Gfitz911
New member
Quick question...
Hubby and I were gone for several weeks on vacation, and had a family member watch Koozer. While we were gone, Koozer got a mild infection in his tail pocket. The vet gave my family member Chloro. wipes to use daily. Keep in mind, we have duoxo pads that we use occasionally, but mostly use the witch hazel for booty duty. When we came home, and tried to use the Duoxo pads, Koozer was not having any of it...he was running away, hiding his butt, and almost became aggressive. We figured he just had some residual pain. It has now been a couple of weeks, and he still won't let us near him with the duoxo/chloro. wipes. We can touch and manipulate his tail and pocket and I see no redness or signs of infection. He is acting fine. My thought is that he has a mental reaction to the smell of the duoxo/Chlorohexidine wipes. The smell maybe brings memories of pain and burning from when he had the infection? Anyone experience anything similar or have any ideas? I don't think he needs a vet visit, because he's not going after his butt, it looks fine, and we can touch it without a duoxo pad.
Hubby and I were gone for several weeks on vacation, and had a family member watch Koozer. While we were gone, Koozer got a mild infection in his tail pocket. The vet gave my family member Chloro. wipes to use daily. Keep in mind, we have duoxo pads that we use occasionally, but mostly use the witch hazel for booty duty. When we came home, and tried to use the Duoxo pads, Koozer was not having any of it...he was running away, hiding his butt, and almost became aggressive. We figured he just had some residual pain. It has now been a couple of weeks, and he still won't let us near him with the duoxo/chloro. wipes. We can touch and manipulate his tail and pocket and I see no redness or signs of infection. He is acting fine. My thought is that he has a mental reaction to the smell of the duoxo/Chlorohexidine wipes. The smell maybe brings memories of pain and burning from when he had the infection? Anyone experience anything similar or have any ideas? I don't think he needs a vet visit, because he's not going after his butt, it looks fine, and we can touch it without a duoxo pad.