Should have listened to the gods.

[woodga 170]

fingers crossed hope he sorts himself out quickly i know how much your dogs mean to you

[TOMO 26,009]

that is bad news moll,, lets hope hes back amongst them soon,,

[spookster1 24]

Sorry to hear this Moll.

My friends lurcher was hit by a car and had two collapsed lungs, just to let you know he has made a full recovery and is back out hunting. Hope Rude is up and about soon!

[Good Man 196]

Moll, hope Rudie makes a full recovery, good luck and keep us posted.

[Moll. 1,770]

Thank you very much.

 

And thanks for that good news Spookster

 

They have removed 4 litres of air

He will be home tomorrow or Monday if all is well.

[jimg 17]

Sounds rough Moll hope he makes a speedy one!

Edited January 28, 2012 by jimg

[Millet 4,497]

It's just aswell you know what you are doing and read the sign's and got him straight to the vet's..and it's also good that you knew not to run him any more on the night otherwise he might not be here now..he is a strong fit dog and im pretty sure he will pull safe..

[charlie nelly1 142]

good night mate, hope you dont mind me asking but what breed were the chicks you hatched out?

[Moll. 1,770]

good night mate, hope you dont mind me asking but what breed were the chicks you hatched out?

 

Serama.

Notoriously hard to hatch, so a 2 chick death was 50% of that batch

[NEWKID 27,048]

Moll, thats a bad bit of luck, I hope Rudie makes a full recovery soon.

ATB

Kev

[BEARINATOR 2,867]

Just read the news Moll, hopefully he makes a speedy recovery

[lurchergrrl 1,441]

Just tried to bell you missus, but no joy. Any news on our lad today?

 

... seems to me you need that Estate holiday more than ever at the moment. When Rude Boy is on the upswing, pack a bag and get down here for a break

[Moll. 1,770]

Not the best news, lungs are still leaking air, so they had to drain again this morning. The vet knows that Rude has to be able to work so will not treat the dog unless he thinks he will make a 100% recovery.

Thanks LG

[skycat 6,173]

Sh*t! That is bad news. On the positive side, when my Deer/Grey was 15 months old, she hit the far side of a dyke at full bore out lamping, did the same thing. I didn't realise what she had done until I saw that she was breathing very shallowly about 20 minutes later, having run and caught 2 more rabbits in the mean time. Got vet out of bed at 2am, and they inserted a three way valve and drew out nearly 4 pints of air!

 

They said that most other types of dog would have already died, but her rib cage was so huge that her lungs were still able to function: just! She had to have air taken out twice more before her lung sealed the tear itself, and in three months she was running as good as ever. I did worry the first time I ran her again, but she was fine. Apparently lungs heal very well providing there is no contamination, like from a broken rib sticking into the lung.

 

 

Good luck, God knows you need it! It just never seems fair that people who really care for their dogs get the sh*ttiest deals.

[Moll. 1,770]

and in three months she was running as good as ever. I did worry the first time I ran her again, but she was fine. Apparently lungs heal very well providing there is no contamination, like from a broken rib sticking into the lung.

 

Brilliant new Sky, thank you.

What do you think would be the recouperation time required before...

1) normal running on walks.

2) working, requiring no running (Say ratting for example)

3) running work