GatorRay
I am in total control....I think
- Feb 25, 2011
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- Bulldog(s) Names
- Gator & Lucy Goosey, the Basset and Gigi (AKA Gypsy)
Yup...sick, sick, sick!!!
Well, apparently my mother kenneled her two bulldog puppies for 6 days and the day she picked them up, they came here. Turns out, the kennel did not care for them properly and her boy Duke got stressed out and caught a cold and it also triggered demodex mange. Her girl, Martha, also got sick. BUT we didn't know they were sick when they got here as it was the same day she picked them up. Plus, I didn't know she had kenneled them at all until after she got here.
At any rate, we didn't know they had a cold at first. The first day we did see the mange and it didn't look good at all. It was all over him. So, she took him to our vet and he diagnosed the mange after a scraping plus gave them both an antibiotic.
This was on Tuesday. On Thursday morning, Gypsy woke up with green, crusty snot all over her face! She was acting normal so I cleaned her up and had her rest. I made a vet appt for Friday. Friday morning she had green crusty stuff all over her face again and was very lethargic. She did eat normally. So I go to work and left early to get her for the vet. When I got home, my mom said Gator had been coughing all day! So I loaded them both up and took them. They x-rayed Gypsy because she was pretty bad. Luckily, the x-ray didn't look too bad but she said it looked like it had progressed to bronchitis. So she put them both on an antibiotic. Today, they seem a *little* better. The vet said if she hadn't shown improvement by Monday afternoon to bring her back because we are afraid it will progress to pneumonia. I am afraid of a few things.....
1. That it will turn into pneumonia in both of them.
2. That the antibiotic and her illness will AGAIN lower her immune system thus causing the mange to flare back up (it was all better with the hair growing back).
Also, had Gator confirmed with entropian. We knew it was an issue since he was four months but I had hoped that as his head changed and he grew, it might improve. He is almost 11 months now so I think we will most likely need surgery. I got the number for the best ophthalmology in to expert in town but I need to wait until he is better.
And so we keep rolling on! I switched them to raw and saw so many improvements and now this set-back. Grrrr.....
On a side note, Duke (mom's pup) is looking lots better. She is using a shampoo the vet gave her every other day, is giving him yogurt and fish oil, and rubbing a 50/50 solution of lavender oil and neem oil on him one to two times a day to help kill the surface mites as well as soothe his itching. It is actually working very well and we have seen a marked improvement. She will take him to her vet at home on Tuesday to start an actual treatment. Also, the antibiotic did much in improving their condition as far as their colds are concerned. They are both much better.
Well, apparently my mother kenneled her two bulldog puppies for 6 days and the day she picked them up, they came here. Turns out, the kennel did not care for them properly and her boy Duke got stressed out and caught a cold and it also triggered demodex mange. Her girl, Martha, also got sick. BUT we didn't know they were sick when they got here as it was the same day she picked them up. Plus, I didn't know she had kenneled them at all until after she got here.
At any rate, we didn't know they had a cold at first. The first day we did see the mange and it didn't look good at all. It was all over him. So, she took him to our vet and he diagnosed the mange after a scraping plus gave them both an antibiotic.
This was on Tuesday. On Thursday morning, Gypsy woke up with green, crusty snot all over her face! She was acting normal so I cleaned her up and had her rest. I made a vet appt for Friday. Friday morning she had green crusty stuff all over her face again and was very lethargic. She did eat normally. So I go to work and left early to get her for the vet. When I got home, my mom said Gator had been coughing all day! So I loaded them both up and took them. They x-rayed Gypsy because she was pretty bad. Luckily, the x-ray didn't look too bad but she said it looked like it had progressed to bronchitis. So she put them both on an antibiotic. Today, they seem a *little* better. The vet said if she hadn't shown improvement by Monday afternoon to bring her back because we are afraid it will progress to pneumonia. I am afraid of a few things.....
1. That it will turn into pneumonia in both of them.
2. That the antibiotic and her illness will AGAIN lower her immune system thus causing the mange to flare back up (it was all better with the hair growing back).
Also, had Gator confirmed with entropian. We knew it was an issue since he was four months but I had hoped that as his head changed and he grew, it might improve. He is almost 11 months now so I think we will most likely need surgery. I got the number for the best ophthalmology in to expert in town but I need to wait until he is better.
And so we keep rolling on! I switched them to raw and saw so many improvements and now this set-back. Grrrr.....
On a side note, Duke (mom's pup) is looking lots better. She is using a shampoo the vet gave her every other day, is giving him yogurt and fish oil, and rubbing a 50/50 solution of lavender oil and neem oil on him one to two times a day to help kill the surface mites as well as soothe his itching. It is actually working very well and we have seen a marked improvement. She will take him to her vet at home on Tuesday to start an actual treatment. Also, the antibiotic did much in improving their condition as far as their colds are concerned. They are both much better.