphic
- You're a good man!