Last client of the day at the vet clinic, we're all standing around waiting for the xray film to come out of the machine so we can get the client out so we
can leave. Newman's cruising around the lounge after one of the techs took him out to do his business. Adorable little cairn terrier in the other
tech's arms as she's sitting on the coffee table. We're waiting for his xray so we can make sure he doesn't have bladder stones. I'm just
coming out of the xray room after having developed the film.
Faster than I could react the cairn LAUNCHED onto Newman's face. Newman shrieked (as would I) and then screamed for a bit. The cairn immediately went back out to its owner, who had told the vet "He's not good with other dogs" but we were all so tired and focused on getting out that we didn't stop to consider Newman as "another dog." It was sort of nobody's fault and everyone's fault at the same time. I don't think it will happen again.
Newman got pretty solidly chomped about the nose, we had to glue a bit of it back together and there were 3 other punctures on the top of his nose and under it. Within 5 minutes of the glueing he was snorfling around in the corners for loose cat food... so he recovered pretty quickly. I feel guilty that I let him get bitten. He got a McDonald's hamburger and I think I have been forgiven. But still....yikes.
Faster than I could react the cairn LAUNCHED onto Newman's face. Newman shrieked (as would I) and then screamed for a bit. The cairn immediately went back out to its owner, who had told the vet "He's not good with other dogs" but we were all so tired and focused on getting out that we didn't stop to consider Newman as "another dog." It was sort of nobody's fault and everyone's fault at the same time. I don't think it will happen again.
Newman got pretty solidly chomped about the nose, we had to glue a bit of it back together and there were 3 other punctures on the top of his nose and under it. Within 5 minutes of the glueing he was snorfling around in the corners for loose cat food... so he recovered pretty quickly. I feel guilty that I let him get bitten. He got a McDonald's hamburger and I think I have been forgiven. But still....yikes.
Glad that he's doing well...and that he got a
special treat.
