I have been debating whether or not to post about this. Almost a month and a half ago Wok (one of my small redfoots) was chewed by a dog. In the past 2.5 years this dog has shown no interest in the torts, though he was never been allowed contact with the torts. He jumped the enclosure walls and took Wok out and we found him chewing on him on the back porch. We now have an electric fence up around the pen and the dogs do not go near it after touching it the first time.
Wok seems to be doing really well. He never lost his appetite (he actually ate that night) and is eating and drinking everyday. He is in a separate indoor setup on towels for now. His wounds were pretty bad, there was a very small section of lung visible, I didn't even think he was alive when I saw him laying on the porch. The wounds are healing nicely, I set his enclosure outside everyday for a few hours to get some natural sunshine. Wok has always been my most feisty tort and he has been showing that fighting spirit through all this.
I did not take pictures of the initial injuries but here are some of his progress so far (not for the squeamish). I know we are not out of the woods yet, but he has making great progress so far. I know some of you will now consider me a horrible keeper, that is your opinion and you are welcome to have it. However I do everything I can to provide the best life for all my animals, this was a horrible accident on my part, that Wok is now paying for, but the situation has been fix so that it will not happen again.
Wok seems to be doing really well. He never lost his appetite (he actually ate that night) and is eating and drinking everyday. He is in a separate indoor setup on towels for now. His wounds were pretty bad, there was a very small section of lung visible, I didn't even think he was alive when I saw him laying on the porch. The wounds are healing nicely, I set his enclosure outside everyday for a few hours to get some natural sunshine. Wok has always been my most feisty tort and he has been showing that fighting spirit through all this.
I did not take pictures of the initial injuries but here are some of his progress so far (not for the squeamish). I know we are not out of the woods yet, but he has making great progress so far. I know some of you will now consider me a horrible keeper, that is your opinion and you are welcome to have it. However I do everything I can to provide the best life for all my animals, this was a horrible accident on my part, that Wok is now paying for, but the situation has been fix so that it will not happen again.