{"id":1350,"date":"2019-07-16T11:55:53","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T15:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/?p=1350"},"modified":"2022-07-11T09:55:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T13:55:06","slug":"hazel-survives-a-horrible-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/hazel-survives-a-horrible-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Hazel survives a horrible accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hazel, a very cute 6 month old chocolate Lab, was hit by a family member\u2019s pickup truck in her own driveway\u2026 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1354 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hazel-face.jpg\" alt=\"Hazel, a 6 month old Chocolate Labrador Retriever\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hazel-face.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hazel-face-1100x733.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hazel-face-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You may want to skip the next sentence &amp; jump to the next paragraph if you are a sensitive soul\u2026 You have been warned\u2026 Her owner said the car ended up being \u201cparked on Hazel.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After everybody calmed down, the end result was a pup in severe pain, holding a back leg up and a big skin laceration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hazel was rushed to her family vet. X-rays showed a fracture of the end of her femur (thigh bone).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1357 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hazel-preop-lat-2000x1579.jpg\" alt=\"A fractured femur\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hazel-preop-lat-2000x1579.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hazel-preop-lat-1100x868.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hazel-preop-lat-768x606.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Miraculously, her chest &amp; belly X-rays and the rest of her physical exam were normal. Her preop blood work was also normal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1353 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hazel-chest-2000x1903.jpg\" alt=\"A chest x-ray and bloodwork comes up clean\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hazel-chest-2000x1903.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hazel-chest-1100x1047.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hazel-chest-768x731.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I reviewed the X-rays and was asked if I could help put this poor puppy back together. She was a good candidate for anesthesia and surgery to repair the broken bone. So later that day, Hazel was anesthetized and prepped for surgery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Realigning the 2 ends of the broken bones several days after the accident was the toughest part. One piece was literally impaled into the other. But we eventually succeeded in realigning the bone nicely.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Surgery involved placing 4 pins to stabilize the fracture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1355 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hazel-postop-lat.jpg\" alt=\"Pins holding the joint together\" width=\"1544\" height=\"1898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hazel-postop-lat.jpg 1544w, https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hazel-postop-lat-895x1100.jpg 895w, https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hazel-postop-lat-768x944.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1544px) 100vw, 1544px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1356 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hazel-postop-VD-1336x2000.jpg\" alt=\"The repaired joint\" width=\"1336\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hazel-postop-VD-1336x2000.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hazel-postop-VD-735x1100.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hazel-postop-VD-768x1150.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hazel-postop-VD.jpg 1424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hazel\u2019s postop care required giving pain medications and antibiotics, 2 weeks in a cone (E collar) and 6 weeks of very strict confinement to a small room.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Six weeks after surgery, her X-rays showed nice healing of the fracture. It is now time to slowly increase her activity over the next 4 weeks so she can resume her crazy happy life of running, playing and catching balls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1351 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hazel-6-wk-postop-lat-2000x1511.jpg\" alt=\"A healing fracture\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hazel-6-wk-postop-lat-2000x1511.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hazel-6-wk-postop-lat-1100x831.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hazel-6-wk-postop-lat-768x580.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hazel-6-wk-postop-VD-1003x2000.jpg\" alt=\"Pins holding the joint together\" width=\"785\" height=\"1565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hazel-6-wk-postop-VD-1003x2000.jpg 1003w, https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hazel-6-wk-postop-VD-552x1100.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hazel-6-wk-postop-VD-768x1532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hazel-6-wk-postop-VD.jpg 1084w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sadly, this is not an unusual story. Many pets (cats and dogs) are hit by a car in their own driveway (and beyond, of course). Please be safe. The best place for a pet is indoors, especially when there is a moving vehicle in the driveway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hazel, despite her ordeal, got lucky. All of her wounds and her fracture were fixable and healed nicely.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Her owner was very happy to report that she was ready to just be a puppy again. \u201cI couldn&#8217;t be happier with her progress\u201d he concluded. Now little Hazel can enjoy life again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Phil Zeltzman, DVM, DACVS, CVJ, Fear Free Certified<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hazel, a very cute 6 month old chocolate Lab, was hit by a family member\u2019s pickup truck in her own driveway\u2026 You may want to skip the next sentence &amp; jump to the next paragraph if you are a sensitive soul\u2026 You have been warned\u2026 Her owner said the car ended up being \u201cparked on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[138,157,156],"class_list":["post-1350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-hit-by-car","tag-phil-zeltzman","tag-veterinary-surgeon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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