BRITTMAN
Well-known member
Discussion came up in the MN Forum. Thought it would be good discussion here. I threw this list together. Comment, add to the list, think about how you can prevent these from occuring to your dog. Vulnerability may increase when you are furhter from home or in a new area.
Many can be avoided with a little common sense, good training and I guess some luck. Others can be fixed by quick intervention and/or getting to a vet.
Gone or Missing
+) Lost
+) Stolen
Injury or Severe Injury with Risk of Death
+) hit by vehicle
+) drinking water in pond with toxic blue-green algae
+) heat exhaustion
+) hypothermia
+) grassy Awns
+) fight with another hunting dog
+) bloated/twisted GI track by improper feed schedule
+) exposure to DeCon or Antifreeze in new area, camp, farm
+) improper vaccinations and exposure to disease
+) shot
+) wolves
+) conibear trap
+) drowning
Injury Requiring Intervention and Observation
+) porky quills
+) scratched cornea
+) barb wire cuts
+) other cuts
+) limping - sprains from hunting
+) sprains and broken bones from jumping out high vehicles
+) torn ACL
+) caught in leg hold trap
+) cuts to and around nose, ears, eyes
+) seeds (foxtail) inbedded into paws, throat, under eyelids
+) diarrhea
+) lyme disease
+) multitude of other tick borne disease
Nuisance
+) skunk
+) rolled in feces
Chronic and Genetic
+) joint degeneration
+) arthritis
+) hip dysplasia
+) hypoglycemia
+) diabetes
Remember the person responsible and looking out for your bird dog is you. Some are just part of being an athlete in a tough enviroment and you take them as they come.
Many can be avoided with a little common sense, good training and I guess some luck. Others can be fixed by quick intervention and/or getting to a vet.
Gone or Missing
+) Lost
+) Stolen
Injury or Severe Injury with Risk of Death
+) hit by vehicle
+) drinking water in pond with toxic blue-green algae
+) heat exhaustion
+) hypothermia
+) grassy Awns
+) fight with another hunting dog
+) bloated/twisted GI track by improper feed schedule
+) exposure to DeCon or Antifreeze in new area, camp, farm
+) improper vaccinations and exposure to disease
+) shot
+) wolves
+) conibear trap
+) drowning
Injury Requiring Intervention and Observation
+) porky quills
+) scratched cornea
+) barb wire cuts
+) other cuts
+) limping - sprains from hunting
+) sprains and broken bones from jumping out high vehicles
+) torn ACL
+) caught in leg hold trap
+) cuts to and around nose, ears, eyes
+) seeds (foxtail) inbedded into paws, throat, under eyelids
+) diarrhea
+) lyme disease
+) multitude of other tick borne disease
Nuisance
+) skunk
+) rolled in feces
Chronic and Genetic
+) joint degeneration
+) arthritis
+) hip dysplasia
+) hypoglycemia
+) diabetes
Remember the person responsible and looking out for your bird dog is you. Some are just part of being an athlete in a tough enviroment and you take them as they come.
