Eight-year-old miniature poodle Dasey suffered severe smoke inhalation but is almost completely back to normal following treatment at Paragon Veterinary Referrals, in Wakefield
A brave miniature poodle who suffered severe smoke inhalation after being trapped inside a burning kitchen has beaten the odds thanks to lifesaving treatment at a Wakefield animal hospital.
Eight-year-old Dasey was rushed to Linnaeus-owned Paragon Veterinary Referrals, whose experts said: “Dasey may be little but she is a fighter and proved her condition was no match for her.”
She was in such a bad state when she arrived at Paragon it was thought she might not survive even with intense supportive care.
Dasey’s drama started at home when she was trapped in a kitchen which had accidentally been set alight by another pet dog who had inadvertently turned the oven hob on.
Her shocked owners were out shopping at the time but raced home to save their pets after receiving messages from concerned neighbours.
They immediately took Dasey outside but she was having real trouble breathing due to a lung injury.
She was initially taken to local vets, where she stayed for two days, before being referred to Paragon for specialist-led treatment.
Dasey’s shaken owner Jade Simmons said: “When Dasey arrived at Paragon she was very poorly but she wasn’t giving up as it wasn’t her time to go.
“She started to get a little bit better every day and I’m so grateful to the team at Paragon as they saved her life.”
While at Paragon, Dasey was nursed back to health by critical care veterinary specialist Jennie Good, internal medicine resident Sophie Aspinall and internal medicine specialist Lizzy Conway.
Jennie said: “Dasey was struggling to breathe and coughing continuously, while being also being profoundly oxygen dependent, when she arrived at Paragon.
“She was treated with bronchodilators, oxygen therapy, pain medication, steroids and nebulization and it was touch and go for a good while.
“It was a real team effort to help her involving critical care, anaesthesia, internal medicine and our amazing ICU nursing team.
“Dasey was in hospital for 10 days but when she came back for her recheck another 10 days later she was almost completely back to normal.”
Paragon provides expert care in anaesthesia and analgesia, cardiology, dermatology, diagnostic imaging, internal medicine, neurology, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics and soft tissue surgery.
For more information on Paragon Veterinary Referrals, visit www.paragonreferrals.co.uk or search for Paragon Veterinary Referrals on social media.
