16/06/2026
Sometimes luck is just on your side and you live to tell the tail!🐶
Nonnie was unfortunately involved in a hunting accident, where a bullet went through a wounded animal and struck her in the eye while she was doing her part as a tracker. Her owner initially thought she was dead, because she had a horrific wound to her left eye. However they soon realised she was still breathing!! She was rushed to our clinic where she was stabilised and given strong pain medication.
Before the xrays, we thought that it was only a bullet fragment that struck her. However when we saw the radiographs, we could see that the whole bullet penetrated her skull and was lying millimeters from the brain. Miraculously just because of the angle, the bullet had missed her brain!!
We had to remove the eye due to the extensive damage and in the same process removed the complete bullet, that went through the back of her eye socket.
Nonnie recovered well and went home after just 4 days in the hospital.
It's sometimes astonishing to see how well animals can recover after such severe injuries!
We are all so happy that Nonnie is doing okey and survived such a serious injury!! 🐕
