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A sad story of a pup in Kansas.
Posted by rclagg [User Info] [Email User] on 11/22/2011, 6:25 am
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My 9 month old pup was shot while hunting in Kansas last week. We were hunting on my cousins property and my pup ran onto some adjacent property and a guy shot him through the neck with what looks like was a 22 caliber rifle. He was wearing a beeper collar so we were able to find him quickly and get him to a local vet. The local vet sent us to an emergency hospital in Kansas City where he was stabilized. After 2 days in Kansas City were were able, with seditives & an IV, to transport him to The Ohio State hospital in Columbus. He was treated and evaluated and it was determined that he was unable to swallow or prevent aspiration through the trachea so a tube was inserted through his abdomen into his stomach. They started to feed him on Sat. evening, 5 days after the shooting,and we brought him home on Sun. evening. I am now feeding and administering medication to him through the tube 3 times a day and will have to continue this for at least the next month. After a month he will be re-evaluated and if he heals and there is not too much nerve damage and he is able to eat we will be home free, if not it will be a feeding tube through his side for the rest of his life.
There was a message on a board about a dog that was shot during a championship, anyone know how that turned out? Also does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing?
Kansas law says that the only reasons for shooting a dog is to protect yourself or your livestock. There was no livestock and this Setter pup wouldn't hurt a fly so it was target practice for sure.
The expenses for my dogs treatment have been astounding and it is something I cannot afford so I guess I will have to see if the courts can provide me with some sort of justice. If anyone has had any experiences with anything like this please fill me in , thanks.
A sad story of a pup in Kansas.
Posted by rclagg [User Info] [Email User] on 11/22/2011, 6:25 am
76.1.48.221
My 9 month old pup was shot while hunting in Kansas last week. We were hunting on my cousins property and my pup ran onto some adjacent property and a guy shot him through the neck with what looks like was a 22 caliber rifle. He was wearing a beeper collar so we were able to find him quickly and get him to a local vet. The local vet sent us to an emergency hospital in Kansas City where he was stabilized. After 2 days in Kansas City were were able, with seditives & an IV, to transport him to The Ohio State hospital in Columbus. He was treated and evaluated and it was determined that he was unable to swallow or prevent aspiration through the trachea so a tube was inserted through his abdomen into his stomach. They started to feed him on Sat. evening, 5 days after the shooting,and we brought him home on Sun. evening. I am now feeding and administering medication to him through the tube 3 times a day and will have to continue this for at least the next month. After a month he will be re-evaluated and if he heals and there is not too much nerve damage and he is able to eat we will be home free, if not it will be a feeding tube through his side for the rest of his life.
There was a message on a board about a dog that was shot during a championship, anyone know how that turned out? Also does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing?
Kansas law says that the only reasons for shooting a dog is to protect yourself or your livestock. There was no livestock and this Setter pup wouldn't hurt a fly so it was target practice for sure.
The expenses for my dogs treatment have been astounding and it is something I cannot afford so I guess I will have to see if the courts can provide me with some sort of justice. If anyone has had any experiences with anything like this please fill me in , thanks.
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