MY BUCKWHEAT WAS ATTACKED!

Friday night approximately midnight I heard  my Buckwheat (black lab) and Lucy (golden retriever) barking. There is nothing unusal about this because they bark with other dogs around the area at night (that is when all the dogs  in our area start 'communicating' with each other,  in the middle of the night).  It did not sound like a 'threatening bark' so I really just ignored it!  I had the patio doors open, - but I did not hear any activity outside that alarmed me and I actually asked them to be quite and go to sleep!

Well, Saturday morning we noticed Buckwheat was not acting like Buckwheat and discovered there were two 'holes' on the left side of his jaw, one was deeper than the other and was bleeding.  My husband thought he had been bitten by a snake and it really appeared to look like that.  We got him to our vet and upon our vet conducting his examination he discovered his left 'fang' tooth was sticking straight out from the inside of his mouth (the tooth had cut to the outside of his mouth).  We wanted very much to save his tooth so the vet advised us he could put him to sleep and pull the tooth back into place and wire it to his other teeth.  We left him there for his little surgery and the vet advised us he would call us after his surgery for an update!  About three hours later we received our phone call......Buckwheat was out of his surgery and in recovery.  Our vet begin to inform us that while performing the surgery he noticed Buckwheat's jaw was either dislocated or even broken, - so he had to take care of this matter also.  Approximately 5:00PM we were able to go get my baby (aka "mommie's baby") and bring him home.  Of course, he was still so out of it due to the anesthesia, that he sleep the remainder of the evening and 'off and on' during the night.  The vet has literally taped his mouth shut, with enough of an opening to drink water and eat very 'mushy' and 'soggy' food!   At present, Buckwheat is doing very well but he gets very agitated and is trying to remove the tape from around his head/mouth and digging his head in his bed and the floor!  He is so pitiful looking and acting, -- that it makes me cry! :o(   He is on an antibiotic and pain medicine, so he is resting a lot.

My husband and I are convinced that 'someone' came into our yard and Buckwheat begin attacking and 'whomever' kicked him, - this was a very hard kick to have done this type of  damage to his tooth and jaw!  I am so thankful to God that Buckwheat was not hurt any worse or even killed.  It upsets us so much to think that 'someone' would come into our yard and when Buckwheat began to do 'his thing'  that someone would do this.  Buckwheat was at his home and doing what any loyal dog is suppose to do......PROTECT 'his territory' and his loved ones!!  I sure hope before he was attacked he was able to put his teeth in this person............. :o)!!  A dog is a man's best friend but a dog can be a man's worst enemy if the man is somewhere is has no business being!!!!!  I have felt so guilty for not investigating a little more Friday night, - I believe in my heart Buckwheat and Lucy were trying to alarm us that something was going on and I am so sorry I did not take heed to their warning!

To all my gather friends who have a loyal campanions, --- this article was written and posted as a tribute to them for their loyalty and their unconditional love that they have for their masters!  WE LOVE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR LOVING US SO MUCH THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO DIE FOR US!!!  This my friend is unconditional love!!!!  ~~~God bless them all~~~


Buckwheat resting!




Buckwheat with his 'mouth gear"!!