Hi everyone it’s Millie here. Well do I have a tale to tell. Yesterday Walter and I were having our usual fun time snoopervising dad while he worked in the garden. We were getting ready to come in after a couple of hours outside but decided to get in one last round of zoomies.
Next thing dad knows I come running out from the shrubbery sneezing my nose off with blood spewing out too. He calmed me down and called mom out to help him figure out what was going on. Well they couldn’t tell if I just hit my nose on something or if maybe something was stuck up my nose so they decided to call the vet. Of course it was lunch time and all of the vets were on their break but after a couple of phone calls Dr. Cooperman said she would come back early from her lunch to see me. It was less than an hour wait.
By this time I had calmed down and was resting. After all, I had just been playing outside for a couple of hours and was ready for a nap. When I woke up and got ready to go to the vets I started sneezing all over again and was spewing more blood. It wasn’t lots of blood but it was still a bit of a mess. Mom and I hopped in the car for the 2 minute drive to the vet.
The first thing the vet tried to do was stick this ↑ thingy up my nose. I didn’t mind much when she was poking around my left nostril, but there was no way she was sticking that thing up the right side. Little did I know that that would land me a trip to the back room. I said goodbye to my mom and when I got in the back they stuck me with a needle and I got very sleepy. This time I really couldn’t resist when the vet stuck a bigger scope thing up my nose but I’m kind of glad she did because look what she found! OUCH!
Mom came back and picked me up after about an hour. I was sent home with some pain pills and some antibiotics to make sure that nasty stick didn’t give me any bad bugs. I was still very sleepy from the drugs they gave me so we all decided to take a nap.
The vet recommended to ice my nose to keep any swelling down so while we were napping I got to have an ice bag for a pillow. I’m feeling much better after my nap and dinner and haven’t been sneezing any more. Mom and dad have already told us that we won’t be doing much playing for a couple of days to make sure my nose heals okay. Don’t worry Tommy I’ll be fine for our date on Monday.
If you wouldn’t mind I could use some power of the paw just to make sure everything heals okay. Thanks friends.
Notes from mom: It appears that Millie impaled her nose on a piece of hydrangea. Since it is early in the growing season this hydrangea hasn’t leafed out much. It is still kind of woody and we think that when she ran by it she happened to jam a piece up her nose.
This is what the hydrangea looks like when it is all leafed out and in bloom. It also isn’t as easy to run through when it is so full.
I’m very glad we decided to take Millie to the vet. Millie is a very stoic dog and never pawed at her nose as most dogs would have done with a foreign object stuck up there. You could tell when you listened to her breathing that it sounded a bit wheezy too so I suspected there might be something stuck in there. The vet said she was lucky to have such a long nose because a dog with a shorter snout might have had the stick go through and poke into her eye (yuck!)
A big thanks to Dr. Cooperman and the staff at Clark Animal Care for getting us in right away and taking great care of our special girl. Hopefully we won’t have this happen again but the way these two like to chase each other through the shrubbery there is no guarantee. Charlie will be going out and trimming back any pieces of the hydrangea that might be hazardous so we can do our best to minimize any future disasters. I know everyone out there will be putting their paws together to help Millie heal and I just want to thank you all now for that too.
Oh Millie, we are ever so glad things turned out ok. We are sending POTP that you are out doing zoomies again real soon!!
Smileys!
Dory, Jakey, Arty and Bilbo
Oh man! Isn’t that the worst? I had a friend’s dog lodge a stick about that size into the side of his tongue. They just run without looking! Heal up soon Millie. Sam and Nim
Good grief!! What a bizarre accident, poor Millie. We hope you feel better soon and we are send you much love and POTP.
Wally & Sammy
Yikes Millie.. you poor baby, that must have been sooooo painful. We sure hope you feel better soon and sending’z you load’z of lub’z and cuddle’z xxxoxxxx
Mollie and Alfie
Poor Millie, we hope you are feeling better very soon and send POTP and all our love!
Dip and Elliot x
OMG! Millie!! We are sending lots of POTP to you!! What a frightening experience!! That must have REALLY hurt. Feel better!! xo Chloe and LadyBug
That was a HUGE splinter, Millie. We’re so glad that your pawrents were quick to get it taken care of….and the Dr, too.
We’ll keep our paws crossed that you don’t have to go on your date with a big swollen nose.
Oh no that was scary. Thank your lucky paw that the vet got it out. We send you healing vibes and POTP. Get well soon. Have a tremendous Thursday.
Best wishes Molly
Ouch, Millie! We are sending you tons of AireZen and healing vibes! Nasty stick!
Love ya lots♥
Mitch and Molly
Dear sweet Precious Millie
I am so very sorry you have such a bad accident. A K9 nose is most impawtent so we are sending you lots of kitty/human purrs and hugs.
Thank goodness it wasn’t your eye.
Rest sweetness
Hugs madi your bfff
Goodness Millie, that sure gives new meaning to up your nose with a rubber hose! We got our paws crossed for you that the antibiotics do their job and that you are feeling spunky again real soon. We know that your Mom and Dad could use some hugs after that ordeal. Take a few days to rest and you’ll be back outside before you know it. (You’ve been having some really nice weather there ~ awesome!)
Hugs,
Lily Belle & Muffin
Paws crossed here too. Must be the season for getting things up noses. My furend, Angel, lives in Washington and had to be rushed to the vet when she started sneezing (a lot). She ended up with an 8-inch blade of grass stuck in her nose. Fortunately she sneezed the end of it out at the vets, and the vet just pulled it out (yuck).
Glad you are ok Millie! Thank goodness you’re a tough pup!
Oh Millie you are a real trooper! that was one big stick. Wesa hopes you are feeling much better today. my momma worries about bushes around our eyes cos they stick out and are easy to damage.
stella rose
Oh my, that is scary. Who would think that just running around a stick could get lodged in your nostril?!? I am so glad Millie is okay…I am sending healing thoughts!
Oz
OMD OMD OMD MILLIE…. That is a LOG that you had stuck in your nose. OMD we are soooooo glad that you got to the Dogtor QUICKLY and that it did not require a Nosectomy or somethingy.. Can you still read Pee Mail?
We have our paws crossed TIGHTLY fur YOU and your Sniffer.
Oh Millie, what a brave girl you are!!! We are so glad your humans knew to take you to the vet right away! We hope your nose heals quickly. And then let’s keep the zoomies out in the open until those shrubs leaf out. Your story reminds Mom of the time her niece put several pussy willow buds up her nose and had to have surgery to get them all out. What a silly girl!!!
Take care.
Woos – Phantom, Ciara, and Lightning
We’re so glad you are feeling much better now. Who would have thought you’d get a piece of branch stuck in your nose? Jenna is sending lots of purrs for you. We hope you’ll watch those naked bushes a little closer next time you two are out zooming!
Ouch! I’m sure that was painful, glad you were able to get it taken care of so quickly. Never a dull moment with pups. Hope Millie shakes it off and is back to romping around (not into!) the bushes.
Oh Millie how painful we are sending healing purrs and our paws are crossed for you. Scylla says between vicious rosebushes that attacks your tail and hurty hydrangeas that stab your nose, plants are dangerous. ~Tui & Family
Lots of paw prayers. Man that was a min log you got loged there. Glad Mom got you to the Vet.
Ouch! Millie you are so brave! We are glad your mom got you to the dogtur right away! We hope it heals quickly. If you want listed on our POTP page just shoot us over a photo.
Your Pals,
Murphy and Stanley
Wow! That is a big stick to have up the nose! That’s nuts! Glad everything went well at the vet, because wow – who’da thought?! The hazards of zoomies…
Oh no, Millie, you poor girl. That’s really a Killer hydrangea. Please feel better soon and here is a big kiss for your nose :o)
Oh no. How scary. Sending lots of hugs
Lily & Edward
Oh, no! Poor Millie! I”m so glad your mama took you to the vet’s right away!
We’ll say an extra prayer for you!
Cammie!
OH-MY-DOGNESS!!! Dear Millie – we Beaglebratz haf NEVER had that happen even tho we r constantly stickin’our nozes all over the place. We don’t know which iz werse – havin’that stick in our nozez or havin’that vet-lookie stuck in our nozez. Sendin’u sum Beagle Aroooooz (Beagle-speak fur POTP an’healin’vibez) fur a really fast healin’time.
By the way – we r so furry much sorry we missed your barkday – seemz like our mom takez a bloggie break every few MINUTEZ! HAPPEE B-LATED BARKDAY!!! Hope it wuz a gooder one 🙂
Shiloh’n Diva Shasta
Oh poor, POOR Millie! That is absolutely awful! I have never had anything nasty stuck up my nose but have a history of spikey things getting stuck up somewhere totally unmentionable to nice girls… Anywoof, I am crossing paws, as are all my kitties, that you are indeed all recovered for our date on Monday. My #1 would like to know if there are any special instructions concerning our date.
Woofs,
Tommy
Thank goodness the dr got that stick out of your nose!
I am sending you magic healing bubbles,, and crossing my paws and joining in Power of the Paws,,, to get you all betters!
You have the best mom and dad in the world to take you to the dr so fast.
love
tweedles
OMD!!! You poor little Millie!!! Yikes, I didn’t even know that could happen to us doggies when we run through bushes. Good thing your Mom and Dad found a nice vet to fix you up quickly. POTP’s to you. Keep us posted on your recovery.
♥ Behr Behr
Hi there guys!! In answer to your question, we are doing ok in terms of the water here…our friends have not been so lucky. Hope that Millie is feeling MUCH better today!! POTP still on the way!
Poor Millie’s snooter! Hope that was a one in a million accident & she’s feeling better now. 🙂
Ouch that looks painful…..sending u lots of love and beagle kisses! Get well soon!
Yikes, how scary!! I hope she’s feeling much better now 🙂
Thank you for the photos and descriptions of your dogs’ doings! I just found your blog through rachelmankowitz’s blog. I plan to stop by again to read more.
If you like dog stories, you also might want to stop by my blog, http://maijaharrington.com. I’m blogging one chapter per week from my book-in-progress, Funny Tails: Adventures and Misadventures in Living with Pugs. It’s a lighthearted look at my life with our 3 pugs plus various rescue dogs we’ve fostered. You should get a few laughs from it.
Best wishes,
Maija (pronounced My-uh)
hello millie its dennis the vizsla dog hay ow ow ow ow ow!!! we ar sending yoo menny tail wags for yore ordeel!!! ok bye
OMD! Millie, I thought something like that could only happen to me! You are so lucky you didn’t get hurt worse. My pawrents made fun of me when that happened to me…..
http://awienerdogblog.blogspot.com/2013/10/a-story-to-make-you-laugh-out-loud.html
I’m keeping you in my prayers and hoping you are feeling great by now!
OMD, Millie, what a crazy thing to have happen, and I am so glad that you are okay!! Just in case, we’re sending healing vibes from our corner to yours, take care, and be careful! 🙂
OMD! I was having a fit reading this! So glad you guys got that stick out!!! Wow!
Oh my gosh, Millie!! Mom has been working like a mad fiend and we haven’t been visiting very much. We’re SO glad you got to the vet on time and that you felt well enough to go on your fabulous date with Tommy! Belated POTP!!
Otto, Bart and Ruby