Back to the vet

I went back to the vet today with Nero, who hadn't been back there since he first came in, back in October.  His skin and coat had improved somewhat, but his face is still pock marked and his tail is still ragged.  He is getting a new antibiotic, another round of prednisone, and a grain-free diet.  He will also be getting a cone to keep him from destroying his tail, which may need to amputated if we can't stop the chewing and get it healed up.  He will also be getting the shed at night because the cone may prevent him from using the doghouse and a-frame shelters in his kennel.  I've got to get him fixed up so he can be adopted.



 


I also took the puppies back to the vet today.  Woody is doing great.  He weighed in at 14 pounds today and he got a round of vaccines, parvo/distemper and bordatella.  Mostly I took them along because I wanted the vet to take a look at Laila.  She is acting normal, but I don't think she's putting on weight like she should be now that she's back to eating.  Sure enough, she weighed only 8 pounds today. 

One day last week Clay had noticed something on her chest that I was thought was a bit of matted hair.  They looked at that and quickly whisked her into the back of the clinic for a closer look.  It seems that what I thought was a clump of matted hair was probably an abscess that had now burst.  They removed dead skin, shaved it, and cleaned it up, but it will probably need to be closed surgically.  And of course she needs antibiotics again, daily changing of the bandage, and needs to be separated from Woody so that he won't remove the bandage for her. 

The result was that I left her at the vet's office for a few days.  Hopefully they will close the wound on Thursday and spay her at the same time, and I'll get her back on Thursday afternoon or Friday.  I'm glad I took her in.  I knew something wasn't right with her yet.  She was so very good with the vet and techs, very sweet, cooperative.  And she wasn't running a fever yet, so hopefully we are getting this addressed before it gets too far out of control. 

I was hoping to keep the two pups together for a couple more weeks, but maybe it is time to get Woody adopted and started on his new life.  Laila will need a little rest and recuperation, which will be difficult with Woody around anyway. 

Ginger, Ryland, and Pongo (Chance) are doing well in their new homes.  I need to contact the folks with Mercedes and check on her, but generally no news is good news.