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posted 01-08-2004 02:59 PM         

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my 10 year old pek was just injured by my 8y/o rottweiler. Her eye was knocked out and was bleeding. the vet beleives the rottweiler bit her eye. (this is so haard to believe as our rott has always been so gentle) the vet says she'll probably loose her eye and that i can pick her up tomorrow. Is she she too old to be put under general anesthesisa??? sp???

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posted 01-08-2004 03:33 PM         

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OMG!!!I'm so sorry!!! I don't think the vet would put her under if she couldn't handle it. let us know how she's doing. I'm so sorry!!! Susan

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posted 01-08-2004 03:42 PM         

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Wow! Ouch! I always worry about my puppy with the cat and that happening (since the puppy loves and is fascinated with the cat, and the cat would rather the dog just leave her alone!) I never even thought about it with my puppy and his sister!

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posted 01-08-2004 04:17 PM         

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Ouch is right, poor girl. Accidents happen though...my aunt had a Great Dane whose bestest friend was one of my moms Poodles, they played together frequently and they did play a bit rough but never overboard. One day they were playing and they smacked heads, the Poodle ended up with her eye dislodged and the socket around it cracked. She didn't lose the eye, but did lose most of the sight in it. When next together they acted like they had been worried about each other or something. They were all over each other licking and kissing. No hard feelings I guess.
Kind of a weird addition to this is that a couple months later my uncle was hit by a car and his eye popped out as well, they were able to put it back and he is fine.
I hope your little gal comes through fine, let us all know.

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posted 01-08-2004 08:29 PM         

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thank-you for your replies. my pekingnese came out of surgery just fine. however the vet did say she has 2 punctures underneath the eye (where the skin folds) therefore he did put her an antibiotic, she may get to come home tomorrow evening. i'm so upsset w/ my rottie. I'm not sure what to do. we will watching her closely. my husband thinks it was an accident and nothing more. I'm still a bit leary. thanks again!!

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posted 01-08-2004 08:38 PM         

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Maisey, i hadn't read your reply before i posted. Your post made me feel much better. I have concerns about the reuniting the 2. I hope there are no hard feelings. i guess these four leggers are more forgiving than we 2 leggers. unfortunately my pek lost her eye. i can't wait to bring her home. She'll be getting the ROYAL treatment!

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posted 01-09-2004 04:17 AM         

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Be a bit careful about that. If you shower her with attention and leave your rottie out, he may get angry and jealous. You do NOT want him to think you don't love him anymore.

I would not leave them unsupervised for a while, until you are very sure it was an accident.

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posted 01-09-2004 07:41 PM         

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Hi! Is your pup home now? if so, how is she doing?

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posted 01-09-2004 08:44 PM         

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yes, very good advice. i sure don't want another accident to happen. For the meantime i've decided to walk my pek out front away from the rott and boston terrier. I brought her home around 2pm today. She seemed so happy to be home however if she walks more than 5 steps or so she starts to whimper. i know she's sore and hurting. i gave her a dose of baby asprin along w/ her antibiotic. i hope it helps. I'm so thankful she's alive and recovering. The entire ordeal keeps running through my head. I couldn't sleep last night. I have a 2y/o son and I can't help but worry. Thanks so much for the support and helpful feedback.

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posted 01-10-2004 10:54 AM         

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Just remember accidents do happen, the chance for that increases when you put a little dog with a big dog. You should be cautious of course...but I wouldn't be angry with the Rotty. Even if she did get frustrated and bite her, or too rough...it may not have been intentional to hurt the smaller dog but just purely exuberance and the fact that one is so much bigger and stronger than the other. Watch them closely, but don't cause tension in doing so. Smiles, I am glad to hear she came through the surgery and will be home.

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posted 01-10-2004 04:35 PM         

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So did she get to keep her eye intact or did the vet have to remove it?

I saw a segment on animal cops where a pekingnese about 6 months had the same thing happen to it. Not sure how it happened, but the owner did not rush her to the vet. Someone informed the police and they came and took her away. The peke had to have the eye removed of course because it had been popped out for days. The peke was fine afterwards and found a new loving home.

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posted 01-10-2004 04:53 PM         

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Maisey--- alright i'm really stressing here. My family members mother, father siister, brother all believe i should let mt rott go. They fear for my son's safety. My husband is the only one who believes it was an accident out of frustration caused by chaos. this is what happened. My 2y/o son opened the sliding glass door and let the rott and boston terr inside. My pek was sitting up on the top part of the sofa (like a cat) All the dogs were very excited because grandpa was here. my boston is 7months old and extremely hyper. He was all over my rott and both of them moved the excitement to the sofa, where my much resevered pek was. she snapped at both of them and the rott snapped back leaving 2 bite marks to the bone and knocking her eye out (that too was bleeding) i beleieve too it was out of frustration, my rott being female and my pek being female. i never had my pek fixed because she never goes into heat. the vet said some dogs do this. Anyway it's such sad situation. i appreciate your reply

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posted 01-10-2004 05:10 PM         

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I think your talking about a program on animal planet. I saw it too. Unfortuately she did loose her eye. thanks for the reply

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posted 01-10-2004 10:24 PM         

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I had misunderstood..I thought they were playing and it was an accident. What you just described was different. I still do NOT find fault with the Rotty. What would you do if somsone slapped you? I don't know about you but I would definately slap them back. You cannot expect a dog to not defend itself. If the peek snapped at her she was only responding in kind. Please don't take this wrong...but I think better management of the dogs is needed. I can't tell you anything about your son...but if your family is thinking that the rotty is dangerous to your son because she snapped at a dog in self defense....I personally don't see the connection. I would take a hard look at the rotties behavior in accordance with your son but don't compare how the dog acts with other dogs to how it will act with your son.
Also, teaching your son how to behave around dogs and animals in general is important...even at 2, it can prevent problems and it's fair to the animals.

Maybe managing the dogs in a way that allows the peek some alone relaxing time when the others want to play will help.

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posted 01-10-2004 10:30 PM         

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I just re-read my post...I don't want you to think I am criticizing you at all.
I noticed you mentioned the females being in heat. Having them spayed will reduce some of the tension. People always talk about how dangerous it is to have two unaltered males together...females can be just as bad and I know a couple breeders who will tell you they are worse. Is there a reason for not having them spayed?

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posted 01-10-2004 11:39 PM         

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Hi! I'm happy to hear that your dog is home, and on her way to recovery. "Good News" About your Rotty: You know your dog better than anyone would, If she has never been agressive with your son in the past (or with any human, for that matter) than thier is no reason to believe she will be. Now of coarse i don't know your dog, so I'm just speculating here. Is she normaly loving and sweet? or has she showed any agression at all? like while eating or even playing. I would like to think she was just defending herself against your other one. Does your son play with her? if so, how does she act then? I know that children can be ruff sometimes, not meaning too of coarse. Anyway, I'm rambling...sorry! your sons safety is important...You would know best what to do with the rotty. Good luck! and I hope she gets to stay. Give your injured girl a pat for me....Susan

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posted 01-11-2004 09:00 AM         

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I think the whole thing was nothing more than an accident. If your Rotty hasn't shown any aggression towards any members of your family, I would let this go. Now, if he does have a history of agrression towards members of your family, that's another story. I agree with Maisey, you can't get mad at the Rotty for defending hisself. It sounds like it is a dog/dog thing. I would get them both spayed. It might cut down on the snapping. Let us know how it goes.

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posted 01-11-2004 09:54 AM         

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Maisey & Susan, Thanks so much for your replies. My rotty is fixed i never had my pek fixed as she doesn't go into heat. My vet said some dogs just don't go into heat and if i wanted to breed her then he could start her on some kind of med. i had no interest in breeding her soooo. Before i got married my father and i bred rotts. My father has 2 rotts, my brother 1. We are dog lovers and have alwas had more than 1 dog. My rotty is very sweet natured and very loving to ANYBODY, she's not much of a watch dog. I think she'd go w/ any stranger. She's good w/ my son and stepdaughter. That's why it took my by surprise when this happened. From here on out we will be micro-managing. Were looking at finding some kind of device to secure the glass door(one the 2y/o can't reach). Thanks again!!! and no maisey you didn't sound harsh and susan i gave my pek a pat. GREAT ADVICE!!!!!!

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