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One of our dogs fractured his leg on the shoot CAN YOU HELP ?


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Ok guys this is a strange one for me, Last Saturday Jordan one of our beaters, on our little self run shoot had a real disaster

 

Zero his Spaniel was doing his thing in the rhodedendrums when we heard an awful yelp, his story is below in the email he sent to a the guys and girls on the shoot. Now I don't have dogs unfortunately but we all thought the dog would be put down, but Jordan is a young lad who's best friend is ZERO his dog, despite having little or no money he decided he couldn't say goodbye to him, and I understand this, he now is faced with the daunting bills from the vet, but he is determined to raise the money somehow, if anybody feels they want to help however small he will be grateful.

When I received this I immediately thought of the amazing generosity of PW, thanks for reading and helping if you feel you can

Doc

 

 

Hi everyone, Jordan here - as you may or may not know Zero has had to undergo specialist Orthopaedic surgery to pin his elbow after he fractured it on the shoot last Saturday. Unfortunately for Zero this fracture was very serious and the bone was completely shattered, he spent 5 hours in surgery today and now has 2 plates and pins holding his leg together! It's going to be a long road to recovery with 3months in his crate and physiotherapy to follow but at least they were able to save my best friend. I think its important for you all to know why the fractured occurred because it may be relevant to all of you with Springers and Cockers - He has a very common genetic fault known as INCOMPLETE OSSIFICATION OF THE HUMERAL CONDYLE (IOHC) It is a weakness in the joint that often leads to the bone fracturing and can easily happen when a dog jumps off the sofa or out of the car (so you can imagine the possibilities when out on the shoot) The link to a website with more information is ....


I would strongly urge you to speak to your vets about having your dogs checked especially if they exhibit any of the symptoms.
It has been a very stressful ordeal and unfortunately we had not yet organised insurance for Zero so we now are left with a £4500 vet bill. In order to help pay the veterinary expenses to get Zero back on his feet we have set up a fundraising page for him and would really, really appreciate any donations however little or large if possible please. The link to his fundraising page is ...
Thank you so much for reading and helping if you can
Jordan and Zero
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Sorry if this is insensitive, but what on earth was his vet thinking apart from £4500? Nothing is my guess

I assume the dog can't work again? Even if the broken leg heals well, the other side will be prone to breaking?

I'm sorry for the lad, I really am, I lost a spaniel 2 weeks ago after she was run over and it's a proper kick in the gut.

My vet said, obvious broken leg, probably internal injuries, she'll never work again, kindest thing is to put her down.

I can't get my head round this.

This is not ment to sound cold I just don't think the vet or the lad had the dogs best interest in mind.

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I can see exactly where you are coming from and my thoughts were that the dog would be put down, however saying that I have never been privileged to own a dog so can not put myself in his place, so it is what it is, bear in mind I have given him the link to this page so at this time some sensitivety in posts would be sensible, he may join our site and answer your question, but I guess he sees the dog as part of the family and accepts he may not work in the future but will continue to be part of his familly

 

Thanks for your reply

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I appreciate that people do get attached to dogs but sometimes you have to forgo sensitivity for realism and understand that if you can't afford it then you can't have it. The dog is not going to get better and will have a poor quality of life with additional visits to a, very expensive, vet. In this instance Jordan really needs to focus on what is best for not only the dog but also his family. What happens if he doesn't get enough donations? Who is going to fund the additional work in the future? It sounds really harsh but a new dog is going to cost you £300 or so.

 

I understand the dog means a lot to him but better to have happy memories now rather than the memories of stress, pain and suffering later. Out of interest how old is Zero?

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I appreciate that people do get attached to dogs but sometimes you have to forgo sensitivity for realism and understand that if you can't afford it then you can't have it. The dog is not going to get better and will have a poor quality of life with additional visits to a, very expensive, vet. In this instance Jordan really needs to focus on what is best for not only the dog but also his family. What happens if he doesn't get enough donations? Who is going to fund the additional work in the future? It sounds really harsh but a new dog is going to cost you £300 or so.

 

I understand the dog means a lot to him but better to have happy memories now rather than the memories of stress, pain and suffering later. Out of interest how old is Zero?

 

I agree but it seems the money is already spent.

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My opinion is that,as i see it a dog works hard for it's owner and gives everything no questions asked.

 

So that in mind i insured my dog because of the amount injures she sustains.

 

If i did not have insurance i would sell my guns,car,etc but i would do my best for the dog but that's just me.

 

I do hope he finds the funding for his dog and hope this thread could be updated on progress.

 

Best Regards

 

Youngie

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I once took my terrier to the vets for a jaw injury the estimated cost was 600 quid, I said I would take the dog home and shoot it,( I wouldn't or couldn't of course) all of a sudden the cost dropped to 375 quid. Someone's making a lot of money here. I feel for Jordan very much and I hope his dog is ok etc. dogs are a member of the family and as stated would do any thing for there master no questions asked, the dog in question may never work again but that dog would do anything for Jordan I'm sure so it's only fair Jordan does all he can for the dog even of that costs a lot of money. If I get any spare cash at the end of the month I will give the lad a tenner. All the best.

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I did wonder if Jordan had mentioned that he didn't have insurance. The cost difference between an insurance claim and a private settlement can sometimes be significant.

 

I'm lucky in that the vet we use covers a rural area. Yearly check ups are free and worming tablets are cheaper than I can buy online. My lurcher was attacked by one of my other dogs a couple of years ago resulting in several injuries including a 4" tear near its throat. Total cost for surgery, nursing for 48hrs, medication and check ups was £160. I'm sure there must be some regulatory body out there but it does sometimes feel like they make the bills up.

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I once took my terrier to the vets for a jaw injury the estimated cost was 600 quid, I said I would take the dog home and shoot it,( I wouldn't or couldn't of course)

Dude, you're lucky they didn't get the local swat team, or LACS with iron bars, around you house.

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Some people look at a dog as more than a tool for shooting, clearly the lad in question does too.

 

My dog is a bit of both, a pet and a shooting dog, if my dog broke his leg and the vet had told me there was a chance he will have a good quality of life but couldn't work again I would go ahead with trying to sort the issue out, if it meant having a loan or similar then I still would. I would feel that without being worked, he probably would not have had the injury in the first place, so whether we like it or not we are subjecting our dogs to the work that causes situations like this and we owe them a chance to get some sort of quality of life as ultimately it is us that have caused it.

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