Whew!!
What a trip. First off, I made the appointment for this morning so my husband could be there--Jada is much more attentive to him, so I figured it would be best--but he had jury duty.
So anyway, off we went, Jada and I to the vets office. She was great in the waiting room, just barked once at one of the assistants (which was strange, I've never seen her do that before), and then it was time to go in. She did NOT want anything to do with the exam room. At all. We got her in, with some coaxing, treats and her stuffed monkey, and she got on the scale--68 pounds--she is a skinny minny!! Nothing Dr. Richie was concerned about though. It took 3 of us to get her on the table, and she was so scared, poor baby, I could see it in her eyes.
The ears were no fun. The only person she'll let touch them is my husband, so she was not having any of the light in her ears. She calmed down eventually, and Dr. Richie was able to take a good look inside---bad infection She flushed them out and got drops in them for her, gave her her shots, clipped her nails, and we were good.
Oh, the amount of stuff she gave me for her infections!! Dr. Richie presumes that the ear infections are being caused by allergies--most likely something in the air, not food or anything. She said rotties are prone to allergies, but they show it in different ways--some bite at their paws, some dig down by their tails, some get ear infections. Here's what we have now:
A bottle of medicated ear flush to use daily
A bottle of Baytril Otic drops for the ears, twice daily for 4 weeks
Prednisone 5mg daily for a week, then every other day
Benadryl 50 mg 3 times a day
Bactoderm ointment for her belly (she has some little pimples that are also allergy related)
and a vitamin called NutriVed OFA--its basically Omega Fatty Acids and amino acids--twice daily
Lucky for me, she takes the pills like a champ--only the benadryl has to go in some peanut butter. And she'll let my husband do her ears, so we're good there too.
It was a costly visit, but hopefully her infection and allergic reaction should go away.
Other than that, she's in great health
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