Poor Claw

First picture is Claw. Second one is Jack.




This little fellow is Claw, a 15 year old feisty little terrier mix that has been a part of our family since he was a wee little pup. His hearing is almost totally gone and he limps around on arthritic limbs. He's also a bit of a grumpy old man at times. All of the white in the picture use to be black.

Well, yesterday Dave and Craig were eating a chicken sandwich outdoors. Claw and another of our dogs named Jack (a Plott Hound who normally has a gentle, humble nature) were sitting/ walking around them...hoping a morsel would fall in their direction. Neither Dave nor Craig know exactly what happened...but something sure did! Somehow or other Claw jumped on Jack's back...and fell off. Jack took affront and retaliated. He grabbed Claw by the head and was shaking him around like a rag doll. Dave was able to get them apart, but not before damage had been done. There was a quarter-sized chunk out of Claw's head between his left eye and left ear and his neck was bleeding heavily. Craig retrieved a towel to press against the bleeding areas, and off they went to the vet. When they arrived at our regular vet, Dave sat in the car with the bleeding dog, while Craig went inside to get help. Once the gal finally looked up from her computer, Craig told her what happened. She called for a vet tech to come out. They told Craig and Dave that the vet was prepping for surgery and could not come out!! (She couldn't stop for a moment to check this dog!?) They also were told that the other vet in town was not at his office. Soooo...they headed for Reidsville to get help. After about a 15-20 minute drive, they arrived at the Reidsville Vet. and were immediately taken to an examining room. Claw was kept over night to assess his wounds. Dave was able to pick Claw up this afternoon. After blood work, xrays, sutures, drains inserted in two areas...his neck, and his lower back...medications, etc....$475.00 worth!! Claw is home. He hurts; attested to by his moaning and the way he moves. But he is alive, thanks to Dave's quick thinking.

NO MORE EATING around these two.