From a distance it just looked like she must have slightly bruised a paw or something as she was walking slowly and limping a little, not holding the leg of the ground, not bad. But when she got to us she was really shaking and when Doug lifted her leg to see what was wrong we could see a gaping hole in her chest. Initially we were worried the hole went right through her ribs, but some poking around showed it was deep, but not that deep. She must have run at high speed in to a sharp stick or something.
She obviously needed a vet and we were stressed about finding one open. A visit to friends with three dogs put us on the right track and we eventually found one open at 6pm on a Saturday. The nice lady put 3 staples in to hold it together and told us to come back in a couple of weeks to have them removed and keep her quiet for a few days.
Right now she is a pathetic sight and can hardly walk as it has all stiffened up. We had to put her jacket on despite it being August to stop her licking and nibbling it. I imagine in a day or two she will be back to her mad self. Hopefully - as Doug is coming to London this weekend and she is staying with friends. Mind you perhaps they will be relieved if she is in a quiet state of mind!
Doesn't look bad now it it stapled together and you can't see the gaping hole inside which is good!
We later moved on from the jacket, via a tea towel to this old shirt of Doug's to stop her licking and nibbling. Bit cooler than her fleece jacket...
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