Posted by CDN
January 30, 2014
Riverview, Florida – During late 2013, Perry, a 10-year old miniature pinscher, accidently wandered away from his Riverview home and was seriously injured while roaming the streets. He sustained multiple puncture wounds throughout his body. One of his injuries included a very serious and graphic gash which extended about 270-degrees around his neck.
Lucky for Perry he was observed staggering down the road the following morning and was rushed to the Boyette Animal Hospital, 10931 Boyette Road, Riverview, Florida, where emergency care was immediately initiated even though an owner had not been identified.
Doctor Sarah Hilario said, “It was touch and go for a while, we didn’t know if he would actually survive the extensive surgery needed to treat his injuries.” The surgery lasted for about two hours and required dozens of internal sutures and 25 staples to close the gash on his neck. An additional ten sutures and drains were needed to treat the injuries to one of his back legs. Several treatments followed and Perry had to be put on pain medications and antibiotics.
“Perry surprised us all and he turned out to be a real fighter,” said Doctor Bob Encinosa, the person who actually found Perry. Dr. Encinosa, with the help of his daughter, safely rescued the injured dog and immediately transported him to the animal hospital. It is believed Perry was viciously attacked by another animal – possibly a large dog or coyote.
Fortunately for Perry he had a microchip. However the microchip was registered to the rescue group that found Perry his current home. It took a day or two to locate the actual owner, but by that time Perry was on the road to recovery.
Due to microchip technology and the caring Boyette Animal Hospital team, Perry is alive, doing well today and best of all he is back where he belongs - with his thankful family!
Source: http://brandon.patch.com/groups/announcements/p/attacked-dog-back-home
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