Dumb Dog

 So.......

First, we thought Luna was attacked by another animal.

We were worried about rabies, 

but also about the other dogs

going out after dark.

She's the biggest.....

But the vet said it wasn't a bite, it was likely

an injury that went through the skin and

went DEEEEEEEEP down her rib cage.

So we wandered to the back of the property

to check things out.

We have two hay spikes.

A big metal spike you put on the front of the

tractor to lift those giant round hay rolls

we used to feed the horses and cows.

One is white,

the other is black.

Neither one is sharp - they just have to poke

into a hay bale.

I had already gone out and checked and there

was no evidence that was how she got hurt,

so I thought she got caught on a nail or

some wire or something.

But then Kyle went out and looked closer at the black

one and there was hair and blood a GOOD 12+ inches

up the spike.

She was likely chasing a rabbit, running full tilt,

NOT looking where she was going and ran

smack dab into that spike going FAST.

The speed and her body weight (she's 95 pounds) shoved it through

the skin and along her rib cage (thankfully) and

speared her like a shishkabob.

Luckily she backed off of it and didn't rip

it out sideways.

It's still a good long cut - probably 4 inches or more.

She got lots of stitches.

And came home sporting a very fashionable

cone of shame.

Which naturally she hates.

But at this point she was still VERY sedated and

didn't care that much.

But then she woke up.

So today when Kyle got home from doing a mulching job,

we ran into town to PetSmart and bought her a

much nicer inflatable thingie to keep her from

messing with the stitches or the drain.

Much softer, much more comfortable,

also very expensive.

It lasted about 2 hours.

And the cone returns.

For a week or 10 days... whatever the vet decides.

Dumb dog.