Yesterday afternoon, a lady came up our long driveway to tell my husband (who works out of our house) that an injured dog was at the end of our drive by the street. My husband went to see and discovered it was one of our golden retrievers, Charlie. We got Sam and Charlie from a rescue shelter almost a year ago, so we don't know their ages, but I think they are almost 1 year now. They are litter mates.
Anyway, the vet says Charlie has a broken jaw and his brain is swollen from the impact. They gave him IV's and pain meds last night and told me he has a 30% chance of survival and even then he may have brain damage!!
My husband and I truely love these two dogs and poor Sam keeps searching for his brother!! We are heart broken.
Charlie made it thru the night and the vet reported that he even moved his head when the technician checked on him this morning. That is a good sign, but I'm trying not to get my hopes up too high.
Have any of you had a pet with such serious injuries that has recovered OK??
I'm looking for encouragement or do I need to face reality that he is probably already gone??
Anyway, the vet says Charlie has a broken jaw and his brain is swollen from the impact. They gave him IV's and pain meds last night and told me he has a 30% chance of survival and even then he may have brain damage!!
My husband and I truely love these two dogs and poor Sam keeps searching for his brother!! We are heart broken.
Charlie made it thru the night and the vet reported that he even moved his head when the technician checked on him this morning. That is a good sign, but I'm trying not to get my hopes up too high.
Have any of you had a pet with such serious injuries that has recovered OK??
I'm looking for encouragement or do I need to face reality that he is probably already gone??