21/07/2026
When you take your dog to the park on a Sunday morning, you don't expect to end up having to leave her at the emergency vet.
We did not see or hear anything and Echo continued playing the whole time. The vet said she would have been running on adrenalin. It wasn't until we got home that I saw the wound. It looks like some overexcited dog has bitten a chunk out of her while running beside her. Photo in comments.
Sedation, stitches, a drainage tube, antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, pain relief and a $1700 bill and I finally brought her home after 7:30pm that night. Luckily, I took her there quickly, which avoided further issues.
