Whippet Biting When In Sudden Pain

[AnnSa]

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am shocked people are taking this attitude, well said anne and maggie :thumbsup:

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I just think that people should get their facts right before

jumping on this poster. I looked back at some of her post's

and it looks like her whippet Billie is cared for, so what on

earth is going on here.................. :unsure:

 

[*Lesley*]

I am not trying to be horrible just honest, just as I imagine others are, if people ask for advice/oppinion with only limited information given then they will get replies based on that :thumbsup:

 

[AnnSa]

Lesley i didnt mean you :huggles:

You haven't said anything wrong, you have

just answered the posters questions.

 

[fallenangel]

I am not trying to be horrible just honest, just as I imagine others are, if people ask for advice/oppinion with only limited information given then they will get replies based on that :thumbsup:

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its not you.It odvious English isnt her first langed and why dont people just ask before presuming the worest

 

[dagsquall]

Well I am actually glad that you came up with a thought through argument to which I agree. It is quite disappointing that once again a poster is being slaughtered through without any consideration. Can no-one ask a genuine question without being harassed :angry: Why does it have to be this way???

I do not think it is a dumb question. I am concerned about the occurrence because I do not want my dog to think biting is acceptable or that she is the dominant one in the house. I think if she would have seriously broken skin I probably would have told her off. Would you not??

Since when is calling my dog "my dog" is negative?? Don't you call your husband "your husband" when talking with other people???

I was not asking advice about wether I should take her to the vet or not either whether I should report the owner, nor wanted to get into a long explanation about the other dog, because that is not where I wanted comfort/advice. Suffice to say that my dog was at fault because she was unleashed and approached with dominant behaviour another dog leashed dog, so provoked it. The breed of the other dog is not my interest.

I do not think the problem is with my OH. The first time on sunday someone was at the door and he tried to stop her going outside, the second time he was trying to cuddle her. As it happens he has enough on his mind through work and the current economic problems not to think all the time about Bill. He was mortified.

I did not take her to the vet immediately after as I had a good look at the wound.

It was a puncture wound on her flank about half inch. It was not bleeding exceedingly and was in a place where the skin does not stretch much during movement but where she could reach to remove stitches. I did read through all the "bite wound" posts/photos. She is KC insured so money is no problem but she is terrified of the vet. I therefore did not think taking her to the vet in the mental state she was would have helped.

I monitored the dog all afternoon and yes she was in pain enough to walk up the stairs rather than run but she was eating and she was not getting worse. The next day the wound was drying out really nicely, no swelling was there so no traces of infection. By last night she was nosing her toy, today she was stealing off the worktop. It does not mean that she would be happy having pressure on the wound does it???

Why should you be the only ones to love your dog? A long time ago when I posted asking whether you knew of people showing dogs on behalf of owners, I was slaughtered because some of you thought that I should do it myself. What about if I do not have the time to do it myself? Is it not much better to try to allow your dog experiences rather than let the dog on its own???? Sorry I cannot be with my dog on a 24 hour basis!!!!!

When I asked about dog walking machine I was shot in flame! How dare I suggest to provide my dog with another mean of exercise than good old walking you said?? Stick with the walking! Hellooo??? I am sorry I cannot keep my dog entertained for six hours every night after her walk but she still needs activities. Isn't a walking machine another tool in the arsenal??

Time some of you got outside the small world of a 14" screen. You would not dream to speak like that to a stranger on the bus!!!!

I am wondering whether the put bill was really at the end of the leash or more like behind a computer screen. Muzzle it!

I shall carry on being a mute member. Disappointing.

Gael

 

[nicky12]

i think your husband deserved what he got off her ,i mean if somone grabed me were i had a nasty wound i give em a bloody good slapp ,dogs cant slap so a bite is the same me thinks  :thumbsup:

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i hope i didnt offend with my post as that wasnt my intention hun ,i was just trying to say why she would bite your husband and that we would lash out if somone hurt us ,so i think same reaction with your dog

 

[Seraphina]

I am concerned about the occurrence because I do not want my dog to think biting is acceptable or that she is the dominant one in the house. I think if she would have seriously broken skin I probably would have told her off. Would you not??

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No, under these circumstances I would not. It sounds as is she is in severe pain, and snapping was the instinctive reaction to lash out at whatever caused the pain. The moment she realised who she bit she felt sorry.

I am not one to run to my vet with every little problem, but in this instant I would take her as she may have more damage than you realise.

 

[bertha]

My concern was for the whippet and why was a pit bull attacking it and why did nobody state clearly what was going on. You read a thread that sounds dreadful, what reaction would most normal people have?

So don't have a go at me, I was not the only person who showed concern for the whippet.

 

[meddling]

My concern was for the whippet and why was a pit bull attacking it and why did nobody state clearly what was going on. You read a thread that sounds dreadful, what reaction would most normal people have? So don't have a go at me, I was not the only person who showed concern for the whippet.

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I think all of our concern would have been for the whippet funnily enough! and as we didn't know all the details...because you don't tend to write acres on a first post, no one needed to get so agressive and superior with the person starting the thread...they asked a question...and some of you read into that question far more than was neccesary.

Please give people a chance...if you need to know more ask them!!

 

[allypally]

have read this post more than once ,just to make sure what i,m reading is correct the poor person that asked a simple question must wonder what the people on k9are all about some of the replies are beyond belief

 

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I think some of your posts have been out of order. If you were unsure of some of the information regarding this ladies questions - why not ask her first instead of presuming you know better without the facts. It's quite easy to grab hold of a dog quickly to stop it going through an open gate, the man didn't hurt the dog purposely. Stop and think of how you would feel if someone posted some of the comments to you - hurts even more when you know how much you love your dog. I think perhaps some of you should consider apologising to this lady by PM :thumbsup:

Please observe the rules of K9 in future. Posts abusing others will not be tolerated.

 

[urchin]

What is it with this forum?????

This doesn't seem to be a stupid question to me, and it's something have experienced dagsquall.

A couple of years ago Digit had a nasty cut on his foot, stitches and a bandage. the bandage had to be replaced over christmas as he'd wee'd on it and the vet had said not to worry about bringing him in - just cover with a sock and tape it on.

Now the only tape I could lay my hands on was my partner's nan's sticking plaster circa WWI. When I came to take it off, it waxed a bit of Dij's leg and he let out a huge scream and turned to bite me (though his teeth never connected)

Now, this was on a much smaller scale than Billie - but then he wasn't in severe serious pain, just serious wussy whippet pain.

The point is though, It made no difference to how he behaved with me after; what i did hurt him and he told me, but he has never shown me his teeth since.....my guess is it's the same with your little girl. She responded in a very natural way to something that hurt her a lot - I can't see her carrying this over into your usual relationship....it's just a knee-jerk reaction to pain. No need to tell her off, from what you've said she knows that biting is wrong, is just in the circumstances she couldn't help it.

Wishing her a speedy recovery and a quick memory injection for your hubby :cheers:

 

[Susan]

Hi Gael

When my dogs were attcked by a staffie a few years back, I took them to the vet the next day. He (vet) was impressed how clean the wounds were,,I cleaned them with salted water. They were given antibiotics and painkillers. After a few day's they were fine,,nothing like a few wee dogs have suffered in the last few weeks.

The pain thing,,yep if they are hurting like hell,,they do bite and break the skin.

My lad broke his leg,,bloody in agony,,the wee lad, only 5 months at the time ,,he bite my arm/wrist all the way to the vet, he did draw blood, but I know he was is so much pain. He's never shown any sighn of aggression to anyone since.

The good thing is she is stealing food, but she's not going up the stairs at 100mph,,,I would get a check up for her at the vet, yep you might get like I did the bite marks are clean, but just to be on the safe side, get her to a vet.

The pain wont go away, not for a wee while,,,leave her alone and let her come for a cuddle, or just a simple clap/pet. If your in pain,,you dont want folk touching you,,much like any animal.

Keep intouch about Billie,,,hope she's feeling loads better soon.

Hope this of some help :thumbsup:

 

[Doobryfirkin]

why dont the ones that where quick to publicly have a go at her be as quick to apologize publicly i dont see any of that happening,whats wrong with asking if the dog had been taken to a vet rather than jump down her throat i could not believe some of the things that were said what is happening to this site i wish for a speedy recovery for your whippet and tell your husband...............am i allowed to say "your husband"..........without being told its wrong :- " ) that it was better than bill being dead under a car

Tony

 

[Noise]

just wanted to comment on the pit bull factor - I've no idea how many of you are aware of the Dangerous Dog Act and what the people go through when their dogs gets taken away from them.

how some people in this thread jumped to attention since a pit bull was mentioned and saying it should be reported to the police - well, in that case the dog most likely would get taken away and most likely destroyed.

I love whippets, don't have anything against bull breeds, but in any case - they are DOGS, even a chihuahua in a great danes eyes is still a DOG. and here the PB was leashed and approached by another dog. the way dogs react to what is danger in their mind varies - Popsy runs away, I know that for certain, Eskil has not been frightened by another dog, but he's scared of squeeling children and he will try to run away. some dogs in that situation will bite out of fear.

like many have said, regarding the dog biting the OP's husband because in pain - yes, it's natural reaction. like this pit bull could have had bad experience and been attacked and bitten.

I am in no way standing up for all dogs that are in fact aggressive and out of control. just for the way certain breeds are percieved automatically as monsters.

 

[TURBO]

Hope youre whippet gets well soon

And ive got to say i quite new to k9 , first came on here march time because i heard what a great whippet site it is , which it is for some useful imformation and fab pictures

But i cant believe how bitchy some people are

especially to new comers on here

why cant people be nice and stop the nastiness i know everyone has their own

opinon but cant they put it nicely across

Members wont stay on here if they keep reading nasty comments

I personally find it upsetting to read

Well thats my rant over with , shall i take cover now ?? :wacko:

 

[Hula]

I would tolerate it from a dog in severe pain and just ignore it .

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I hope nobody thinks I was nasty to the starter of this thread , I only replied to the question and I was jumped on too

 

[milly]

Well I am actually glad that you came up with a thought through argument to which I agree. It is quite disappointing that once again a poster is being slaughtered through without any consideration. Can no-one ask a genuine question without being harassed :angry: Why does it have to be this way???
I do not think it is a dumb question. I am concerned about the occurrence because I do not want my dog to think biting is acceptable or that she is the dominant one in the house. I think if she would have seriously broken skin I probably would have told her off. Would you not??

Since when is calling my dog "my dog" is negative?? Don't you call your husband "your husband" when talking with other people???

I was not asking advice about wether I should take her to the vet or not either whether I should report the owner, nor wanted to get into a long explanation about the other dog, because that is not where I wanted comfort/advice. Suffice to say that my dog was at fault because she was unleashed and approached with dominant behaviour another dog leashed dog, so provoked it.  The breed of the other dog is not my interest.

I do not think the problem is with my OH. The first time on sunday someone was at the door and he tried to stop her going outside, the second time he was trying to cuddle her. As it happens he has enough on his mind through work and the current economic problems not to think all the time about Bill. He was mortified.

I did not take her to the vet immediately after as I had a good look at the wound.

It was a puncture wound on her flank about half inch. It was not bleeding exceedingly and was in a place where the skin does not stretch much during movement but where she could reach to remove stitches. I did read through all the "bite wound" posts/photos. She is KC insured so money is no problem but she is terrified of the vet. I therefore did not think taking her to the vet in the mental state she was would have helped.

I monitored the dog all afternoon and yes she was in pain enough to walk up the stairs rather than run but she was eating and she was not getting worse. The next day the wound was drying out really nicely, no swelling was there so no traces of infection. By last night she was nosing her toy, today she was stealing off the worktop. It does not mean that she would be happy having pressure on the wound does it???

Why should you be the only ones to love your dog? A long time ago when I posted asking whether you knew of people showing dogs on behalf of owners, I was slaughtered because some of you thought that I should do it myself. What about if I do not have the time to do it myself? Is it not much better to try to allow your dog experiences rather than let the dog on its own???? Sorry I cannot be with my dog on a 24 hour basis!!!!!

When I asked about dog walking machine I was shot in flame! How dare I suggest to provide my dog with another mean of exercise than good old walking you said?? Stick with the walking! Hellooo??? I am sorry I cannot keep my dog entertained for six hours every night after her walk but she still needs activities. Isn't a walking machine another tool in the arsenal??

Time some of you got outside the small world of a 14" screen. You would not dream to speak like that to a stranger on the bus!!!!

I am wondering whether the put bill was really at the end of the leash or more like behind a computer screen. Muzzle it!

I shall carry on being a mute member. Disappointing.

Gael

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[hely]

good lord folks :blink:

why cant people think before posting................i wouldnt be surprised if Gael didnt bother posting again.......... :angry:

Im sorry to hear about your whippie Gael..........hope he gets better soon :luck: :huggles:

 

[NickyVN]

Sorry to hear about your whippet. I work as a veterinary nurse so regularly see animals in pain abd I have seen even the nicest animal bite or attempt to when in pain. When in practice we regularly have to muzzle or restrain carefully an animal in pain, because they will snap even though they don't mean it - its like a reaction. Just take care with bite wounds as they can become infected so if it remains unduly painful or swollen or hot best to get checked.