All fun and games 'til someone loses an eye ...

Last night , my two sight hounds hooked it up to the death out in the backyard. After finally getting them seperated , I took Arliss to the vet as he looked like he had been torn to shreds , and he had been, but it was mostly superficial stuff. Nothing sutures and antibiotics won't fix. However, Tut may lose an eye. Ironically, not to a bite but due to a piece of wood embedded in it. All I can figure is it was due to an impact with the a wooden fence post.:( Not a good night.

Here's Arliss's back and top of his head.

I appreciate it . Arliss is pacing the backyard like nothing ever happened . Tut, however , is pretty out of it from sedation . His eye looks horrid.

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Not for morbid curiosity, I'd like to see what the injury looks like. Is it stitched up or bandaged?

I'll get some pics next time he is up ... he's sleeping for the moment due to pain meds. No stitches or anything , the risk of infection exists so they don't want to seal it up.

Dan, what do you think ? I was watching Tut last night when we took out to walk and the damaged eye would still track me and follow me . Do you think he's actually seeing a form or has vision or just that it's
working in conjunction with his good eye ?

Guess I'm just being hopeful....

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is this kind of behavior unusual for dogs that live and hunt together?

Unfortunantly it isn't uncommon,LB .... they have a very high prey drive and when they can't get their mouths on what their driven o get , they will get their mouths on something. In this case each other. I've seen similar behavior in coondogs that fight at the base of the tree where the coon is treed.

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still pulling for him...why does Arliss have to be such a badass huh?

Thanks ... that's kinda funny . Arliss was the one getting his ass handed to him, Tut was on the verge of completely outing him and for good. It wasn't until after I got 'em seperated and had a chance to examine them I saw Tut's eye . Only mark on him, well ...take that back, he had a small nip under his chin. Other than that...he was killing Arliss all the while having a piece of wood embedded in his eye. Crazy.

Here's Tut's injured eye .... snapped a quick shot before applying his meds.
2nd and 3rd photo were taken not more than 3 hours prior to the Title Fight. 2nd one shows them engaged in a game of 'keep-away' around the yard, 3rd gives you an idea of the size difference between the two.

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Thanks for the pic. That dog has a hell of a long muzzle compared to your hand. I know it's a perspective shot but still.. A killing mouth on fast legs.

... that and I have hands like a 13 year old girl.