Dog shot while defending owner from assault is hospitalized in clinic in Ribeirão Preto, SP Reproduction/EPTV Veterinary doctor Luiza Chaves Duarte, who rescued the dog shot while trying to defend his owner from an assault in Ribeirão Preto (SP), says that the animal suffered injuries to the tongue and a laceration on the chest. Despite being serious, the condition of the dog Caramelo is considered stable and he remains hospitalized under care in a clinic. "This is a patient who is stable, but he has a serious condition, he is at risk of infection, he is at risk of necrosis of the tongue. He needs to stay calm, he is not sleeping, but he is on strong pain medications, so he is calmer", he says.
Dog shot while defending owner from assault in Ribeirão Preto, SP, has a serious but stable condition, says veterinarian
Dog shot while defending owner from assault is hospitalized in clinic in Ribeirão Preto, SP Reproduction/EPTV Veterinary doctor Luiza Chaves Duarte, who rescued the dog shot while trying to defend his owner from an assault in Ribeirão...
"This is a patient who is stable, but he has a serious condition, he is at risk of infection, he is at risk of necrosis of the tongue. He needs to stay calm, he is not sleeping, but he is on strong pain medications, so he is calmer", he says.
- According to Luiza, Caramelo underwent surgery and needed a suture on his tongue because of intense bleeding.
- The veterinarian states that the bullet entered the mouth and exited the right side of the animal's chest.
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According to Luiza, Caramelo underwent surgery and needed a suture on his tongue because of intense bleeding. The dog also underwent a tracheostomy. The veterinarian states that the bullet entered the mouth and exited the right side of the animal's chest. The situation caused astonishment among the clinic's professionals, who had never come across a service like Caramelo's before. "We were in shock, to be very honest. Nobody here on the team had ever been through anything like this. Very sad, the tutors were devastated, everyone was very worried about everything that happened", says Luiza. This article is being updated