Heridas de pelea/fight's wounds

Staples put by owner

On a nice afternoon, a hunter turn up to my practice with a 10 months old podenco (Spanish hound), breathing through his throat and stained with dry blood. He was wearing a muzzle, which is not usual in this breed. I was told the dog had been attacked by other dogs, and was breathing through the neck, as it was. I found out the trachea had two cuts of 1 and 2 cms each, roughly. The main concern to the owner was the price of the surgery.

Although the dog did not show agressiveness I did not remove his muzzle until he was properly sedated. Then, to my shock, I discovered 60-70 staples in his skin, unevenly attached, all over his neck, shoulders and paws. Then I understood why the dog attacked his owner.

He survived to the cruelty of his owner's other dogs and the 2 hours and a half that took me to stitch his trachea, muscles and skin with no one to monitor his anaesthesia. So far, it has been the hardest and more disgusting case I ever did.

Left photo: dog as he arrived. Right photo: dog ten days later.

Una tarde un cazador llegó con un perro de caza, de 10 meses, sangrando por la garganta y cubierto de sangre seca. Llevaba un bozal, raro en perros de caza. Me contaron que había sido atacado por otros perros y que respiraba por el cuello, como así era. Descubrí que tenía la tráquea rota por dos zonas. La mayor preocupación del dueño era el precio de la cirugía.

Aunque el perro no parecía peligroso no le quité el bozal hasta que estuvo bien sedado. Entonces descubrí horrorizada que tenía unas 60-70 grapas por su piel, cuello, espalda, patas. Y entendí porqué el perro tuvo un comportamiento agresivo hacia su dueño.

Sobrevivió a la crueldad del dueño, y a las dos horas y media que me llevó cerrar la tráquea y suturar las heridas sin quien me lo monitorizara. Hasta hoy, ha sido el caso más duro y sádico que he tenido.

Foto izquierda: perro como llegó. Foto derecha: perro diez días después.