UPDATE: 9 a.m. Wednesday: Dr. Fisher remains in critical condition in the intensive care unit, a hospital spokeswoman said. He is conscious, according to office manager Connie Hoyt.
Several of the boys who work with the 74-year-old veterinarian – and were with him with the bull knocked him down and trampled him – went to the hospital Tuesday. Josh Downey was able to see Dr. Fisher.
"He squeezed Josh’s hand and recognized him," Hoyt said. "It’s just going to be a long road to recovery."
Dr. Fisher suffered a number of broken bones and several surgeries will be required in addition to the surgery he underwent Tuesday. No surgeries are presently scheduled, Hoyt said.
Dr. Fisher has owned the bull that injured him for 17 years. The bull had moved out the chute into the open pen. Dr. Fisher evidently walked through the pen to get powder to dust the bull for fleas when the bull charged him, she said.
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UPDATE 3:40 p.m. Tuesday: Dr. Fisher is out of surgery.
Surgeons found he suffered no spinal damage when a bull the veterinarian was working with Monday night charged, trampled and knocked him to the ground. Doctors did find two vertebra out of place.
Two bones were broken in one leg, his shoulder and some ribs were also broken. A lung was punctured but inflated before he was transferred to the Wichita hospital by air ambulance said office manager Connie Hoyt.
Fisher remains in critical condition a hospital spokeswoman said late Tuesday afternoon. He is in the intensive care unit. Flowers may not be sent to ICU but cards may be sent to Fisher at St. Francis at 929 N. St. Francis, Wichita, Ks, 67218.
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Well known local veterinarian Ed?Fisher was in surgery at 11 a.m.?Tuesday morning as the result of an accident involving a bull he was treating Monday night.
"He is very critical but his vital signs are stable," Connie Hoyt, office manager for the Winfield Veterinary Hospital, said in a brief interview with NewsCow. "He is on a respirator and has several broken bones."
It’s unknown how long the surgery might last.
Fisher, 74, was working with one of his own bulls in a cattle pen at the clinic when the animal charged him. He was struck, trampled and knocked down by the bull, according to Hoyt. He was not gored.
"There were people there who helped," Hoyt said.
Fisher was first transported by ambulance to William Newton Hospital and then transferred by air ambulance to Via Christi Regional Medical Center – St. Francis Campus in Wichita. He is in critical condition, according to a hospital spokesperson.
An average bull usually weighs between 1,800 and 2,000 pounds, she said. The bull Fisher was working with was an older bull but Hoyt did not know how much it weighed.
Fisher is active in civic affairs in the area and served a four-year term as Winfield City Commissioner between? 1977 and 1981. He was mayor for one year.
"Dorothy Fisher (Dr. Fisher’s wife) wanted to thank everyone for their concern," Hoyt said. She is overwhelmed by the support shown from the community, she said.
The veterinary hospital is located on E. Ninth.
