My apologies for not posting this sooner, this little lad's case is being followed avidly on several forums. Charlie has been in our care for almost a week. He has so many fans rooting for him, if good wishes could cure him he'd be mended, so come on Charlie! cl*p
The story so far ...........
A few weeks ago I received a phone call from a colleague in rescue asking if I could take a cavalier with a very serious case of demodex mange. I spoke to the very caring and heartbroken owner and was horrified at the emerging picture.
As a rescue the economics didn't work, we could not afford to either fund conventional treatment nor tie up a foster home for many months, but I just couldn't turn my back. I "phoned a friend" who like me believes that many dog ailments could be addressed by natural feeding and holistic approach to healing, after consulting with her (very understanding) vet, she agreed to take him on.
The dog was just over 2 years old and had in total 67 vet visits, in the 108 weeks he's been on this planet costs stated to date £1555.65. The list of treatments and meds is horrific
3 x full Vaccinations
2 x Drontal worming tablets
21 x treatments of Advocate spot on
4 x 50ml bottles of Aludex
1 x 5ml Tiacil eye drops
1 x Carprofen injection
150 x Cephalexin 250mg antibiotic tablets
4 x 10ml bottles of Aurizon ear drops
2 x bottles of Malesab shampoo
1 x Fucithalmic eye drops
1 x 10ml bottle Maxitrol eye drops
1 x Dexafort 0.4mls anti inflam injection
1 x Malacetic ear cleaner
1 x Surolan 15ml bottle ear drops
2 x 1ml of 12.5% suspension Amitraz anti parasitic drug
2 x Clinagel 4g eye ointment
2 x Canural 15ml ear drops
78 x Prednicare 5mg steroid tablets
28 x Amoxycillin 50mg tablets
1 x Trizultra anti bacterial cleaner
Ad lib Piriton tablets
7 x in house skin scrapes
2 x GA's
1 x Neuter op
18 x in house baths
He is fed on a hypoallergenic dry food. A quote from my friend "Now the reason I mentioned about the food is not to have a go at anyone about what they feed their dogs it's purely down to the fact that Charlie has a serious demodectic mange problem and the food he is being fed is fuelling the mange problem, my aim is to get him off ALL chemicals and onto a raw diet where there are very little carbs and no sugars or yeasts, the very things that are in the foods he is eating are what the mange loves and are encouraged by.
His well meaning owner can cope no more, she did everything her vets advised but unfortunately she couldn't see the damage that was being inflicted on Charlie, the fact that he had his puppy vaccination so young, immediately followed by a strong wormer, then his eyes started to go bad, then his ears and as his immune system started to suffer he was vaccinated again and again, each time following the vaccinations he fell further and on top of all the other drugs he was having is it any wonder that he's now in such a state :sadly: It is literally a case of 'kill or cure', he cannot take any more drugs, he's weeping poisons and pus from all over his body, his eyes are ulcerated, his ears are infected and he has weeping paws."
This is a real challenge for us "raw feeders" and holistic believers done, not to prove a point, but for all dogs but particularly the love (and hopefully cure) of a wee guy called "Test Case Charlie", meet the very gorgeous Charlie
How bad is bad, well this is "healing"
Please keep Charlie in your thoughts, the next few weeks will be crucial.
The story so far ...........
A few weeks ago I received a phone call from a colleague in rescue asking if I could take a cavalier with a very serious case of demodex mange. I spoke to the very caring and heartbroken owner and was horrified at the emerging picture.
As a rescue the economics didn't work, we could not afford to either fund conventional treatment nor tie up a foster home for many months, but I just couldn't turn my back. I "phoned a friend" who like me believes that many dog ailments could be addressed by natural feeding and holistic approach to healing, after consulting with her (very understanding) vet, she agreed to take him on.
The dog was just over 2 years old and had in total 67 vet visits, in the 108 weeks he's been on this planet costs stated to date £1555.65. The list of treatments and meds is horrific
3 x full Vaccinations
2 x Drontal worming tablets
21 x treatments of Advocate spot on
4 x 50ml bottles of Aludex
1 x 5ml Tiacil eye drops
1 x Carprofen injection
150 x Cephalexin 250mg antibiotic tablets
4 x 10ml bottles of Aurizon ear drops
2 x bottles of Malesab shampoo
1 x Fucithalmic eye drops
1 x 10ml bottle Maxitrol eye drops
1 x Dexafort 0.4mls anti inflam injection
1 x Malacetic ear cleaner
1 x Surolan 15ml bottle ear drops
2 x 1ml of 12.5% suspension Amitraz anti parasitic drug
2 x Clinagel 4g eye ointment
2 x Canural 15ml ear drops
78 x Prednicare 5mg steroid tablets
28 x Amoxycillin 50mg tablets
1 x Trizultra anti bacterial cleaner
Ad lib Piriton tablets
7 x in house skin scrapes
2 x GA's
1 x Neuter op
18 x in house baths
He is fed on a hypoallergenic dry food. A quote from my friend "Now the reason I mentioned about the food is not to have a go at anyone about what they feed their dogs it's purely down to the fact that Charlie has a serious demodectic mange problem and the food he is being fed is fuelling the mange problem, my aim is to get him off ALL chemicals and onto a raw diet where there are very little carbs and no sugars or yeasts, the very things that are in the foods he is eating are what the mange loves and are encouraged by.
His well meaning owner can cope no more, she did everything her vets advised but unfortunately she couldn't see the damage that was being inflicted on Charlie, the fact that he had his puppy vaccination so young, immediately followed by a strong wormer, then his eyes started to go bad, then his ears and as his immune system started to suffer he was vaccinated again and again, each time following the vaccinations he fell further and on top of all the other drugs he was having is it any wonder that he's now in such a state :sadly: It is literally a case of 'kill or cure', he cannot take any more drugs, he's weeping poisons and pus from all over his body, his eyes are ulcerated, his ears are infected and he has weeping paws."
This is a real challenge for us "raw feeders" and holistic believers done, not to prove a point, but for all dogs but particularly the love (and hopefully cure) of a wee guy called "Test Case Charlie", meet the very gorgeous Charlie
How bad is bad, well this is "healing"
Please keep Charlie in your thoughts, the next few weeks will be crucial.