{"id":578,"date":"2016-05-23T06:05:20","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T10:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/?p=578"},"modified":"2022-07-08T15:16:39","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T19:16:39","slug":"australian-shepherds-scuffle-car-sends-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/australian-shepherds-scuffle-car-sends-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Shepherd&#8217;s scuffle with car sends him to surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-577 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Gunner-face.jpg\" alt=\"Gunner face\" width=\"205\" height=\"166\" \/>This cutie is Gunner, a one-year-old male Australian Shepherd. Unfortunately, he was run-over in his driveway by his owner and his femur, or thigh bone, was broken.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pethealthnetwork.com\/dog-health\/dog-diseases-conditions-a-z\/treating-6-common-puppy-fractures\">fixable<\/a>! I performed surgery at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baerc.com\/\">Berks Animal Emergency &amp; Referral Center<\/a>. All it took was a stainless steel plate and 9 screws.<\/p>\n<p>Gunner is recovering well, and everyone is grateful that there&#8217;s a happy ending. Amazingly, Gunner&#8217;s situation is not an uncommon occurrence in cats and dogs &#8211; and even children! Always be aware of your surroundings in your driveway, especially if your pet has access to the driveway and likes to greet you. Then they should be locked up inside the house until it&#8217;s safe!<\/p>\n<table id=\"mytable\" style=\"height: 400px;\" width=\"600\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_576\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-576\" class=\"wp-image-576 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Gunner-preop.jpg\" alt=\"Gunner preop\" width=\"300\" height=\"494\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gunner&#8217;s x-ray before surgery.<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><div style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Gunner-post.jpg\" alt=\"Gunner post\" width=\"250\" height=\"494\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A post-op x-ray showing the plate and screws used to repair the femur.<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This cutie is Gunner, a one-year-old male Australian Shepherd. 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