{"id":28518,"date":"2016-04-15T12:58:31","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T11:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/?p=28518"},"modified":"2016-09-13T13:13:51","modified_gmt":"2016-09-13T12:13:51","slug":"pdsa-save-dogs-life-bike-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/pdsa-save-dogs-life-bike-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"PDSA save dog’s life after bike accident"},"content":{"rendered":"

An adored family pet cheated death after a high impact collision with a cyclist left him with near fatal internal injuries.<\/span><\/p>\n

Staffordshire Bull Terrier<\/a>, Shadow, initially walked away from the accident but, after collapsing at home, he was rushed to PDSA\u2019s Gillingham Pet Hospital for an emergency operation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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PDSA Gillingham. Shadow with owners Sian Berry and daughter Alisha, 10, and PDSA nurse Kelly Fletcher. Picture by: www.matthewwalkerphotography.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Almost a pint of blood had to be drained from Shadow\u2019s abdomen after his liver was severely damaged by the impact. Vets fought desperately for five days to save his life as his distraught family waited for him to pull through.<\/span><\/p>\n

Three-year-old Shadow\u2019s injuries were so severe that PDSA vets warned owner Sian Berry (30) that the odds were stacked against him surviving. An ultrasound scan revealed a lacerated liver and severe internal bleeding. He had lost around one quarter of his blood.<\/span><\/p>\n

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PDSA Gillingham. Shadow with owners Sian Berry and daughter Alisha, 10, and PDSA nurse Kelly Fletcher. Picture by: www.matthewwalkerphotography.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI couldn’t believe what had happened,\u201d said Sian, from Maidstone, Kent. \u201cI was taking Shadow for his usual walk in the local park when a cyclist suddenly appeared and ran over him. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe didn’t seem too bad at first, just in a bit of shock, but by the time I got him home I realised something was badly wrong. He seemed in pain so I took him straight to PDSA. When they told me how poorly he was it was just heart-breaking.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Aoife McCormack, PDSA vet, said nearly a pint of blood had to be drained from his abdomen before vets could stem the flow and operate to repair his liver.<\/span><\/p>\n

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PDSA Gillingham. Shadow with owners Sian Berry and daughter Alisha, 10, and PDSA nurse Kelly Fletcher. Picture by: www.matthewwalkerphotography.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

She said: \u201cWe were faced with the nightmare situation of bleeding from two areas \u2013 both from the vessels to his spleen and the tear in his liver. The trauma to the liver was the most worrying for us as it\u2019s much harder to stem the flow.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cShadow had some very serious injuries and it was touch and go whether he would pull through surgery. Thankfully, the operation was a success and he made a good recovery. But without swift treatment there was a very real chance he would have bled to death.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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PDSA Gillingham. Shadow with owners Sian Berry and daughter Alisha, 10, and PDSA nurse Kelly Fletcher. Picture by: www.matthewwalkerphotography.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sian said the period Shadow was in hospital was like a \u2018living hell\u2019 and that her 10-year-old daughter Alisha was devastated at the thought of losing him:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe were all on tenterhooks. Alisha thinks the world of him so it was a very worrying time. But thankfully he pulled through and the care he received from PDSA was amazing. If we had lost him, it would be like losing a family member. I can\u2019t thank the vets and nurses enough for everything they’ve done.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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PDSA Gillingham. Shadow with owners Sian Berry and daughter Alisha, 10, and PDSA nurse Kelly Fletcher. Picture by: www.matthewwalkerphotography.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Shadow\u2019s treatment cost vet charity PDSA nearly \u00a3700 in terms of supplies and vet time. The cost to the owner at a private vet practice could have been higher still. <\/span><\/p>\n

For pet owners who aren’t eligible for PDSA\u2019s help, Shadow\u2019s story highlights just how important pet insurance is, to help when unexpected vet bills land. For more information visit<\/span> www.pdsa.org.uk\/petsurance<\/span><\/a> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Shadow’s life was in the balance after a high impact bike collision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":28520,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[800,4,18,123,379],"class_list":["post-28518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-charity","tag-dog","tag-health","tag-staffordshire-bull-terrier","tag-vet"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\r\nPDSA save dog's life after bike accident \/ PetsPyjamas<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"PDSA saved Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Shadow's life after a bike accident left him with near fatal injuries.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/pdsa-save-dogs-life-bike-accident\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PDSA save dog's life after bike accident \/ PetsPyjamas\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PDSA saved Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Shadow's life after a bike accident left him with near fatal injuries.\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/pdsa-save-dogs-life-bike-accident\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"PetsPyjamas\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-04-15T11:58:31+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-09-13T12:13:51+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pets-blog-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/04\/05115004\/PDSA-Shadow-15.03.16-004.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1772\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1181\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Imogen Rayfield\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Imogen Rayfield\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/pdsa-save-dogs-life-bike-accident\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/pdsa-save-dogs-life-bike-accident\/\",\"name\":\"PDSA save dog's life after bike accident \/ PetsPyjamas\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/pdsa-save-dogs-life-bike-accident\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/pdsa-save-dogs-life-bike-accident\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/PDSA-Shadow-15.03.16-004.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-04-15T11:58:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-09-13T12:13:51+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/7b4442a36c75f6121dccdcaf6f4acbb5\"},\"description\":\"PDSA saved Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Shadow's life after a bike accident left him with near fatal injuries.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/pdsa-save-dogs-life-bike-accident\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/pdsa-save-dogs-life-bike-accident\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/PDSA-Shadow-15.03.16-004.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/PDSA-Shadow-15.03.16-004.jpg\",\"width\":1772,\"height\":1181,\"caption\":\"PDSA Gillingham. 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