Comments on: The Phantom of the Vet Clinic http://pawcurious.com/2009/10/i-like-my-face-the-way-it-is/ eat. play. love. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Katie http://pawcurious.com/2009/10/i-like-my-face-the-way-it-is/#comment-1853 Katie Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:58:58 +0000 http://www.pawcurious.com/?p=1303#comment-1853 I had a coworker (tech) almost lose her face to a Mastiff once. If the dog had been just a bit faster (or not so riddled with arthritis as to be almost immobile) or she'd been just a bit slower, she'd have ended up with more than lip prints on her face. It was one of the scariest things I've ever seen. We don't actually muzzle too many dogs at the clinic where I work, but at the same time, if the dog gives warning, we heed it and don't mess around. I had a coworker (tech) almost lose her face to a Mastiff once. If the dog had been just a bit faster (or not so riddled with arthritis as to be almost immobile) or she’d been just a bit slower, she’d have ended up with more than lip prints on her face. It was one of the scariest things I’ve ever seen.

We don’t actually muzzle too many dogs at the clinic where I work, but at the same time, if the dog gives warning, we heed it and don’t mess around.

]]> By: Susan Montgomery http://pawcurious.com/2009/10/i-like-my-face-the-way-it-is/#comment-1829 Susan Montgomery Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:51:34 +0000 http://www.pawcurious.com/?p=1303#comment-1829 Don't forget that lady in France, the first face transplant recipient. All because her OWN DOG took her face off, literally. Can't be too careful. I have watched my wolfhound crunch up a cow bone bigger than my arm like it was candy, those are some powerful and large jaws. And don't get me started on why was the male still intact..why is there such an issue with that? Unless it's a champion of the breed and multiple winner, he doesn't need to be intact! Don’t forget that lady in France, the first face transplant recipient. All because her OWN DOG took her face off, literally. Can’t be too careful. I have watched my wolfhound crunch up a cow bone bigger than my arm like it was candy, those are some powerful and large jaws.
And don’t get me started on why was the male still intact..why is there such an issue with that? Unless it’s a champion of the breed and multiple winner, he doesn’t need to be intact!

]]> By: Lisa http://pawcurious.com/2009/10/i-like-my-face-the-way-it-is/#comment-1828 Lisa Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:25:24 +0000 http://www.pawcurious.com/?p=1303#comment-1828 My poor friend was attacked in the face by a dog last week, they're telling her she's going to need plastic surgery to fix what the dog did. My poor friend was attacked in the face by a dog last week, they’re telling her she’s going to need plastic surgery to fix what the dog did.

]]> By: rich http://pawcurious.com/2009/10/i-like-my-face-the-way-it-is/#comment-1827 rich Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:24:29 +0000 http://www.pawcurious.com/?p=1303#comment-1827 so it goes in vet care i saw a farrier bit in the butt by a horse just for looking at another horse animals are that animals, and though we love them and most are sweet and loving some are not or are scared to death think of the time you got your first colonoscopy if you could bit the doc wouldnt you have? so it goes in vet care i saw a farrier bit in the butt by a horse just for looking at another horse animals are that animals, and though we love them and most are sweet and loving some are not or are scared to death think of the time you got your first colonoscopy if you could bit the doc wouldnt you have?

]]> By: kimchi http://pawcurious.com/2009/10/i-like-my-face-the-way-it-is/#comment-1826 kimchi Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:06:38 +0000 http://www.pawcurious.com/?p=1303#comment-1826 OMG!!! I'm so glad to hear that you didn't get hurt! And I hope that owner learns that he and his dog needs to get some SERIOUS Training!! OMG!!! I’m so glad to hear that you didn’t get hurt! And I hope that owner learns that he and his dog needs to get some SERIOUS Training!!

]]> By: Chile http://pawcurious.com/2009/10/i-like-my-face-the-way-it-is/#comment-1825 Chile Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:57:34 +0000 http://www.pawcurious.com/?p=1303#comment-1825 eep! eep!

]]> By: Kristie http://pawcurious.com/2009/10/i-like-my-face-the-way-it-is/#comment-1822 Kristie Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:38:58 +0000 http://www.pawcurious.com/?p=1303#comment-1822 Yeesh! Er, niiiice doggie? Yeesh! Er, niiiice doggie?

]]> By: Megan http://pawcurious.com/2009/10/i-like-my-face-the-way-it-is/#comment-1821 Megan Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:58:01 +0000 http://www.pawcurious.com/?p=1303#comment-1821 Yeah, I hear ya. Fortunately at my ER job, I usually examine all patients in our back treatment area before talking to owners. We are judicious with the use of muzzles. Dogs coming in on ER are often in more pain or scared, so I think the proportion of "questionable" animals is higher. I have to say, Ive come to like examining animals on my turf, and not having to run shaken from an exam room when one tries to (or does) bite me - this happened to me once in vet school. I started crying and shaking in front of the owners. It wasn't pretty. Glad to know you're OK. Most of my patients are too small to take my face off, fortunately. My fingers, on the other hand, are a different story. Remind me to tell you about the 300 lb sea turtle bite I incurred once ;) Yeah, I hear ya. Fortunately at my ER job, I usually examine all patients in our back treatment area before talking to owners. We are judicious with the use of muzzles. Dogs coming in on ER are often in more pain or scared, so I think the proportion of “questionable” animals is higher. I have to say, Ive come to like examining animals on my turf, and not having to run shaken from an exam room when one tries to (or does) bite me – this happened to me once in vet school. I started crying and shaking in front of the owners. It wasn’t pretty. Glad to know you’re OK. Most of my patients are too small to take my face off, fortunately. My fingers, on the other hand, are a different story. Remind me to tell you about the 300 lb sea turtle bite I incurred once ;)

]]> By: Shannon http://pawcurious.com/2009/10/i-like-my-face-the-way-it-is/#comment-1820 Shannon Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:23:57 +0000 http://www.pawcurious.com/?p=1303#comment-1820 Oh my, glad to hear you're OK. It's so scary when something like that happens. I had a dog go after me. She grabbed me by the arm and pulled me to the ground, and then proceeded to go after my neck and face. By the time I got away from her, my arms had green bruises all over them from defending myself. I honestly thought that this dog was going to tear my face off. Oh my, glad to hear you’re OK. It’s so scary when something like that happens. I had a dog go after me. She grabbed me by the arm and pulled me to the ground, and then proceeded to go after my neck and face. By the time I got away from her, my arms had green bruises all over them from defending myself. I honestly thought that this dog was going to tear my face off.

]]> By: Jamie http://pawcurious.com/2009/10/i-like-my-face-the-way-it-is/#comment-1818 Jamie Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:55:04 +0000 http://www.pawcurious.com/?p=1303#comment-1818 I am glad that my Husky is the total opposite. However, my husky is a fixed female, but she just LOVES LOVES LOVES to be social and LOVES everyone and everything! However, She was kicked out of doggie day camp, an hour early yesterday, because she was being "too feisty" with another dog, which is a 1st for her in her year and a half of life. The staff even said that was very unlike her and chalked it up to the other dog, she was being feisty with because they said that dog was feisty to begin with. I hope that is all it was, because we have made sure to socialize Akira, for this very reason. I know how stubborn Huskies can be, and I wanted my girl to be friendly for all. So fingers crossed next time she goes back, that other dog is not there and she can prove herself to be a great socialized dog again. I am glad that my Husky is the total opposite. However, my husky is a fixed female, but she just LOVES LOVES LOVES to be social and LOVES everyone and everything!

However, She was kicked out of doggie day camp, an hour early yesterday, because she was being “too feisty” with another dog, which is a 1st for her in her year and a half of life. The staff even said that was very unlike her and chalked it up to the other dog, she was being feisty with because they said that dog was feisty to begin with. I hope that is all it was, because we have made sure to socialize Akira, for this very reason. I know how stubborn Huskies can be, and I wanted my girl to be friendly for all. So fingers crossed next time she goes back, that other dog is not there and she can prove herself to be a great socialized dog again.

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