Urgent! I Need Help!

**Sampson-my guardian angel** · 12-04-2005, 07:36 PM

well said Vela!

**dragondawg** · 12-04-2005, 08:18 PM

I wondered how this thread would turn out after:

Since yesterday morning I have been cleaning the wounds and putting a triple antibiotic on them, and leaving the collar off. Since then he is getting better. His fever has gone away, he's eating like a pig again

Fever equals infection as in systemic infection, which would also explain the anorexia. Given the original wound was described as oozing, smelly as in probable Clostridia infection. Such infections are deep, and not readily treated by any surface antibiotic salve. Neither will a systemic infection be affected by treating the skin superficially. Might decrease the toxin load on the system, but necrotic tissue isn't going to respond well to antibiotic salve. The normal progression of such an infection in an older dog without antibiotic therapy would be septis, multiple organ failure and death.

Maybe an unexplained Christmas miracle.

**angelfaerie19** · 12-04-2005, 09:14 PM

Well, I do have an update for you all, and you can choose to believe me or not. We came into some money and I took him to the vet this morning, the same vet that I talked to over the phone. They took a look at him and she said that if there had been an infection it was a minor one. She gave him some oral antibiotics, I believe it's called cephalexin or something like that. I'll have to get the bottle from mom. Anyways, she gave that to us just in case there was still some infection. Other than that he is fine, the outside is healed and it looks like everything is definately going to be ok. I'm just happy that we came into some money because I still wanted to get him to a vet just in case. But I do believe that pretty much ends this thread now that he is all better. Thank you all for everything and I'm sorry so much trouble was caused with this thread.

**Cinder & Smoke** · 12-04-2005, 09:33 PM

Originally Posted by angelfaerie19

Posted "Today @ 10:14 PM"

We came into some money
and I took him to the vet this morning,
the same vet that I talked to over the phone.
They took a look at him and
she said that if there had been an infection it was a minor one.
She gave him some oral antibiotics ...

"Today" and "this morning" mean SUNDAY ...

WHERE did you find a Vet open on Sunday?

/s/ Phred

**angelfaerie19** · 12-04-2005, 09:38 PM

The emergency vet that they have about 15 minutes from here...near the tri-city airport. They are open 7 days a week, 24 hours.

**carole** · 12-04-2005, 10:55 PM

Yes we have vets open here on Sundays as well in lil ole Aotearoa, hope Jax is doing much better now, obviously he needed the vet treatment to properly heal.

Good for you, glad you were able to get the money to take him.

**carole** · 12-04-2005, 09:14 PM

Well if Jax is completely healed then you have a had lucky break, I sure hope he continues to be well, maybe you should try and put a little aside incase he needs further treatment, just incase, to be on the safe side.