judy
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Maxxs_Mummy said:...Do you have any ants that bite where you live? It sounds like a large blood sucking insect or similar might have bitten him. I think I would call the Vet back again and see what they say. I do know that bites can be pretty painful and can sometimes make even humans feel quite ill
I don't think we have big aunts. My backyard has ivy and some tall grass, and zack goes into the ivy behind the big palm tree. There are spiders, though not as much as some years when it rains more in the winter. I've been seeing small black aunts in the garden but i don't think they bite mammals. I've seen a mosquito or two around in the past couple of weeks.
I'm preparing to treat the yard with IGR and nematodes, and maybe DE if there's a safe way to do it. that should get rid of any crawling insects. i hope to do that this weekend, now that ive cancelled our social plans due to Zack being sick.
The lesions are around his lips, at the border of his little black nose, on top of his nose, a bit back from the border, under his lower jaw, one on his chest, and i found another one on the back of his neck which i can't see because the skin is black. Even the ones on white are hard to see, but easy to feel. They're firm and hard and have a rough center, they don't see edematous or swollen, but are not small or subtle to the touch.
I wonder if they were there all along--i think the vet would've noticed them yesterday? would they have popped up later last night? she might've missed them since you can't really see them until you know they're there from touching them. maybe she felt them and didn't thnk they were important?
the ones around his mouth make it seem like he was into something, eating something, but then, that wouldn't explain the one on the back of his neck or on his chest.
I called the vet and left a message for her to call. I know she is the only vet there toda and tomorrow and i tried to make an appointment but was told she's booked til Wednesday, so i might take him to see one of his other vets, if she doesn't call by noon, or after lunch. I'm so lucky to live in an area where there are several who are open on Sundays and are open fairly late. There's one I've not been to before that's open until 9pm M-F, and til 4pm on Sat and Sun. Business must be booming.
Again, with anal gland problems it can make the dogs constipated and quite poorly too - last week, Maxx had a case of impacted & infected anal glands and he was in so much distress it was unbelieveable, he was also very lethargic and grizzly My Vet gave me some antibiotics and painkillers for him and now he is fully recovered.
gosh, i'm glad he's ok, poor boy.
it sure makes a difference when they have something treatable, doesn't it?. the first month i had Zack, he was really sick and the worst part was, the vets didn't have any idea what it was or how to treat him--until i found Dr Shane, and then it changed from an untreatable mystery to a simple easily treated worm infestation. What a difference, what a relief!
zack very rarely did any scooting, and definitely wasn't constipated, having about 3 large easily passed stools a day. the vet asked if he scoots and i said he does sometimes when he either has to go, or right after. so she did it.
Are there any after effects of anal gland expression? I mean, like is there soreness or discharge?
There was an odor which now i don't smell, but apparently they put some kind of perfume on him to disguise the odor, or maybe they washed him, because that smell has been there too and is still there, a perfume smell.