A few weeks ago, poor Koda bear got out and was hit by a car. Danny and I found him right after it happened and rushed him to the emergency vet. We both were terrified because we had no idea how serious his internal damage was, and neither of us were ready to say goodbye. After ultrasounds and x-rays, they told us that he had some internal bleeding and a fractured hip. They monitored him overnight and fortunately, by the next morning his bleeding had stopped. The vet told us that his fractures in his hip were not misplaced and with tons of rest, everything should heal in eight weeks. We were so lucky with Koda. He is such a big, strong dog that the damage was definitely not as bad as it could have been. We took him to the vet yesterday to get more x-rays to see how he is healing. The results showed that he is right on track to a full recovery. I can't wait to be able to take him to the park again and watch him run around and play.
A few days ago, one of Koda's puppies, Kai, was returned to us. The family just couldn't take care of her anymore. When we first got her back we noticed that she was extremely small and skinny. Her sisters now weigh 50 pounds, whereas Kai only weighs 29. I also noticed that she was grinding her teeth, and I had never heard a dog do that before. So right away, I looked it up online and it said that it can mean a number of serious problems and to take her to the vet ASAP. So thats exactly what I did. At the vet, they checked all of her vitals and everything looked normal. However, they ran a blood test and a stool test to see if anything was wrong internally. The results take a few days to come back, so they sent me home with her and told me to watch for vomiting and diarrhea. Later that night, Kai was throwing up non-stop so I rushed her to the emergency vet. There, they took a parvo test that came back negative, thank goodness. So they just sent me home with medicine and instructions on what to feed her. Since then, she hasn't been throwing up, which is a really good sign. However, when we got the stool test results back, we found that she has a parasite. Fortunately, it is very treatable and she should be parasite-free in a month.
With all that being said, they are both so cute and happy. I took them outside in the backyard yesterday and took some pics of the beautiful doggies. Enjoy!
