Last Wednesday, right before Thanksgiving, I noticed a spot right below Millie's collar that was losing hair. I at first chalked it up to matter fur, but I looked closer and noticed it looked red and infected. Made a call to our vet, who was able to get us in that day.
The vet said that Millie had Demodex mange, which was basically a concentration of mites, apparently all dogs have them, but since she's only 6 mos, her immune system isn't able to fight them off as easily. She prescribed antibiotics to treat the infection, a medicated shampoo that we needed to use twice a week, fish oils, and also ordered a preventic collar that would be in the following Monday.
I mentioned that I was concerned about the amount of chemicals we were throwing at her all at once. I was ok with the fish oils and antibiotics, but both the shampoo and collar seemed like overkill to me. I'm not someone who has to have all natural stuff, but I was just worried. The vet said that she wanted to attack this thing right away. 350 dollars later, we were out the door.
We used the shampoo that night and last Sunday, along with the daily dose of antibiotics and fish oils. Millie had NO reaction or nausea, and the spot looked white and normal again, and even started to grow fur back, which was promising. The vet called this past Wednesday to have me pick up the collar, another 40 bucks. Oh well. I put he collar on her yesterday morning, since she just got a bath the night before.
This morning, I let Millie out and noticed that she peed in her crate, which she NEVER does. I also noticed that the spot on her skin was BRIGHT RED. She didn't seem to be bothered, but after googling the collar quick, I ripped that sucker off pretty quick.
Needless to say, I'm pretty irritated, and I'm going to be calling the vet here quickly. I know that the vet knows more than I do, but didn't really address my initial concern and I feel like I'm right. She's going to want to bring Millie in again to look at her, and I will not be paying for that visit. I even did a search on here and someone else mentioned that their bully had a bladder control issue with that collar as well. There's two vets where I go, and it seems that the one that we usually see (who's name is on the practice) is down to earth, listens to us, and doesn't charge me for every little thing. This vet that we had to deal with always nickel and dimes us, doesn't listen to our concerns, and overreacts with every issue. The last time we saw this vet, she mentioned that Millie biting when she was three months was a serious concern. Lady, she's a puppy, that's what they do.
Sorry for the crazy long post, just venting more than anything. Am I right in not wanting to pay for another vet visit and being concerned with the amount of chemicals my poop pup is taking in?
Cliffs: dog had mites, got too many chemicals and now has a reaction, I'm mad.
The vet said that Millie had Demodex mange, which was basically a concentration of mites, apparently all dogs have them, but since she's only 6 mos, her immune system isn't able to fight them off as easily. She prescribed antibiotics to treat the infection, a medicated shampoo that we needed to use twice a week, fish oils, and also ordered a preventic collar that would be in the following Monday.
I mentioned that I was concerned about the amount of chemicals we were throwing at her all at once. I was ok with the fish oils and antibiotics, but both the shampoo and collar seemed like overkill to me. I'm not someone who has to have all natural stuff, but I was just worried. The vet said that she wanted to attack this thing right away. 350 dollars later, we were out the door.
We used the shampoo that night and last Sunday, along with the daily dose of antibiotics and fish oils. Millie had NO reaction or nausea, and the spot looked white and normal again, and even started to grow fur back, which was promising. The vet called this past Wednesday to have me pick up the collar, another 40 bucks. Oh well. I put he collar on her yesterday morning, since she just got a bath the night before.
This morning, I let Millie out and noticed that she peed in her crate, which she NEVER does. I also noticed that the spot on her skin was BRIGHT RED. She didn't seem to be bothered, but after googling the collar quick, I ripped that sucker off pretty quick.
Needless to say, I'm pretty irritated, and I'm going to be calling the vet here quickly. I know that the vet knows more than I do, but didn't really address my initial concern and I feel like I'm right. She's going to want to bring Millie in again to look at her, and I will not be paying for that visit. I even did a search on here and someone else mentioned that their bully had a bladder control issue with that collar as well. There's two vets where I go, and it seems that the one that we usually see (who's name is on the practice) is down to earth, listens to us, and doesn't charge me for every little thing. This vet that we had to deal with always nickel and dimes us, doesn't listen to our concerns, and overreacts with every issue. The last time we saw this vet, she mentioned that Millie biting when she was three months was a serious concern. Lady, she's a puppy, that's what they do.
Sorry for the crazy long post, just venting more than anything. Am I right in not wanting to pay for another vet visit and being concerned with the amount of chemicals my poop pup is taking in?
Cliffs: dog had mites, got too many chemicals and now has a reaction, I'm mad.
I'd be upset too! What we have done is, always make our appointments with the same vet and in emergencies, we ask for him to be consulted. Our practive has 6 vets on staff and there are 4 I love and 2 I do not care for
Took it off and gave her a bath and it stopped... From now on I'll listen to my gut feeling regarding things like this.
