Well, today was the day that Spike (the bulldog I rescued a few weeks ago) got neutered. He came thru the surgery just fine. He is on a ton of meds again...I was right about him not having hot spots....when I got him he had a bunch of spots with no hair....the people I got him from said they were hot spots, but looking at them I knew that wasn't the case. I have been giving him a bath with a keto shampoo twice a week and his hair is growing back nicely. His eyes are still very red....the vet checked him out today and he has an infection in his left ear, an infection in both his eyes and one eye has only a 5% tear production.
The spots on his skin where his hair was gone, the vet says it was more than likely a skin infection....he said it wasn't allergy related and it wasn't mange.
I am also hoping that having Spike neutered will help with him living here. My other bullie Bertie keeps attacking him, and finally when he has taken all he can stand, he fights back! Last time he grabbed her by the neck and it took two of us to break them apart. Bertie is still limping after almost 2 weeks. She has scabs on both sides of her neck. Spike is much larger than Bertie, but she has been so mean and in attack mode. I really hope that by having him neutered, maybe she won't feel so threatened....we shall see. They have not had access to each other in a couple weeks....I have been keeping them seperated.
The spots on his skin where his hair was gone, the vet says it was more than likely a skin infection....he said it wasn't allergy related and it wasn't mange.
I am also hoping that having Spike neutered will help with him living here. My other bullie Bertie keeps attacking him, and finally when he has taken all he can stand, he fights back! Last time he grabbed her by the neck and it took two of us to break them apart. Bertie is still limping after almost 2 weeks. She has scabs on both sides of her neck. Spike is much larger than Bertie, but she has been so mean and in attack mode. I really hope that by having him neutered, maybe she won't feel so threatened....we shall see. They have not had access to each other in a couple weeks....I have been keeping them seperated.