I gave Blue Nutri-drench and dripped him some water lat night. I have to lift and move him to access him well enough to clean him up and drip water, etc. He hollars, and I am not sure whether this causes him to panic because he is afraid or if it hurts. I feel so bad for him! I did find a couple of more small punctures in his breast area, but there are probably more I am not seeing. He moved very little (a couple of inches) through the night, didn't eat or drink anything. I dripped him Nutri-drench and water again this morning. I just scrambled him an egg, and he is eating it. He has had one fairly large, normal looking poop since the incident.
Questions:
1) What is the appropriate dose and frequency for Nutri-drench?
2) Should I give an oral antibiotic to prevent infection? I have fish mox and tylan on hand.
3) How long does shock usually last? I am specifically wondering how long before I should see him moving around before assuming there are internal injuries.
Oh, and my husband went and talked to the neighbor (several houses away, rural setting) about his dogs, and he was very responsive, agreeing to keep them confined, apologizing, and offering compensation (which we did not accept). We had known our own dog had gotten into a fight here in the yard because we heard the raucous, and my husband chased the dog away. It was a few minutes before we realized Blue was not with the girls and went looking for him. Apparently, Zelda, our dog saved Blue from certain death by attacking the neighbor dog, causing him to drop our Blue. I have always been upset that we have super territorial dogs, but not today. You can see the spot where poor Blue was first grabbed because of the huge pile of feathers. Then there is a 25 foot trail of feathers and then another large pile, just in the neighbor's yard where we found him.
