What Would You Do?

[Sirblessed 2,511]

Was out today with the dogs and Zip got a skin tear for a barb wire fence, long story short took her to the vet and was presented with two options leave her there get put to sleep and have it stitched $900 – 1200 aud, or a bit of local and a few staples $140 aud What would you do lol?

[Chaff 3,414]

IMO you done right thing just hope it was well clean before any antibiotics prescribed seems harsh pts

[socks 32,253]

Staples without thinking ... apart from the cost a dog runs a risk every time it goes under anaesthetic .......

[Sirblessed 2,511]

IMO you done right thing just hope it was well clean before any antibiotics prescribed seems harsh pts

Only put to sleep while they stitched it

[Sirblessed 2,511]

Staples without thinking ... apart from the cost a dog runs a risk every time it goes under anaesthetic .......

 

Hey mate how ya been? Hows Tilly doing?

[neems 2,406]

IMO you done right thing just hope it was well clean before any antibiotics prescribed seems harsh pts

 

He means a general anaesthetic.

 

There'd be no point in stitching up a dead dog would there?

[Chaff 3,414]

Oh I misread that one lol

[squab 2,875]

Staples....I bought a bitch off one the fb sites first outing had put dozen stitches in her chest,two week later 2nd time out another lot,that would been serious vet bill for a bitch on its way to a pet home

[poxon 5,555]

Exactly what you've done mate then I'd invest in a vetanary staple gun for future insidences that may happen

[Aussie Whip 3,850]

That vet sounds a bit rich.One of mine got tore both inside back legs,knocked out and stitched for $250.The running dogs are a bit different to the old pig dogs hey.Wounds usually pulled back together themselves or stapled in the field,hate to do that to the little whip crosses.

[socks 32,253]

 

Staples without thinking ... apart from the cost a dog runs a risk every time it goes under anaesthetic .......

 

Hey mate how ya been? Hows Tilly doing?

Not good unfortunately I don't think she is ever going to fully recover as no matter how much time I give her off after working her she limps all the next day and obviously to me that no good so a let home is on the cards for her ......