sparks19
03-07-2008, 12:58 PM
Well Beezer has still been itching a lot lately. We thought it was allergies and gave him benedryl. It worked a bit at first but then he started really itching again so off he went to the vets this morning.
They think he has MITES poor guy. he must have gotten them at the kennel or something although Belle didn't get them. They said Belle must be pretty resistent to them because she didn't get them at the kennel and she hasn't gotten them from him either but they gave use some "revolution" to put on her JUST IN CASE.
Anyway they did a scraping to make sure they weren't the type of mites that were under the skin. And then they gave him a cortisone shot for immediate relief and then gave us an antibiotic (cephalexin) and then gave us these drops... we are to give them only once a week 1 1/2 ml for 6 weeks. it's called ivomec. They said there is a chance he could have a neurological reaction to it but that is mainly just in collies and is very rare even then... but since we don't know for sure his mix we have to keep an eye on him... BUT they said it is not fatal so that's why we agreed to try it lol. But it should help get rid of the mites rather quickly once we start using it.
Poor boy. I can tell he is a little drowsy from the cortisone shot. And Belle was absolutely beside herself when Brian and Beezer left her behind lol. She cried for the whole hour they were gone and paced.
They think he has MITES poor guy. he must have gotten them at the kennel or something although Belle didn't get them. They said Belle must be pretty resistent to them because she didn't get them at the kennel and she hasn't gotten them from him either but they gave use some "revolution" to put on her JUST IN CASE.
Anyway they did a scraping to make sure they weren't the type of mites that were under the skin. And then they gave him a cortisone shot for immediate relief and then gave us an antibiotic (cephalexin) and then gave us these drops... we are to give them only once a week 1 1/2 ml for 6 weeks. it's called ivomec. They said there is a chance he could have a neurological reaction to it but that is mainly just in collies and is very rare even then... but since we don't know for sure his mix we have to keep an eye on him... BUT they said it is not fatal so that's why we agreed to try it lol. But it should help get rid of the mites rather quickly once we start using it.
Poor boy. I can tell he is a little drowsy from the cortisone shot. And Belle was absolutely beside herself when Brian and Beezer left her behind lol. She cried for the whole hour they were gone and paced.