I could see her internal organs when the doctor pulled up the margins of the wound. Basic wound care is the best you can do now. My mom doesn’t have enough money to take her to the vet but I don’t want to lose her. That is mine. I flushed it very well and the bleeding stopped. Pressure and liquids are the best I can suggest. Try an SPCA or other shelter. Again, you will wait in your car or outside for test results and outpatient treatment. i hit my dog on the head and made her let go and she rolled over. There is nothing, sadly, we can tell you to do beyond what I wrote in the blog about wound and bites if her neck is swelling. But no whining or crying. Cry all day. Yesterday was 2 weeks since the attack. Was he that sick or were there financial concerns, or did he look well enough to go home??? After an hour she reverted and attacked the smaller dog. So not all attacks occur outside the home. You can try warm compresses to see if the skin will slide off or if it will heal at the edges, but just dong tug on it. She’s only two and I worry for her. My poodle mix got bit by 2 pit bulls last friday. It is a matter of contact with rabid animals and vaccination protocols. Otherwise it might take time for the stress to resolve and the fear of the other dog. Now, it didn’t stopped drooling and is vomiting blood. You are such a super superior dog owner aren’t you! just switch the titles of the paragraphs. There is a very long road to recovery but hopefully all will go well and your dog will be fine. Rinse thoroughly. My dog attacked another dog unprovoked, could I be in trouble? If this is the case, then I would bring her in immediately. It was ripped out root and all! He was in an obvious state of shock, so I rushed him to the vet where the first question I was asked was what kind of budget I had. That’s when he started puking with difficulty. About 2 hours passed, and she had a full blown seizure! . There are many approaches to restoring an animals trust, but I would research them and if possible consult a behaviorist. Visit our help page for pet loss support groups. At home or oral medication is not nearly as strong and this can be a problem. She is also not acting normal. It is a pitbulls natural instinct to see smaller animals as pray. The wound was clean. Not an easy task. If you own a PET and find yourself in bad position that you can non longer care for the PET then PLEASE PLEASE ask a friend, family members, if they can adopt the pet feom you, And if they can’t, then you should find it in your heart to relinquish the PET to the SPCA or look online to PET farms who can adopt your pet to the farm or they can Foster Parent the pet until they find a loving/responsible home for the PET. I would say pain medication and antibiotics would be best. I miss Princess dearly but I know both dogs are much happier. They did, one was on each side of me. My dog is a rescue. what should I do? She’s not big on touching, so it’s difficult to tell anything. I couldn’t keep the other one I had to give her to human society… No words to explain the pain. She is on 2 different antibiotics , how long does it usually take for them to kick in? regardless, make sure your dog does not contribute to the “prey” drive by their behavior. Little dogs are very territorial and don’t seem to care they’re not big enough to defend themselves. They are both female dogs, both from homes with multi dogs and children. We have learned that a neighbor’s pit bull (who has attacked 2 different dogs) has not been to a vet in a number of years and is not up-to-date on its shots. Tonight my friends Lab mix got a little territorial and attacked my dog. No, by now the swelling should be going down. See My comments on the continuation of this post. These dogs need to have an owner solely paying attention to them during walks. When I finally did, the collie would continue to attack him with me trying to get the one in the house. Should I be worried or the swelling will go down? Im confused, the vet said she should be ok? I know his age is working against him. A shi-poo breed. The guy and girl saw us and started walking the other way – the dog looked at us and stated to sprint towards us. I couldn’t think clearly and was unable to ask the questions racing through my mind. She will not eat or even drink water. He’s peed but not pooped in 3 days. How do I cleen a little my dog that as a little hole in his neck. She might need fluids or sedatives to finally get better. It dosent hurt him for me to touch it. My 1 and a half year old lab/shepherd mix just randomly attacked our 4 year old pug. One of her legs (the front left) seems like it’s broken and she can’t walk with that leg. The risk is that the spinal area controlling the bladder and rectum is damaged beyond repair, as indicated by the limp tail. There is a limit to what I can tell you except keep the wound clean, keep him immobile and rest the leg and get to a vet or a human doctor (worst case scenario.) So heartbroken and confused.. cannot look at her the same anymore . The neighbors pit had come through our gate which had unknowingly been unlocked. I dont think you really need to ask that question….. you know the answer. The owner of the aggressive dog saw what was going on and immediately rushed over with a pair of gardening shears, shoving them into his dog’s mouth so he would let go. My dog is really yelling this evening and I think our friends family wants us to weigh in the decision. Thanks. She’s jumping on me and licking my hand, then, she needs play with me. She started eating regularly and has gained some much needed weight (she was nearly skeletal when we got her), and she is positively beaming with happiness from the attention she is getting from us and the children. I took him to the vet and he ended up having a broken rib. Definitely take her to the vet to get antibiotics and pain medication and maybe to check her out for a deeper pocket that will get infected. You need to bring your dog to the vet. He is on pain medicine and antibiotics. His vitals are good at this stage being 24 hours since incident. My family gave her some amoxicillin and i’m not sure it will help either. Thanks for your prompt reply, I real appreciate it. I could only see a small wound bleeding a little in the corner of his mouth. She drank a little water earlier but started hacking a little bit afterwards. Very hard to answer as you are right they are all different. What do I need to know to protect my pup when I am in this situation again? Take him to a vet, that black skin is dead and will slough off soon. son just checked on him when he got home and water level is the same on the water bowl… I gave him 2 5ml of infant pedialyte last night and 3x5ml this morning….. They’re other dog managed to put a couple punctures into mines butt. Dear Mat I’m afraid we might be to late. these animals are innocent victims of complacency and denial of the truth about our shelter system YOUR DOG i am ashamed to tell you was most likely euthanized before you had time to drive your car home , they have a 1 in 600 chance of getting adopted and even less if its an older dog or shows any amount of behavir issues usually caused from being DUMPED by their family in a place that is scary and smells like death , ITS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to KNOW THE REALTY of our shelter system , its BROKEN and unless you can KEEP an animal FOR ITS ENTIRE LIFE DONT GET ONE , its that simple, I forgot to add that dogs will occasionally have conflicts with each other and its usually just establishing rank and usually harless, females tend to not get along with other females and for the sake of harmony its always a good idea to pair males with a female if your gonna have more than one dog , otherwise you need to treat them both equally not favoring one over the other and keep them emotionally balanced healthy fed and exercised to prevent boredom or issues will arise, they need human interaction thats what we designed the domestic dog for and they evolved to be our companions not lawn ornaments or stuffed animals that arent allowed to be themselves .they thrive on routine and its important to understand there body language , if left to themselves too much in a multi pet environment they will revert to their wild origins , society has done the dog a great dis service they deserve better from their families. I need to put him on the other side of a shut gate and feed the other two far and away. I have just lost my six month old pom to a pit bull and sustained 22 stiches to my hand trying to save my beloved pup. There is almost nothing you can do easily at home for her. Hermes always bows down to her. It is also true to say that smaller dogs are generally more aggressive than larger ones, so their statement Is correct. Fed separately, taking potty separate, and interacted with one another under very close supervision. Just wanted to say too that with dog bites, dog on dog, dog on human, you need to have them checked out. the rottweiler listen’s to me but when this happens its like if i dont exist. My dog was attacked 2 days ago by another neighborhood dog. They put in drain tubes and a collar on, gave us antibiotics and pain meds. Marlee is VERY sensitive to weather changes and we figured out that is when fights would happen. My bloodhound puppy that my boyfriend and I just got was bitten by my older dog. Hard to tell, but 3-6 months and you will be totally safe. What do i need to do. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Good luck! After two days of changing bandages and managing pain, etc., the Dr. called this morning to say that surgery was scheduled for this afternoon, but now she/Dr. Two pitbull-type dogs attacked my pomeranian/papillon cross today at the off-leash park. this evening. I really can not give you any advice like that without seeing the dog. Ok, I would like to give very bland responses to your questions because you are CURRENTLY in a vet office under veterinary care. I happened to be leaving my nieces whom lives next to my daughters bff as the 12 y/o was bringing back the new puppy from a walk. He would have killed him. Bite wounds this bad and infected need antibiotics. Better be safe than sorry and get a vet visit. I think the collie would attack the lab if he tried to hurt the shih poo but who knows. I would agree that at this point it is very unlikely that she will walk and have a good quality of life again. He drinks but won’t touch any food even some of his favorite stuff I have given him to entice him to eat. Now the lab and collie just starting fighting yesterday, I mean vicious, could not get them apart. They can require multiple sewing of the same area if the skin keeps dying. They suspect the attack from the large dog is why their dog died. http://greenbrier-emergency.com/when-dogs-attack/#comment-37926. © 2010 Greenbrier Emergency Animal Hospital. If someone does something wrong, and you saw it and do nothing about it, it is worse right? I would try a natural birth but have an emergency vet near by and aware of the situation. Emotions run very hot and make people forget things. Is your dog vaccinated? No bleeding. i did not found out because i was asleep. I have to agree with Mat. 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