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I have a dog (Bo) that has picked up a bad habit. He likes to chase our horses.
He won't go down in the field to harass them, he waits until feeding time to do it. If he can be caught before he gets started then there isn't a problem. About two months ago I bought a shock collar to put on him before feeding time. It listens for him to bark then emits a tone then eventually will give him a small shock if he doesn't stop. Some consider it cruel but it's much better than what happened today.
I was out on the mower when my mom went out to feed the horses. She's much too lazy to bother with the collar every day so Bo didn't have it on today. The horses came up and were eating when Bo saw them. He immediatly went to chasing and barking at the top of his voice. My mom said she looked away for a few seconds and turned around in time to see Bo flying through the air. He had gotten one of the horses into a corner and she apparantly charged him. Anyway, my mom said he landed pretty hard. She got my attention and pointed toward the ground. He was lying there and apeared to be having a seizure. I stopped what I was doing and went over to him while my mom decided to try to call the local vet.
When I got to him he was on his side, unconcious, and gasping for breath. His rear legs were twitching a bit and his toungue was hanging out of his mouth. When I put my hand on him he stopped twitching and his breathing turned into heavy panting. After a few minutes he opened his eyes and tried to look at me, his right eye would point at me but his left eye would just rotate down until all I could see was the white part. I started trying to find any indication of bleeding or broken bones but found nothing. After about 15 minutes he was able to get up.
He took a few steps, lost control of his bladder, then fell right into his own urine. He got up and walked (rather unsteadily) to the house. He laid down there and I noticed that his breathing seemed normal. His eyes seemed normal again as well. After a few more minutes he got up and seemed more in control of himself. Now, about four hours later, he seems just fine. He is just very lucky to be alive.
The vet? She said to watch him. Other than that she said there was nothing to do. Told my mom that she would rather not fool with dogs. Horses and cattle are her thing.
I hope Bo knows now.
He won't go down in the field to harass them, he waits until feeding time to do it. If he can be caught before he gets started then there isn't a problem. About two months ago I bought a shock collar to put on him before feeding time. It listens for him to bark then emits a tone then eventually will give him a small shock if he doesn't stop. Some consider it cruel but it's much better than what happened today.
I was out on the mower when my mom went out to feed the horses. She's much too lazy to bother with the collar every day so Bo didn't have it on today. The horses came up and were eating when Bo saw them. He immediatly went to chasing and barking at the top of his voice. My mom said she looked away for a few seconds and turned around in time to see Bo flying through the air. He had gotten one of the horses into a corner and she apparantly charged him. Anyway, my mom said he landed pretty hard. She got my attention and pointed toward the ground. He was lying there and apeared to be having a seizure. I stopped what I was doing and went over to him while my mom decided to try to call the local vet.
When I got to him he was on his side, unconcious, and gasping for breath. His rear legs were twitching a bit and his toungue was hanging out of his mouth. When I put my hand on him he stopped twitching and his breathing turned into heavy panting. After a few minutes he opened his eyes and tried to look at me, his right eye would point at me but his left eye would just rotate down until all I could see was the white part. I started trying to find any indication of bleeding or broken bones but found nothing. After about 15 minutes he was able to get up.
He took a few steps, lost control of his bladder, then fell right into his own urine. He got up and walked (rather unsteadily) to the house. He laid down there and I noticed that his breathing seemed normal. His eyes seemed normal again as well. After a few more minutes he got up and seemed more in control of himself. Now, about four hours later, he seems just fine. He is just very lucky to be alive.
The vet? She said to watch him. Other than that she said there was nothing to do. Told my mom that she would rather not fool with dogs. Horses and cattle are her thing.
I hope Bo knows now.
