Twinkle, the Chihuahua, came to us with
severe injuries including a protruding eye, a puncture wound to the shoulder, and a broken
jaw.
As well as the respiratory problems these animals suffer
severe dental problems because their
jaws and teeth are deformed, they may struggle to pick up and eat food, have exposed eyes that are prone to
injury, skin folds on their face that cause inflammation, infection and sometimes trauma to their eyes, spinal problems in the dogs bred for a curly tail as well as inherited diseases due to the narrow gene pool.
The
injuries resulting from slip and fall incidents can run the full range from minor to
severe and can include brain damage, concussion, headaches, TMJ (
jaw), scars and disfigurement, hearing loss, seizures, neck pain, back pain, shoulder pain, knee pain, leg pain, rotator cuff tear, herniated and bulging discs, fractures and broken bones, muscle damage, ligament damage, tendon damage, nerve damage, spinal cord
injuries, and many other physical problems.