Dr. Patrick Mahaney VMD, CVA, West Hollywood, California (November 23, 2009) While overzealously playing with a canine companion, Demi, a female Puggle, found herself in the middle of a busy street and was hit by a car. Her concerned owner immediately brought Demi in for me to evaluate her injuries.
Demi exhibited obvious swelling to her right eye, but otherwise appeared relatively unscathed considering the high potential for injury often associated with hit by car trauma.
As I opened Demi’s mouth I did not expect to find abnormalities. Fortunately for Demi, I found a relatively healthy mouth but for an unusual foreign body imbedded in her gingival tissue.
