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*WARNING: This blog contains graphic images. Please continue at your own discretion.*<\/em><\/p>\n A larger dog picked up Bentley, an 8-year-old Yorkie, by the neck,\u00a0and shook him.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n If your eyes are wide, chest feels tight, and your pulse is racing after reading that, then you may be a small dog owner! Having your beloved pet attacked is truly every small dog parent\u2019s greatest fear. Whether on a walk, at the dog park, at a dog-friendly patio or event, it can be an ever-present concern.<\/span><\/p>\n Fortunately, the larger dog released Bentley, but he was not unscathed. Bentley suffered extensive wounds, including a laceration nearly that reached almost all the way around his neck, like a collar. He also had deep puncture wounds that tore through the muscle layers on his left side. As you can imagine, upon arrival at AERC, Bentley was in pain and had some blood coming from his nose. But somehow, through all of this, Bentley was still breathing comfortably! <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It was late at night\u00a0when Bentley\u2019s family brought him to our ER. Without wasting any time, our emergency team assessed his condition. We gave him pain medications and bandaged his wounds\u00a0while\u00a0diagnostic testing was performed. Chest and neck x-rays revealed a large amount of soft tissue trauma,\u00a0and free gas was noted in his chest. Despite his extensive wounds,\u00a0luckily, Bentley\u00a0did not sustain any damage to his\u00a0lungs, windpipe, or\u00a0esophagus. His bloodwork revealed mildly elevated liver enzymes, but other than that, everything looked normal!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Bentley stayed in-hospital and had his\u00a0neck\u00a0wound repaired overnight. Some of the deeper muscle and connective tissues had to be removed because they had lost their blood supply\u00a0and would die, anyway. Two drains were placed on either side of his neck, and the wound was sutured.\u00a0Bentley remained hospitalized\u00a0throughout\u00a0the day to recover from anesthesia and for pain management.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Throughout the\u00a0next\u00a0day,\u00a0Bentley\u00a0continued to impress us all!\u00a0He did\u00a0amazingly well\u00a0and was able to go home later that night with three pain medications and an antibiotic.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n After going home, Bentley\u2019s wound culture results grew two different types of bacteria \u2013 once of which showed resistance to the antibiotic initially prescribed.\u00a0Therefore, a second antibiotic was added to Bentley\u2019s treatment plan.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A few days after having his drains\u00a0removed,\u00a0there was another\u00a0minor setback to Bentley\u2019s progress:\u00a0A small\u00a0area of skin on his neck broke\u00a0open due to\u00a0<\/span>necrosis, which is when cells or tissue die prematurely.\u00a0With frequent bandage changes though, Bentley is getting back on track!\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We are so pleased with\u00a0Bentley\u2019s progress and continue to\u00a0wish him a speedy recovery!\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n For additional information on dog bite prevention, click\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Our \u201cFur-tunately: Stories of Animal Survival\u201d series feature real pets treated by our team at Animal Emergency & Referral Center of Minnesota. All images and information have been shared with the owner\u2019s permission.<\/span><\/i>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>Case content provided by \u202fGeoff Gieni, DVM.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Yorkie,](\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Untitled-design-39.png\")
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