[Petbunny] and pretty graphic

[Darin Ritchie]

Hi there Ken,


How horrible for Karen, and you!  I am sending her lots and lots of
great big healing, get well, feel better, improvement, good luck, and be
well vibes!


Cheers,

Darin.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Forum for folks with companion rabbits
[mailto:PETBUNNY at LSV.UKY.EDU] On Behalf Of Ken Albin
> Sent: August 13, 2009 9:32 PM
> To: PETBUNNY at LSV.UKY.EDU
> Subject: OT: and pretty graphic
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Sorry if I have missed any birthdays or other major events. I have
tried
> to keep up as much as possible this week but as those of you on
Facebook
> know we have had a hectic time here. Just to update everyone and let
you
> know I am still here:
> 
> Last Saturday the wife Karen helped out at the cat adoptions for our
> local group. While there she was told about a cat who was found down
the
> street from us. It was a purebred and obviously had been well looked
> after. When she got home Karen went next door to ask the neighbors if
> they knew of anyone in the area who was missing a cat. The neighbors
> have a large mixed breed dog they normally keep in an invisible fence.
> For some reason they had let the dog out to run around in the yard
just
> before Karen went over. The dog attacked Karen, ripping her upper arm
> open. She was losing a lot of blood and there was missing flesh so I
> rushed her to the emergency room. They cleaned it all out, gave a
> tetanus shot and antibiotic, took x-rays, and then sewed up most of
it.
> They left it all open a little do it would drain and bandaged her up.
> Monday she went to our regular doctor. He cut the old stitches out and
> sewed her up completely. She took the week off to rest and recuperate.
> There has been no infection but a lot of bruising and swelling. The
> stitches come out next week and the doctor said she would have some
bad
> scars when it finishes healing up in a month or so. Luckily there was
no
> nerve damage and she should be able to use the arm fine. So that's why
I
> have been absent so much. I have been helping her around the house a
lot
> this week.
> 
> Before anyone asks, we both told the neighbors we did not want the dog
> euthanized as they wanted to do. The dog was probably just protecting
> its home in its own mind. We are also not going to sue the neighbors.
> They are both very nice people and were extremely distraught over the
> incident. I do think that they are ignorant when it comes to
socializing
> animals and probably shouldn't have adopted this type of dog. They
mean
> well and give vet care and a home to this animal who they adopted from
> the pound when they found out it was scheduled to be killed. Like so
> many people they don't really treat their animals like family members.
> As a result this dog has not be acclimated to strangers the way he
> should have been. Pets to people like them are thought of more as
> property to be taken care of rather than family members. This is a
> mindset that I do not share but I do understand it after seeing so
many
> others think this way. That to me is the real failing here. OK,
soapbox
> speech ended. Karen is recovering slowly but ok and she will probably
be
> fine in time. I told her that next time she should call before going
> over there.
> 
> I was hesitant to say anything about it here because I did not want
the
> PB folk to think I was fishing for sympathy but several PB people have
> been emailing me privately wondering where I was lately so I finally
> broke down and wrote this to explain.
> 
> Prince Dirk and Ken Albin


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