It's been a while since I last posted, but my bullie is now ~6 months old and here is a brief description of what occured.
I started noticing some rash and hot spots so I assumed it was her food, since it was a lower grade food. I switched her food to a higher grade food which didn't help the rash and gave her diarrhea. Then I switched foods again to Fromm and her diarrhea went away and for a while the rash/hot spots were improving.
One weekend the rash/hot spots got real bad and scabby and was in alot more places. I took her to the vet and she had mange...the vet said odds are her mom gave her the parasite that caused mange and most dogs immune system can fight off the parasite and it is actually a positive they have it but in rare cases the puppy immune system gets weak and the parasite grows fast and causes mange. The recommended method of treatment is to get her dipped every 2 weeks until the mange is under control. We have had 2 dips thus far, and the mange looks like it is heading in the right direction. However, my puppy HATES the dips. After she gets one she is depressed/lethargic for a day or two.
Last week, she developed red eye, and this is where it is getting scary. Her left is eye is VERY bad and looks very painful. The vet gave me some antibiotic gel and a gel for the pain. We have been applying this for 8 days now and it is not getting better. At this point her eye is always closed and she is completely lethargic. All she wants to do is sleep and not even eat, I have to force her to eat. 2 nights ago, she even refused to sleep with us and slept on the couch by herself, this is the part that scares me. She ALWAYS wants to sleep with us, even in our bed. This morning, I noticed it is starting to spread to her other eye as well. We are going to try a different vet to get a second opinion. Her real bad eye looks very cloudy at this point, very hazy. The other eye still looks normal with redness around it (like the other eye began).
Any recommendation? We are really worried about her, she has not been herself for a while now.
I started noticing some rash and hot spots so I assumed it was her food, since it was a lower grade food. I switched her food to a higher grade food which didn't help the rash and gave her diarrhea. Then I switched foods again to Fromm and her diarrhea went away and for a while the rash/hot spots were improving.
One weekend the rash/hot spots got real bad and scabby and was in alot more places. I took her to the vet and she had mange...the vet said odds are her mom gave her the parasite that caused mange and most dogs immune system can fight off the parasite and it is actually a positive they have it but in rare cases the puppy immune system gets weak and the parasite grows fast and causes mange. The recommended method of treatment is to get her dipped every 2 weeks until the mange is under control. We have had 2 dips thus far, and the mange looks like it is heading in the right direction. However, my puppy HATES the dips. After she gets one she is depressed/lethargic for a day or two.
Last week, she developed red eye, and this is where it is getting scary. Her left is eye is VERY bad and looks very painful. The vet gave me some antibiotic gel and a gel for the pain. We have been applying this for 8 days now and it is not getting better. At this point her eye is always closed and she is completely lethargic. All she wants to do is sleep and not even eat, I have to force her to eat. 2 nights ago, she even refused to sleep with us and slept on the couch by herself, this is the part that scares me. She ALWAYS wants to sleep with us, even in our bed. This morning, I noticed it is starting to spread to her other eye as well. We are going to try a different vet to get a second opinion. Her real bad eye looks very cloudy at this point, very hazy. The other eye still looks normal with redness around it (like the other eye began).
Any recommendation? We are really worried about her, she has not been herself for a while now.
