8-Month-Old Dog On Road To Recovery After Vets Resconstruct Her Crushed Skull
- 8 years ago
Ziba is an eight-month-old Rottweiler had her skull crushed by a car. After a series of surgeries and treatments, she's doing much better.
An 8-month-old Rottweiler who suffered severe head injuries after being struck by a car has had her skull reconstructed by veterinarians at University of California, Davis.
Ziba, who was just 4-months-old at the time of the accident, had multiple fractures in her skull and jawbones.
According to a press release issued by the university, "While she was alert and responsive, Ziba had a sunken appearance to her right eye, a clear misalignment of her jaws, generalized facial swelling, was bleeding and had decreased airflow from both nostrils, had blood-tinged saliva from the mouth, and had an increased effort to breathe with loud snorting sounds."
Due to the dog's
An 8-month-old Rottweiler who suffered severe head injuries after being struck by a car has had her skull reconstructed by veterinarians at University of California, Davis.
Ziba, who was just 4-months-old at the time of the accident, had multiple fractures in her skull and jawbones.
According to a press release issued by the university, "While she was alert and responsive, Ziba had a sunken appearance to her right eye, a clear misalignment of her jaws, generalized facial swelling, was bleeding and had decreased airflow from both nostrils, had blood-tinged saliva from the mouth, and had an increased effort to breathe with loud snorting sounds."
Due to the dog's