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"Siddie" — Black Lab Shot with an Arrow

Original post: Tuesday, February 14, 2012

PHOTOS

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VIDEO

Video clips of Siddie and her treatment team were shot on Monday, February 13, 2012. Please use the following credit: Video courtesy of The University of Georgia. Download the ZIP file containing all three video clips listed singly below.

Clip One: Interview with dog owner, Kirby Vanderyt.

Clip Two: Interview with surgeon Dr. Bryan Torres, UGA College of Veterinary Medicine.

Clip Three: B-roll

SIDDIE'S STORY

Athens, Ga. — The University of Georgia Veterinary Teaching Hospital provided medical care for Obsidian Rose, nicknamed "Siddie," a 2-year-old female black Labrador retriever that was shot with an arrow on Saturday, February 11, 2012.

Siddie made it through the surgery, and spent several subsequent days recovering in the Teaching Hospital's intensive-care unit.

The UGA College of Veterinary Medicine, founded in 1946, is dedicated to training future veterinarians, to conducting research related to animal and human diseases, and to providing veterinary services for animals and their owners. Research efforts are aimed at enhancing the quality of life for animals and people, improving the productivity of poultry and livestock, and preserving a healthy interface between wildlife and people in the environment they share. The college enrolls 102 students each fall out of more than 560 who apply. For more information, see www.vet.uga.edu.

The current UGA College of Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital, built in 1979, serves more than 18,000 patients per year in one of the smallest teaching hospitals in the United States. The college is currently working to raise $15 million toward building a new Veterinary Medical Learning Center, which will include a new teaching hospital as well as classrooms and laboratories that will allow for the education of more veterinarians. http://www.vet.uga.edu/vmlc/index.php

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February 14, 2012

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Obsidian Rose, or "Siddie," recovers in her cage in the ICU at the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

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Left: Siddie's treatment team included (L to R): veterinary student Eboni Betts, class of 2012, from Columbia, S.C.; Mike Shaughnessy, RVT, anesthesia; Selene Jones, veterinary assistant in the OR; Dr. Bryan Torres, small animal surgery resident and lead clinician on Siddie's case; veterinary student Lauren Clough, class of 2012, from Somers, N.Y.
Right: Siddie's treatment team included (L to R): Dr. Bryan Torres, small animal surgery resident and lead clinician on Siddie's case; Mike Shaughnessy, RVT, anesthesia; Selene Jones, veterinary assistant in the OR; veterinary student Eboni Betts, class of 2012, from Columbia, S.C.; veterinary student Lauren Clough, class of 2012, from Somers, N.Y.

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Left: Siddie is recovering well from her injuries and subsequent surgery. The white marks on her fur are from the tape used to hold her bandages in place.
Right: Siddie's surgical incision and wound entry point can be seen here. Both are held closed with surgical staples. The smaller opening indicates where the arrow penetrated her abdomen. The arrow took a path toward her back from there, very narrowly missing her major blood vessels and spine.