Winston, Winston, Winston!

I noticed that Winston's bandage on his leg was coming loose this morning and that he was pulling on it. In an attempt to avoid another trip to the Vet, I found some gauze and an ace bandage to prevent him pulling at his other bandage. We left for the park and when we returned 30 minutes later he had all of his bandages torn off and thrown around the dining room!

To the Vet we went again. This time I took Winston without Paul. He was a pistol. He barked and pulled on his leash. Finally they took him to the back. When the Vet returned he said that Winston didn't need his bandage anymore and that he had stapled one of his wounds shut. He told me all this while Winston barked at more dogs and pulled on his leash some more. We finally decided to finish our conversation outside. In short, we don't have to return to the Vet for 10 days.

Winston is itching to go for a walk; but, at this point, he can't because his collar rubs on his stitches on the back of his neck. Hopefully soon he will be able to join us for a stroll down the street.

Winston had a rough night. He whined a lot and wanted us to be with him. He is doing a little better this morning.

The Vet ended up having to sedate him while they cleaned up his wounds. He has a bandage on his neck and one on his leg. He has to go back to the vet to have the bandage changed later today.

Paul has filled out all the paperwork and got the paperwork from the people who helped him. He is on his way to drop the information off.

Winston was attacked tonight! Paul had taken Winston for a walk around the block and I was kind of surprised that he wasn't back yet but I didn't think too much about it until Paul came home and told me that Winston had been attacked.

They were walking by a house and two pitbulls came running out of the open front door and attacked Winston. Paul didn't know what to do so he yelled for someone to help or to call the police. He couldn't get the dogs off. Someone stopped and helped Paul get the dogs off. Paul said the neighbor was hitting the dogs with his wife's purse to get them off Winston. Winston just laid on the ground...Paul said "like a dead dog." Paul said one dog has his neck and the other his leg. The one was trying to drag Winston away.

Paul brought Winston home and walked down the street to talk to Animal Control. I went to the neighbors house to ask their advice (they both work at a vet hospital). They said that he didn't look too bad but that he should go to the vet. They said that they may shave around his wounds and clean them up and send home some anitbiotics and some pain meds. Winston was licking his leg a lot. He was limping a little when the neighbors were over looking at him.

Animal Control was getting ready to get the dogs and the owner returned home and was told to go get her dogs. Her reponse after her dogs were in the yard was how was the front door left open.

Paul came home and said that there is a manditory court visit.

Paul took Winston to the Vet and I just got a call. Winston is doing all right. He has bites on his leg and on the back of his neck. They are going to shave around his wounds and clean them up. They may have to sedate him. They will bandage him up and we will have to take him in tomorrow to have the bandage changed.

We are very thankful that Winston wasn't hurt too bad and glad that we weren't on a family walk when this happened. It would have been very traumatic for the kids. Paul says the image of the dogs attacking Winston will stay with him.

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