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Q: my puppy is sick

asked by: coliejo on May 18th, 2008

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My new puppy, tank is very sick and in the hospital. I feel so bad for him. they thought he had mange so i have been treating that for about a week now and he is always itching and biting himself. last night and today he bite his tail and leg so bad hge ripped out all the hair and today he had an allergic reaction to somethin while i was at work. My boyfriend called me and said his face was swollen. When I got there to see him, he could not even opne his eyes! we had to take him an hour away to go to an emergency clinic and the swelling went down, but now he is just one big rash. they had to shave his back lags and butt and his front paws. they wanted to keep him overnight on an IV and monitor him. I was surprised it was only $600 though, that was a relief. I didnt really have the extra money but it is worth it. i just want to cry right now Sad

has anything like this happened to anyone where they animal bit and itched themselves so bad they bled and had infections? if so, what ended up being wrong with them?

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TMJWorld

replied on May 19th, 2008

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oh no--im so sorry------i hope that he gets better---perhaps you should look into that pet insurance for him--i think it would help

lele25

replied on May 19th, 2008

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Very sorry to hear that. He may need to get on a good steroid to knock out this reaction that he's having. Steroids are the only things that seem to make a major difference with our male dog's allergies. You deffinately need to find the root of the issue, though because long-term use of steroids is not advisable, but a few weeks-month, or every so often when needed, can be very beneficial to your dog. Have you tried putting him on an all natural diet? This helped us tremendously, although there is still some enviromental allergy affecting our rottie mix, which we are hoping to figure out once the dermo-specialist runs tests on him. Pet Insurace is great....we use Embrace.

TMJWorld

replied on May 19th, 2008

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how much do you pay for embrace????

can you think of anything that changed--like what happened just before all this started?did he get into anything in particular etc?

lele25

replied on May 19th, 2008

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Right now we pay $20.00 for male dog and $30.00 for female dog, shes much older so that was the reason for the price difference. You can customize your plans to suit your dog's needs with many different options for detuctibles, copays, and coverage. I think we'r going to do a little adjusting with our plan, to cover more on prescriptions.

TMJWorld

replied on May 19th, 2008

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ah i see. thanks

coliejo

replied on May 19th, 2008

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where can i find the embrace insurance at? i want to look into it, you are right i think it could help alot.

we got him back today and he is doing ok, he has to wear the cone on his head to stop the itching until i can get him to our regular vet. no, i canno thtink of anything he got into to make any of this happen, he was not stung by anything outside eiter (i am almost positive of that)

lele25

replied on May 19th, 2008

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http://www.embracepetinsurance.com/

coliejo

replied on May 19th, 2008

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thanks! for the coverage I want, it will only cost my about $27 a month, i think i am going to get it. it will come in handy especially if he has any more problems besides what is going on now

lele25

replied on May 19th, 2008

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Your welcome! I really like the fact that you can customize your plans.

coliejo

replied on May 19th, 2008

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yeah that is really nice, i like that part alot. Do you know if all vet clinics accept that insurance or should i ask my local vet when I see her next?

coliejo

replied on May 19th, 2008

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here are some pics of my poor little guy i took today after i got him home....

lele25

replied on May 19th, 2008

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Awe poor guy!!! We tried the satelite on Dog 1 for a day but he kept crying.....Did you ask the vet about steroids? No, not all vets accept insurance. Our vet actually recomended us to Embrace, it is the only company he accepts, of course I live in a semi-small town.

lele25

replied on May 19th, 2008

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Looking closer at the pics I can see exactly where he chews......on the rump...same exact with Dog 1! I'm surprised your vet didn't go ahead with a cortisone shot, just to relieve his pain! The satelite will keep him from chewing, but what are y'all doing to help with the itching? A prescription spray at least? He probably needs some meds to provide some relief. You can give him 25mg of Benedryl per 25 lbs...so if he weighs 10 lbs you would need to get childs formula and only give him 10 mg.

coliejo

replied on May 20th, 2008

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yeah we are giving him benadryl and he is on some other prescription meds to try and treat mange (they all think he has it but no where can find it on him) they have not done an allergy test yet, which i am going to ask for when i call the vets today to set up an appt. she has not seen him since he went into the emergency room. His rump is where he chews himself. he is surprisingly doing well with the satellite, it only makes him mad that he cannot bite that spot. I do not have a prescription spray for theitching and they did give him one steriod shot while he was in the hospital i think.

I am from a very small town. so maybe she will accept embrace, i am going to ask when i take tank in.

coliejo

replied on May 20th, 2008

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oh and I was wondering if it was normal that since we got him back, he bites everything now! its like since he cannot bite his rear end, he is going to chew on everything else! he did not do this before he went in, is it the satelitte?

TMJWorld

replied on May 20th, 2008

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man that dog is stinking cute

lele25

replied on May 20th, 2008

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coliejo wrote:

With the satelitte he tried to bite the bottoms of his paws, so yeah I guess he just feels the need to relieve himself in some way. The steroid shot should start to work soon, it usually kicked in for him in under 24 hrs. The prescription spray we were given is called Genta Spray, it is a topcial steroid that is safe to use along with other meds.

coliejo

replied on May 21st, 2008

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they actually didnt give him any steriod, i found out when i took him to my local vet. she for some reason was very relieved that they didnt. i don t know why she didnt want him to have them. she gave me an antibiotic spray to pu ton his rear end since the cream is hard to do and all he does is whine. the spray i got is called betagen. and she gave me a shampoo called mycodex, it is a tar sulfur shampoo for treating some skin disorders.

thanks, Dyan i still think he is adorable even with his satellite on Smile

TMJWorld

replied on May 21st, 2008

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i think it only adds to the cuteness

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