Update on my dogs:

[XemaSab]

I did triage this morning.

Maddy's eye *blessedly* stopped bleeding, but it was still a little runny. She can see out of it and it's not deflated, so that's okay. Some of her wounds still looked a little gnarly, but she was *not* missing a 3x3 chunk of skin, as I thought she might be last night. She still had a divot, and some matted areas of fur, under which Lord only knows what could be going on. She wagged her tail when she saw me this morning, so she wasn't too distressed.

Pippi, on the other hand, was lying on the bathroom floor. When she saw me she whined. The back of her neck looked okay, but the wound right where her chest met her leg looked messy. I petted her and she was whining and trembling.

So, the winner of a trip to the vet was Pip.

I took her in, and the vet immediately said her chest wound would need to be opened, cleaned, and stitched.

The vet said they could put Pip under a "mild" anesthesia, and I could take her home later.

I went home and trimmed Maddy's hair and just got some areas aired out a bit.

I picked Pip up at 5. While they had her out they sewed up her ear and trimmed her nails. I think she got about 7 stitches, all told.

This was all for the low, low price of $331. Plus another hundred for Bailey's food. :eyes:

I asked at the desk and they said we had spent $3,250 there this year. I would guess that it was about even between Pippi getting her ass kicked in January (necessitating a canine tooth extraction) and Bailey barfing blood in June (necessitating multiple x-rays, several days in the hospital, and a special diet ever since).

Anyone want some dogs? :shrug:

At the very least, can anyone tell me how to get my dogs to chill the hell out and stop beating on each other? :shrug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear Xema...

Yikes.

Sounds like one of them needs a new home...I am sorry to say.

This is ridiculous.

It's costing them so much pain, and you so much money.

It has to stop, and short of separating them in the house permanently, a new home for one of them sounds like the best idea I can think of.

I am so sorry...

:hug:

[Capn Sunshine]

2. yikes indeed

I wish I Knew, but maybe the vet can suggest something? Any clue why they decided all of a sudden to go at each other? I know lots of dogs, have never heard of this among cohabitating dogs.

[XemaSab]

3. I think it's because Maddy is now an adult and she's comfortable in the home

She's probably going to take Pip down a peg, and that will be the end of it. :(

[Capn Sunshine]

4. I hope so

I hate seeing my hairkids hurt. Good luck, doggie mommie.

[Bertha Venation]

5. Damn.

Sorry to hear of the troubles. I hope things improve. :hug: for the dogs and :hug: for you.

[XemaSab]

10. Thanks

:pals:

[charlie and algernon]

6. my uncle had two shelties that fought constantly

then one day one of them attacked the other, leaving the victim dog bloody. The attacker is now gone and they have a new second dog and those two seem to get along well.

You may need to send one to a shelter or give it to another home.

[NJmaverick]

7. Alll these problems were the result of fighting between the two of them?!?!

[XemaSab]

8. Not the bloody vomit or the tooth extraction

Just all the stuff they would have gone to the vet for yesterday.

[Demoiselle]

9. I'm so sorry!

You've probably already been told this, but sometimes same-sex dogs have a terrible time with each other. It's territorial and hormonal and goodness knows what else and it generally shows up with maturity.
I was advised by the breeder when I got my two Pyrs many years ago that she would only let me have a girl and a boy.
Of course there are lots of exceptions to the rule, but it sounds like you've run into that problem here. I have to agree with California Peggy that you should try to find one of them a good home elsewhere.
And again, I'm so sorry!

[EndersDame]

11. You probably should hire a professional Trainer with experience in aggro in dogs

I hated to admit it but I am not Ceaser Milan and my puppy is seriously stressing my cats out. I am going to fork over the dough so I dont have to get rid of the pup.