We came home today to one dog's jaw stuck in the others collar. It got stuck while wrestling and was stuck for hours. There was blood and poop everywhere. The bigger one with the collar was flinging the smaller one in the panic and hit walls, furniture. (Miniature dachshund vs Standard)
We took them to the vet, no fractures but the one's nose was lacerated inside, his neck was raw and the others jaw was swollen and bleeding. They are well medicated now and fine but my question is... how can we prevent this from happening again? Should we put breakaway collars on them? They've been microchipped.
Or is there a way to use regular collars safely so we dont have to worry when we are gone all day. It could have been so much worse. The little one's teeth almost came out and the big one was strangled. He had pitichial hemorrhaging and a bleeding nose, bruised and raw neck.
What can we do to prevent this? We feel so awful! The poor things. We came home early and just in time! What to do!?
2007-05-25
17:38:30
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MonkeyMama
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