Their rambunctious family dog really, really wanted inside to check Kohen and I out....She somehow jumped on the backdoor enough that I'm guessing her paw opened the door...In once instance of the door opening and her falling in the door, she was on top of Kohen...No big deal, he hit the fetal position...She ran around and came back to sniff/lick on him some more...They got her back out the door and he is really crying...I just assumed he was super scared...I grabbed him and flipped him over to realize he's covered in blood...I don't know if I've seen that much and definitely not from him....After cleaning him up, I quickly realized he had 2 gashes that needed some attention....So we headed to the clinics but they quickly turned us away after realizing it was a dog bite and since it was on his face...Lovely:)Back in the car, we headed to the ER which I've only ever been to once....We honestly didn't wait too terribly long to get back into a room....Kohen thought it was great that he had a wristband...He informed me that he was a patient and that I was not...Daddy met us up there...We got settled into a room only to have a nurse tell me it wasn't that bad which I knew better...I showed her the fatty tissue hanging out of his cheek and she told me that was just a blood clot (it wasn't)....
After 4 loooooong hours, they finally came and wrapped him up because the doctor said it was going to be quite painful...I told her what a brave little guy he is and that I honestly thought he would be fine...Come to find out the numbing gel that she wanted to use prior to cleaning the wounds and irrigating them was no where to be found...The entire hospital was out, they called every department....
So the poor guy just took it...She squeezed and cleaned...It was burning the fire out of him...I snuggled next to him and I could feel his arms and legs flinching...He never cried....She had to cut away the fatty tissue hanging out and then stuffed the rest back in...Kerry left the room for that part....Then she thought he really needed some stitches but decided the dermabond would heal nicer and be a better choice...Again I think that burned a lot....After she was done, he was just worn out....He feel asleep while we waited on the prescription for antibiotics he has to be on for 10 days....94% of dog bites get infected...So lots of prayers for no infection....
We got home late that afternoon and he just laid on the couch and watched "How to Train a Dragon" while Daddy went and got him pizza....We let him pick whatever he wanted to eat....His shoulder was really bothering him at this point...I think the dog somehow stepped on his shoulder when she came back the 2nd time to try and lick his face....
You can see her teeth marks at his temple...
The next morning he looked like this....He was so confused on why he couldn't open his eye all the way and why it felt so funny....I went ahead and stayed home with him...We took a trip to Dr. Yap with Kresee because she needed some meds for a sinus infection and I really wanted Dr. Yap to check him out as well...I felt reassured about the dermabond and the meds he was on...He said to really watch the redness and swelling and to take his temperature often so we know if he is getting a fever....
As the day went on, the swelling and redness progressively got worse....You can see the red line where it stops before his ear.....
By last night, his ear was even beat read and his eye was way more puffy....It felt really hot to the touch but no fever...I was worried on how he would look this morning....
He was super worried about going to school today...In fact last night he told me that he didn't want to go back until his boo-boo's were all gone...I tried explaining to him that it would be awhile and that just wasn't possible....He didn't want his friends to see him, stare at him, ask questions...He was so embarrassed and self-conscious about the entire thing...It broke my heart....But his sweet teacher called him last night and gave him a talk about it being OK to come to school and that she would be there to answer any of the kids questions if he didn't want to.....
You can see her teeth marks at his temple...The next morning he looked like this....He was so confused on why he couldn't open his eye all the way and why it felt so funny....I went ahead and stayed home with him...We took a trip to Dr. Yap with Kresee because she needed some meds for a sinus infection and I really wanted Dr. Yap to check him out as well...I felt reassured about the dermabond and the meds he was on...He said to really watch the redness and swelling and to take his temperature often so we know if he is getting a fever.... As the day went on, the swelling and redness progressively got worse....You can see the red line where it stops before his ear.....
By last night, his ear was even beat read and his eye was way more puffy....It felt really hot to the touch but no fever...I was worried on how he would look this morning....
He was super worried about going to school today...In fact last night he told me that he didn't want to go back until his boo-boo's were all gone...I tried explaining to him that it would be awhile and that just wasn't possible....He didn't want his friends to see him, stare at him, ask questions...He was so embarrassed and self-conscious about the entire thing...It broke my heart....But his sweet teacher called him last night and gave him a talk about it being OK to come to school and that she would be there to answer any of the kids questions if he didn't want to.....This morning, here he is, still unsure about going to school....
We did get there and another teacher came walking down the hall....He immediately hid his face in the wall so she couldn't see him...I just nodded at her and she knew not to say anything...She was so sweet by just acknowledging him "Hey Kohen, great seeing you this morning..I hope you have a great day."
His teacher said he had a good day at school...No worries...I was so thankful...I cried when I got to work this morning because I was so upset and worried about him...My heart hurt thinking he felt so embarrassed and him not wanting to be there....It made me feel so much better that things were fine....I will post pics of him as he heals...The glue can't get week for a week...Then after that we have to massage aloe vera gel on the cuts every night for 4 weeks in hopes that he doesn't have any scars:)
We did get there and another teacher came walking down the hall....He immediately hid his face in the wall so she couldn't see him...I just nodded at her and she knew not to say anything...She was so sweet by just acknowledging him "Hey Kohen, great seeing you this morning..I hope you have a great day."
His teacher said he had a good day at school...No worries...I was so thankful...I cried when I got to work this morning because I was so upset and worried about him...My heart hurt thinking he felt so embarrassed and him not wanting to be there....It made me feel so much better that things were fine....I will post pics of him as he heals...The glue can't get week for a week...Then after that we have to massage aloe vera gel on the cuts every night for 4 weeks in hopes that he doesn't have any scars:)
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oh kohen! i have tears!! god love him!! liv had to get 3 stitches and i was a total wreck...it truly is a complete heartache seeing your lil babe like that. damn dog. ;) i really cant stop crying. hormones?
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