They came and took him! What do I do now? *UPDATE PAGE 5!*

[crow_noir]

Well, good luck with everything.

Totally understand... and if you say your pets say this was an okay person, then trust them.

Before King was my dog i took my friends over to meet them. If they didn't go over there i'd observe his reaction to them anyhow (if he wasn't chained up at the time. *sigh* Yes, they chained a dog in a fully fenced yard.) I paid particular attention if i was dating someone... and was a little more persistent that they meet him close up. (he he... S.o. was a bit frightened of King, but he still listened to me and got involved. In S.O.'s defense King did have a rather deep bark when he wanted attention. It still warms my heart thinking about that. After that first week, every time S.O. came over he'd stop to pet King first.) It was rare that King ever bared his teeth or raised his hair at anyone. I can count the number of times on one hand. Each time we were in a situation where either i'm sure he saved us from danger or it was someone i knew and was a very bad person... and King could sense it despite my cordial mood.

...
Anyway, a woman from Adult Protective Services came out today to get the story from mom again. She informed us she was a cat person when our kitten Maggie immediately caught her eye. And we informed her that Maggie was a person cat. So Maggie was in Heaven. She got to sit in the woman's lap for about 20-25 minutes and get extra pampering. It was weird because the dogs didn't bark very much at her (usually they go crazy when someone they don't know drives up.) Even Lacy quieted down after a few minutes (which is odd because Lacy barks and barks and barks and barks) I guess she was an okay person. I usually rely on my dogs to tell me if people are okay or not. I know to some people that would sound funny but I'm sure some of you on here understand what I mean.

[Karen]

To give you a smile, your dogs' reaction to the woman from CPS is a good sign. There's a woman way down the end of our street who has only lived there for about a year (and the house is on the market - she bought an old housed and fixed it up). We've never met, but I know her and her dogs by sight - she's a small Asian woman with short, permed blonde hair, and she's got a yorkie I've seen her walking many times, and a gorgeous red pittie - looks like a picture-book pittie - that sometimes hangs out on a long lead in the yard. I drove by one day and saw an unfamiliar man in the yard, but instantly noticed the pittie's tail was wagging a mile a minute - in fact most of the back half of the dog was wagging, so I figured the guy must be okay!

[sumbirdy]

Well he's here again until next Saturday
But when we got him he had these horrible bumps all over him especially on his back (pics attached) We have no clue what they are. His back is the worst but he also has them on his neck and arms and a little on his tummy.


But other than that he was SO happy to see us. He kept reaching his arms out for each one of us and when Stephanie tried to hold him again he wouldn't go to her. She gave us a list of instructions for his day. Did she forget who raised him most of his life? We ended up trashing them. She is a control freak. She likes to control everything around her. She never once asked what his schedule was here. She didn't care if she screwed up his structured, safe life. She just wanted to have control over him. She's a sad excuse of a mother.

[sumbirdy]

Does anyone know what the bumps could be?

[Cinder & Smoke]

But when we got him he had these horrible bumps all over him
especially on his back (pics attached).
We have no clue what they are.

With NO mention of the marks or how they got there by his "mother"???


I'd have had him in the ER so fast his little head would still be spinning!

SOMEBODY with medical knowledge needs to see those - and QUICKLY enough
that YOU CAN'T be blamed for inflicting them.

Get a diagnosis of WHAT they are; then go from there.



**EDITED to correct "you can" to "YOU CAN'T" be blamed.

[lizbud]

[QUOTE=Cinder & Smoke]With NO mention of the marks or how they got there by his "mother"???
With NO mention of the marks or how they got there by his "mother"???


I'd have had him in the ER so fast his little head would still be spinning!

SOMEBODY with medical knowledge needs to see those - and QUICKLY enough
that YOU CAN'T be blamed for inflicting them.

Get a diagnosis of WHAT they are; then go from there.



**EDITED to correct "you can" to "YOU CAN'T" be blamed.

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Last edited by Cinder & Smoke : Today at 06:10 PM.




Oh, I agree. Get the baby seen by a Doctor.

[Grace]

Didn't he have bumps on his back last week, also?

ABSOLUTELY - take him to the ER or Urgent Care. Get this documented by a professional ASAP. Take the pictures with you.

[Catty1]

To the doc - ER - please.

I know you saw the one doctor before about a few bumps. Now the doc should see they are WORSE.

So they bother Nathan? Are they itchy or painful when you touch him?

HUGS

[sumbirdy]

Yes, they are itchy to him.

He had marks on him last week but they were not nearly as bad. We were shocked at how bad they were this time.

All she could say about it was that she didn't know what they were. What shocked me the most was she said they might me ants. How would you not know that ants were crawling all over your baby soon enough to get them off before they bit him?

Would tomorrow still be soon enough to take him to the ER? Actually I don't know if we would be able to go until Monday due to the need for gas money...
What if we got the nurse to come out again and look at them and possibly document them or something? Would that help?

[Catty1]

Phone the nurse and ask.

I am wondering if they are shingles? Caused by stress....but Nathan is WAAY too young to have those.

Hopefully the nurse would come out, and take photos. Would the CHS worker come out on a Sunday?

I know you took pics....try to use a macro setting and get as much of a close-up as you can.

HUGS!

[sumbirdy]

Just confirmed-we can't do anything until Monday. But Monday we will. And the next time we go get him I'm sure they will be there again so as soon as we pick him up I'll tell mom and dad we should take him immediately to the ER.

I just don't see how she can talk about it so casually and say it could be from ants and then continue to set him in the grass. You would think that if a mother thought something was hurting her child and she had a way to stop it she would. And these bumps are making him miserable. He's never been itchy in his life until he went over there and started getting these. Poor baby. If I could take it all away, I would.

[sumbirdy]

Phone the nurse and ask.

I am wondering if they are shingles? Caused by stress....but Nathan is WAAY too young to have those.

Hopefully the nurse would come out, and take photos. Would the CHS worker come out on a Sunday?

I know you took pics....try to use a macro setting and get as much of a close-up as you can.

HUGS!

Mom was thinking the exact same thing-shingles. When he comes over here they clear up withing a day or two and already the ones he has now are better. I can see why it would be stressful to live over there. While we were there today, Stephanie was screaming (and I mean screaming) at Charles' dog, Truck, and telling Charles she was going to beat his d*** dog. Mom went in their house and said that poor dog was hunkered down in a corner and when mom tried to get closer to him he snapped at her. Apparantly they got him from her friends because their kids beat him and all I could think was "Well, he didn't go into a better home." Every animal they get they end up getting rid of because "They got too big" or "They pooped in the floor" or "I just couldn't put up with them any more." I feel just as sorry for their animals as I do for Nathan when he has to be over there.

And we took up close pictures of them. (Although they are not great because Nathan wouldn't sit still) But you can really see them there. I would post them but they are on the other computer. I might see if I could do it tomorrow during Nathan's nap.

[mrspunkysmom]

Jumping in here.

Do try to get a close-up of the bites. Don't forget that journal. Write down everything she said about those bites.

I can tell you that fire ants leave a brownish scar, but before that there is a small pustule that forms in the center of the bite. And that the bite hurts like hell. The bites can become infected. I don't know if these are fire ants, but sugar ants usually aren't vindictive. Fire ants are.

I find it difficult to believe that child services won't send someone out to see the child with those bites.

And child services is allowed to make surprise visits to her.

[Karen]

He really needs to get the bumps diagnosed and treated. Has everyone (all the adults and you) in your family already had chicken pox, and measles vaccinations, and are you sure they aren't those? Poor itchy boy, but I wouldn't treat them without a diagnosis first, to be sure. Is there any fever?

[Craftlady]

When adults get shingles they are very painful. Fever is also an issue you get pretty sick. I know in children they are chicken poxs. I've never heard them come out for a day or two then disappearing. Chicken poxs come out and mulitple and get scabby.

Poor dog.