We took Max (doxie) to the vet last Saturday. He has had sores come up on his body that peel and leave a hairless spot. They are nasty and kind of smelly. The vet says he has a bacterial and fungal infection under the skin. Comes from all the years of prednisone which destroyed his immune system and now even a small scratch goes crazy.
After a $208 visit to the vet which included scrapings to see what the sores are and blood test to check his kidney/liver levels he was put on Baytril for a month at a cost of $112 (this was included in the vet bill) and Griseofulvin micro suspension for 6 weeks at a cost of $125.
He also has to have baths with Zymox shampoo ($17/bottle) and Zymox rinse ($17/bottle) two to three times a week minimum.
Surprisingly he's still halfway happy most of the time. I don't know that I would be happy at all if I had this much trouble.
Please keep your fingers crossed this works. My little guy is so miserable. It breaks my heart to see him like this.
I have friends that don't understand how I can spend this much money on a "dog". I've tried to explain he's not just a "dog", he's my Bubba but they don't understand.
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