We got Snowy on Thurs, 20 May 10. His skin has patches of exposed skin and he started to scratch his ears and bit his raw hind paws especially after his walks in the garden downstairs.
I feel so bad...I had called the rescuer twice, once on Thur and another on Fri. On Fri, the rescuer's ad friend called to check on how the dog was taking to my hubby. So far, Snowy likes all of us and vice versa. I made an appointment with the vet this afternoon at 3pm. Diagnosis - cell test of dry skin - good news, no mites. Most likely no homonal issue was the rescuer says his coat has grown. It seems I have been bathing him too often (once a day)....so only at most twice a week and no hair drying his fur. (But boy, does this dog sting!).
Snowy got a sterioa jab. He was injected on his back. He almost snapped at the vet and pulled his tummy downwards away from the needle. The needle came out, so I had to hold up his tummy for the vet to jab again.
The medication included 2 liquids and 1 tablet..you tell me, how am I to get these into the dog when he has teeth!! Bert and I had to do this together. I grabbed the dog (mind you, he is wearing a collar to prevent him from gnawing his raw legs and scratching himself) and forced his teeth open while Bert dropped the pill into his mouth. He spat it out thrice!! We gave up and tried squeezing the syrings into his mouth. Most of the antibiotics and lysine (to improve his appetite..he has not eaten till this evening) landed on my hands and on me. I got nicked by Snowy twice today....once at the vet on my right cheek, for accidentally touching him on his injection spot...luckily he was wearing the collar and the collar saved me! The other was when he nicked my left hand when he shook himself free from the spyrings of medicine. We are supposed to feed him twice a day!! Don't know how to do this with all that teeth!!
We followed the nurse advice on the tablet since the vet's advice of putting it right inside his throat and massaging his throat was like a suicide request to get your fingers bitten off!! We crushed the tablet and stuck it to honey and traced in onto his lips. He licked it off. That give me an idea....perhaps I should try mixing the 2 liquid medicine with honey and traced it on his lips too. Hopefully it'll work however I have 2 - 3 ml of liquid to get into his tummy twice a day!! Snowy's gona be a fat dog soon!!! Boy, never realised how tough it is to care for a sick dog!
Love Theresa
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