bullerik
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- Oct 20, 2011
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- Bulldog(s) Names
- Beefy
Hello, I'm from South Florida in US and I've been going through hell since early July. My bully, Beefy (almost 1 year now), was diagnosed with "mites" and at the time I didn't have any insurance other than a Banfield Insurance (for those who don't know Banfield is a petcare clinic at Petsmart). Being this my first time owning a dog and thinking I was good enough with Banfield, I stayed with them and went through with their suggested treatment to stop the mites.
They first gave him medicated baths every week which was $125 every time. The estimated time to recover was 4-6 weeks (depending on dog). As the time came by I saw no signs of the mites stopping and instead I saw it becoming worse, so I set up an appointment with the vet to change the treatment into something possibly more effective. After small talk, we decided on giving him a Ivermectin (a red liquid) by mouth daily. This method was cheaper than baths but eventually had no improvement and had some bad side effects. His eyes became dilated and the vet immediately stopped it. With no other choice, we went back on the baths. 3 months later, a total of 5 months under treatment, he still is getting the mites. At some point, vet prescribed Beefy antibiotics (2 times a day 500mg each) and seemed to help a little but then vet told me to stop because it was too much for him (7~ months at the time).
I'm at the point of going crazy because I feel my bully isn't happy since I see him scratching all the time. I can see it's really irritating him a lot. I don't know what else to do and money is getting really tight. I've spent almost $4000 trying to fix this and still no effect. Worst part is AKC insurance isn't planning to cover it because this was a issue before getting the insurance.
He eats Blue Wilderness Salmon and yam treats and I believe this is healthy enough. I never really supplemented him with vitamins although vet suggested there was no need.
Do you guys know what I can do? Are there home remedies or something? What changes can I make? HELP!
They first gave him medicated baths every week which was $125 every time. The estimated time to recover was 4-6 weeks (depending on dog). As the time came by I saw no signs of the mites stopping and instead I saw it becoming worse, so I set up an appointment with the vet to change the treatment into something possibly more effective. After small talk, we decided on giving him a Ivermectin (a red liquid) by mouth daily. This method was cheaper than baths but eventually had no improvement and had some bad side effects. His eyes became dilated and the vet immediately stopped it. With no other choice, we went back on the baths. 3 months later, a total of 5 months under treatment, he still is getting the mites. At some point, vet prescribed Beefy antibiotics (2 times a day 500mg each) and seemed to help a little but then vet told me to stop because it was too much for him (7~ months at the time).
I'm at the point of going crazy because I feel my bully isn't happy since I see him scratching all the time. I can see it's really irritating him a lot. I don't know what else to do and money is getting really tight. I've spent almost $4000 trying to fix this and still no effect. Worst part is AKC insurance isn't planning to cover it because this was a issue before getting the insurance.
He eats Blue Wilderness Salmon and yam treats and I believe this is healthy enough. I never really supplemented him with vitamins although vet suggested there was no need.
Do you guys know what I can do? Are there home remedies or something? What changes can I make? HELP!
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