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Location: Kent, UK
Joined: Apr 2007
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Healing vibes desperately needed for Barney please
Barney desperately needs Dogseys magic healing vibes, he belongs to a friend of mine, he is a Yorkie x Patterdale, he is just about 2 years old and a rescue.
A few days ago he was attacked by a Rottie and received some horrific injuries, including loss of use of his legs and is at the moment fighting for his life in the vets, I had an email this morning which probably explains his condition far better than I could, along with a few pictures, so please ladies and gents if you could please spare a few moments of your time to wish Barney a speedy recovery, I'm positive Alison will be very grateful
Thank you
Please excuse a shared e mail, but it saves me typing; and I am a bit weary!
Barney today is using his back legs, so that is good news, I did not realise
but the front legs seem badly affected at the moment, his front right leg he
is holding quite rigidly and at a funny angle; the left front leg is floppy;
if you try to stand him up he falls flat on his face. The vet tells me that
the muscle damage is very very deep and that will be affecting the front
legs right now; and that it will be a bit of time before he has control but
they expect it will come back because he can use his back legs then the
indication is that the spinal chord is OK.
He has bite wounds all over his back, and tummy but they were not severe
enough to have been shaved and stitched. Today he was taken off his drip,
but he is not eating and so they asked if I would try to feed him. I had to
syringe feed him but he took it OK.
Every day has seen a dramatic improvement so I am hoping and praying that
tomorrow will see an improvement for his front legs. Today he did not cry
all the time, but he was crying when we left.
Here are some pictures, not very good, as it was pretty hard to hold him for
him to be comfortable.
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