Report Details

Incident #1: CO flight 1681 EWR-SEA Golden Retriever - Male June 3, 2006 Name: �Skipper� - 7 yrs old

Owner/Guardian

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Narrative Description:

Description of the Incident: Upon arrival into Seattle from Newark, Skipper was lying in his kennel and had been bleeding. Continental personnel offered emergency medical treatment, but the customer elected to take him to her own vet after leaving the airport.

Description of the Cause of the Incident: The customer reported later that evening that the animal had chewed and scratched in an effort to get out of his kennel until he had lost teeth, cut his gums and lost toe nails. Because of blood loss he incurred other complications and had an extended stay at her veterinarian's office for treatment.

Description of any corrective action taken: None. The animal's injuries were self inflicted.