We've had a bad thing happen to poor little Pixie! My cousin has this Great Dane that he rescued and I'd been nervous about introducing him to the horses. He is not an aggessive dog, however he come from the city and I'm sure has never been around horses and cows. Well, my cousin has one of those under ground fences on the way, but until then we borrowed a shock collar. My cousin has been working late (we live in the country right next door to each other) and hadn't been able to show me how to use this collar. My intent was for one of us to man the collar control and the other have him on a leash... not taking ANY chances on one of the horses getting hurt. For WHATEVER reason my cousin had this bright idea that he could take care of this himself Saturday evening. By the time I found out what had happened, it was all over with, but not without having Molly and Pixie tramatized and Pixie hurt!
John, my cousin, had never used this shock collar and didn't have it on right, obviously! Cause when the Dane took off after the horses (which I was sure would happen, which is why we borrowed the shock collar) and John went to shock him, it didn't work! He run poor little Pixie (only 3 months old) through the fence. Molly was right behind her. Molly did kick him a couple times. Needless to say, they both got out, with the Dane and John both right behind them. Luckily, the horses are faster than the Dane. John ended up tackling the Dane. He got the horses put back up and fixed the fence and then come and told me what happened. I immediately went to check on them. Well, they were so scared after that ordeal that they wouldn't even let me up to them. I could see that Pixie was bleeding, but she wouldn't let me get close enough to get a hold of her to doctor it. Finally, Sunday we were able to get them in the barn. I called my vet cause to me it looked like a nasty cut, however, it's not any deeper than a barbed wire. She said to keep it clean (I'm cleaning it with Bedadine) and keep an antibiotic ointment on it and to give her a tetnus shot. So that's what we're doing. Poor little girl. I've been so upset that they had to go through such an ordeal! I know they had to have been terrified! They've finally settled down over that horrible ordeal. Needless to say, Sampson does NOT go out unless he's on a leash and/or shock collar! He started to the barn and I cranked up that shock collar and nailed his butt! He yelped so it got his attention! He makes NO attempt what so ever now to go the direction of the barn, but I'm not taking any chances! And had I been aware of what went on the other night, no chances would have been taken then either.
I thought that the cut needed covered to keep dirt, gnats, flies out of it, but the vets office said to leave it uncovered. I tried wrapping an ace bandage around it but it's high enough on her shoulder that the bandage just rolls below the sore. Plus with the bandage on she limps real bad, where without it, she doesn't.
I'm keeping a close eye on it so that it doesn't become infected. Hope it doesn't take it long to heal up.
John, my cousin, had never used this shock collar and didn't have it on right, obviously! Cause when the Dane took off after the horses (which I was sure would happen, which is why we borrowed the shock collar) and John went to shock him, it didn't work! He run poor little Pixie (only 3 months old) through the fence. Molly was right behind her. Molly did kick him a couple times. Needless to say, they both got out, with the Dane and John both right behind them. Luckily, the horses are faster than the Dane. John ended up tackling the Dane. He got the horses put back up and fixed the fence and then come and told me what happened. I immediately went to check on them. Well, they were so scared after that ordeal that they wouldn't even let me up to them. I could see that Pixie was bleeding, but she wouldn't let me get close enough to get a hold of her to doctor it. Finally, Sunday we were able to get them in the barn. I called my vet cause to me it looked like a nasty cut, however, it's not any deeper than a barbed wire. She said to keep it clean (I'm cleaning it with Bedadine) and keep an antibiotic ointment on it and to give her a tetnus shot. So that's what we're doing. Poor little girl. I've been so upset that they had to go through such an ordeal! I know they had to have been terrified! They've finally settled down over that horrible ordeal. Needless to say, Sampson does NOT go out unless he's on a leash and/or shock collar! He started to the barn and I cranked up that shock collar and nailed his butt! He yelped so it got his attention! He makes NO attempt what so ever now to go the direction of the barn, but I'm not taking any chances! And had I been aware of what went on the other night, no chances would have been taken then either.
I thought that the cut needed covered to keep dirt, gnats, flies out of it, but the vets office said to leave it uncovered. I tried wrapping an ace bandage around it but it's high enough on her shoulder that the bandage just rolls below the sore. Plus with the bandage on she limps real bad, where without it, she doesn't.
I'm keeping a close eye on it so that it doesn't become infected. Hope it doesn't take it long to heal up.
