jeepplr
11-13-2001, 07:17 PM
Long story short.
> Several of us went down to Richland Furnace on Sunday.
> We played.
> About 3/4 of the way through the day I saw a dog in the brush.
> We all went over and looked at and talked to the dog. (He answered back
> but swore us to secrecy.)
> Joe had some beef jerky in his truck. The dog ate all that there was.
> He also ate a turkey sandwich.
> By this time everyone saw that the dog had been burned over most of his
> back and part of his ears, front legs and neck.
> After his meal it was decided that we all were done wheelin' and we
> would be off to find medical help.
> We put the dog in my jeep. He smelled real bad.
> Drove him to McAurther. No one knew where there was an emergency vet
> hospital.
> Then went to Chilicothe and Circleville. No vet hospital there either.
> He slept the entire drive. That is saying something in a CJ-5.
> Then I decided he needed to go to the only vet hospital I knew would be
> open. We went to OSU.
> Several people where in the office when I took him. The person behind
> the desk asked in a doubting voice if I had an emergency.
> Bad move. I told her that I had a dog, about 10 kg. Burned with
second
> and third degree burns over approx. 40% of his body but they were old
> No airway obstruction. In some pain. Then I was cut off by her saying
> I'll get a doctor.
> Then the doctor came out. She looked at me, 6'6" with a little mud on
> me, a big jeep parked in the door way, thinking it was my incredible
> good looks she said "Oh my god!" But then I saw she was looking at the
> dog.
> They took him to the back. saw that the burns were several days old,
he
> is/was in some pain but it could not be isolated to a single spot.
They
> gave him some mild pain killers in his food that he wasted no time
> eating and put him in a cage.
> The doctors said he would need to have his burns treated soon but they
> wanted him to be a little stronger before they do that.
> The dog has a Ross county dog tag on but it was Sunday and today is a
> holiday so his humans have not been found yet.
> The doctor said he was not bad enough to be euthanized and they would
> not do that even if the owners wanted that. It is a teaching hospital
> and they can now show new vets how to treat sever burns.
> Because I was a nice person and drove the dog from 70 miles away to the
> hospital they decided not to charge me after they found out how I came
> across the dog.
> I will keep you updated on his conditions.
UPDATE
He is doing well. He was released to his humans today. How he came to being lost in the woods several miles form home is still not known to me.
While he was at OSU he was the center of attention. He was named Major by OSU and allowed to run the treatment area. When I called last night (11-12-01) he was having his belly rubbed and that followed a bath and a big meal.
Franklin County Humane Society checked out his owners and found that he is under the care of a vet and that there was no possibility of abuse. He was burned when a heater in his kennel caught fire.
I was informed that Franklin County will be doing a check in Ross County on his well being in the near future.
If I learn anything more I will post it.
I can say only good things about the vets at Ohio State University Veterinary Hospital. They were willing to treat him and take him in, yet they did not charge me anything. I don't know if his humans had to pay. But they did not hesitate to treat Major.
> Several of us went down to Richland Furnace on Sunday.
> We played.
> About 3/4 of the way through the day I saw a dog in the brush.
> We all went over and looked at and talked to the dog. (He answered back
> but swore us to secrecy.)
> Joe had some beef jerky in his truck. The dog ate all that there was.
> He also ate a turkey sandwich.
> By this time everyone saw that the dog had been burned over most of his
> back and part of his ears, front legs and neck.
> After his meal it was decided that we all were done wheelin' and we
> would be off to find medical help.
> We put the dog in my jeep. He smelled real bad.
> Drove him to McAurther. No one knew where there was an emergency vet
> hospital.
> Then went to Chilicothe and Circleville. No vet hospital there either.
> He slept the entire drive. That is saying something in a CJ-5.
> Then I decided he needed to go to the only vet hospital I knew would be
> open. We went to OSU.
> Several people where in the office when I took him. The person behind
> the desk asked in a doubting voice if I had an emergency.
> Bad move. I told her that I had a dog, about 10 kg. Burned with
second
> and third degree burns over approx. 40% of his body but they were old
> No airway obstruction. In some pain. Then I was cut off by her saying
> I'll get a doctor.
> Then the doctor came out. She looked at me, 6'6" with a little mud on
> me, a big jeep parked in the door way, thinking it was my incredible
> good looks she said "Oh my god!" But then I saw she was looking at the
> dog.
> They took him to the back. saw that the burns were several days old,
he
> is/was in some pain but it could not be isolated to a single spot.
They
> gave him some mild pain killers in his food that he wasted no time
> eating and put him in a cage.
> The doctors said he would need to have his burns treated soon but they
> wanted him to be a little stronger before they do that.
> The dog has a Ross county dog tag on but it was Sunday and today is a
> holiday so his humans have not been found yet.
> The doctor said he was not bad enough to be euthanized and they would
> not do that even if the owners wanted that. It is a teaching hospital
> and they can now show new vets how to treat sever burns.
> Because I was a nice person and drove the dog from 70 miles away to the
> hospital they decided not to charge me after they found out how I came
> across the dog.
> I will keep you updated on his conditions.
UPDATE
He is doing well. He was released to his humans today. How he came to being lost in the woods several miles form home is still not known to me.
While he was at OSU he was the center of attention. He was named Major by OSU and allowed to run the treatment area. When I called last night (11-12-01) he was having his belly rubbed and that followed a bath and a big meal.
Franklin County Humane Society checked out his owners and found that he is under the care of a vet and that there was no possibility of abuse. He was burned when a heater in his kennel caught fire.
I was informed that Franklin County will be doing a check in Ross County on his well being in the near future.
If I learn anything more I will post it.
I can say only good things about the vets at Ohio State University Veterinary Hospital. They were willing to treat him and take him in, yet they did not charge me anything. I don't know if his humans had to pay. But they did not hesitate to treat Major.