Oscar, our younger dog, had a surprise a couple weeks ago. On Monday, November 7th, Ken went down to pull the fence posts from the pig yard. Oscar was with him, but leapt ahead to chase a squirrel. Ken heard a couple blodd curdling yelps, and as he approached Oscar, he noticed Oscar was on three legs and a stick! Oscar had impaled himself on a sharp stick in the woods. Ken pulled the stick from Oscar's right armpit - buried about three inches in. Oscar limped to the house and lay down on a dog cushion.
Ken called our vet tech friend, and she explained that punctures need to drain - watch him and report back. After some blood and clear fluid, Oscar seemed back to his old wild self. Then Ken rigged up a towel so Oscar could not lick the wound and it would seal. Oscar resembled an ox in yoke as the wide towel went under his neck and was tied above with string so the ends stuck up and out.
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