Dogs hunting in snow

J.R.

Just a word of warning to be careful with the dogs hunting in the snow.

One of the lads in the club took the dog out for a run.....dog got caught in barbed wire lying on the ground .....never saw it in the snow....ended up with a very nasty deep gash.

Expensive vet bills & dog is out of action until after Christmas. NARGC won't cover it as he didn't have the seperate dog policy taken out.

Such an occurence could banjacks the rest of the season when the thaw comes & ban is removed.

johnner1

thats hard luck. i know a lad that had his springer jump through a barbed wire fence and the dog cut from his breast bone to his balls spilling some of his intestines out:eek: dog lived but vet biils were huge:mad:

is the dog trained to avoid barbed wire,i have heard of dogs been trained to sit when they come up on wire fences:cool:
or are you saying your mate didnt see it.

deeksofdoom

J.R. wrote: »

ban is removed.

When the Ban is removed , that's a good one!:D

But the dog thing, you just don't know when or where your going to get the dog reefed open, between barbed wire, broken jagged pieces of wood hidden in ditches, glass bottles and rubbish, rusty old farm gates the list of possibilities is endless.

J.R.

johnner1 wrote: »

is the dog trained to avoid barbed wire,i have heard of dogs been trained to sit when they come up on wire fences:cool:
or are you saying your mate didnt see it.

His dog usually avoids barbed wire or will jump over it if low but he couldn't see this in the snow. It was a broken strand lying on the ground, covered in snow. Dog was running about sniffing and hunting when he got caught up in it.

I had a labrador year ago who jumped from a ditch to retrieve a pheasant....front paw landed in a half broken old pewter jar which reefed his front leg.....cut tendon & blood squirting out everywhere.

I wrapped the sleeve of my shirt around it and tied it off above the cut to curtail the blood flow and then headed for the main road. I'd no car & wanted to get help as quick as I could. It was an awful haul to the main road about four fields away through marshy bog. I had to try to carry the dog most of the way as he could hardly walk. The makeshift bandage was covered in blood. By the time I got to the road I'd no shirt left...tore it up making bandages.

When I reached the main road, about two miles from home (was walking...no car with me) a complete stranger pulled over ....saw the blood on the dog & offered help. He was a fellow I didn't know but he took out a fertilizer bag out of the boot & placed it around the dogs foot & put me & the dog into the back seat of the car & took us straight to the vet. Dog survived thanks to that guys help....sound chap, especially to put a bleeding dog belong to a total stranger in the back seat.

terminator2

brought my bitch out for a run today opened her back leg up on barbed wire €150 yo yos ,im going to learn how to put stitches in myself:(

Birdnuts

terminator2 wrote: »

brought my bitch out for a run today opened her back leg up on barbed wire €150 yo yos ,im going to learn how to put stitches in myself:(

Vets fees in this country like most professional services are totally out of line and do not reflect the car wreck type of economy we have now. After 2 trips costing 300 euros for the same problem(nail infection on a collie/spaniel cross) in the last 6 weeks:( its time for pet insurance for her and the rest of the crew!!

terminator2

does anyone here stitch their own dogs ,<or maybe ill buy a stapler>

quicko

terminator2 wrote: »

does anyone here stitch their own dogs ,<or maybe ill buy a stapler>

Staplers are a great tool, very easy to use. Just remember to allow the wound to drain and administer antibiotics as well. I found using a mild antiseptic for the first couple of days works well but then just salt water to allow the new tissue to form

terminator2

sorry lads the vets revised christmas bill €260 yo yos:mad: not impressed