Snoopy Blakley is a 3yr old Male/neutered Dachshund Mix that was presented to Post Pet Hospital as a new patient on September 14th, 2010 for being attacked by another dog.Snoopy had extensive bite wounds bilaterally on his abdomen.One of the wounds penetrated the abdominal wall exposing the intestines.We rushed Snoopy to surgery to repair his wounds.He was given injectable pain medications prior to anesthesia and we placed a Fentanyl patch for post-operative pain.An IV catheter was placed and intravenous fluids and antibiotics were started as well.We performed abdominal lavage and penrose drains were placed.Once all the wounds had been repaired we placed a belly band around the abdomen.
The next day we replaced Snoopy’s belly band with a lighter bandage and put tube gauze on over it. We discharged Snoopy that evening with oral antibiotics, pain medications and anti-inflammatories.On the third day we rechecked Snoopy and removed the Fentanyl patch.He was running a fever so an additional antibiotic was added.The next week Snoopy chewed out some of his sutures and we had to surgically repair that wound and replace the penrose drain.This time Snoopy was sent home with an Elizabethan collar to prevent further damage to his wounds.The penrose drain was removed 4 days later and Snoopy’s wounds were already healing well. At the final suture removal on Oct 8th Snoopy had completely healed and we're waiting for his hair to grow back in to hide his scars.
