Family Emergency

Last Friday Bjorn went missing. The landscapers had left the back gate open and Bjorn was able to get out. After two hours of looking for him, he some how managed to make his way back to the house. He was covered in mud head to paw and was slowly limping across the room. As I inspected him I could see that he had been hurt. When I touched his back he would yipe and cry. I rinsed him the best I could and then rushed him to the animal hospital. He was just lying there in pain as I held him while we waited for him to be treated. The doctor said that it was likely he had been hit by a car. He was in shock, his temperature was dropping and he was badly bruised over his whole body. The x-rays showed that his lungs were bleeding but he did not have any broken bones, which is amazing. They kept him overnight in an oxygen chamber and on an IV with fluids and morphine. We checked on him through out the night and they said that he had been eating some and seemed to be improving. On Saturday the vet cleared him to be sent home after the x-rays showed that the bleeding in his lungs had stopped and were starting to heal. So Bjorn is home now and getting better everyday. He is moving a little slower, but he seems to be coming around. We are so grateful that Bjorn is doing ok.


This is while we are waiting for the doctor.


It is hard to tell in this picture but you can see the bleeding under the skin.