Re: [AlpacaTalk] RE: Severe Eye Injury
Janice:
Thanks for asking about my Buckey! He seems to be pretty much back
to his old self. It took a couple of days, but I suspect he was both
in pain and confused. He's gotten pain meds and rimadyl, which I'm
easing back on now. This is his 4th day post op, so he should be
doing better and seems to be.
As for your german shepherd, sounds like allergies to me. I had an
English Springer Spaniel that was a mess! They started when she was
about 2 years old. She had continual hot spots, oily skin, and very
smelly. An old country type vet told me he could always tell when an
allergic dog was in the waiting room based on the smell. She was
treated with steroids and it helped a little. I also bathed her
whenever I could with a special shampoo. Unfortunately, she was a
wonderful puppy and promised to be great dog, but she got nastier and
nastier as time went on. She bit me once when I was bathing her --
and I got cellulitis in spite of seeing a doc and starting on
antibiotics less than 2-3 hours later. Couldn't blame her, but when
she went down and we found her kidneys were starting to go, I decided
to not mess around any longer and had her euthanized right away. The
dog was in constant misery with skin issues -- and we never saw a
flea nor did the cats have fleas. At the time there was nothing to
do and I still don't think there's a good way to treat allergic
dogs. One of my great pyrs also has allergies and I just keep a
close watch on her. Her skin isn't as bad as the other one's was,
but she has a bad ear. I can no longer treat it since she won't let
me near her if she even suspects I'm going to do anything. She gets
a very bad nose with fly bites, but I can't even put anything on
that. Poor dog!! Her personality is okay, but if she starts to get
real cranky, I'll have to have her put down,too -- won't be a happy
day since I adore her and she me, but.........
miserable (and I don't think she's there yet -- doesn't scratch all
the time or smell and no hot spots) I won't make her be like the
other one. She loves being loved, but she knows when there's
anything going to happen......
I was leaning over her and she bolted and ran!) a couple times last
year when all I tried to do was smear some zinc oxide on her
nose!! One vet told me I could give her benadryl and it might help,
but also make her dopey.......
her. In any event, hope your dog gets better.
Take care and hope your animals continue to improve and that you get
some decent rest!!
Susan
Susan Forman & Eric Jenkins
Dewey Morning Alpacas
423 Greenfield-Sabina Rd.
Washington Court House, OH 43160
740-636-1899 Home
937-901-1509 Cell
http://www.alpacana
Home of Huey, Dewey and Louie
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