Urgent! I Need Help!

**dab_20** · 11-25-2005, 01:49 PM

when it is a life or death emergency, most vets will take your dog in and help him. they will later work out a money plan with you. good luck, and i hope everything will be ok!

EDIT** glad to hear he is doing better!!

**angelfaerie19** · 11-25-2005, 06:38 PM

Just another update for all of you. For the past two days I have been cleaning his neck and putting the antibiotic on it. Since then the smell has gone away, he doesn't scratch anymore, the fever is gone, and it is almost completely scabbed over. I just want to thank all of you for helping me through this.

**lv4dogs** · 11-28-2005, 12:49 PM

Glad to hear he's doing better. I hope you get him to the vet though. If it was bad enough to cause a bad stench there is an infection there. Even though it may appear that he's getting better and the smell is gone the infection can still be there it can travel. It can harbor in him (like in the bloodstream & the like) which can be very difficult to treat later on. It's best to pay the exam fee (about $20-$40) and some antibiotics (about $10-$25).

**dab_20** · 11-28-2005, 01:20 PM

I am glad he is feeling a bit better. Lv4dogs is right, the infection will get worse if you don't get it professionally treated. I would still try and look for vets that will work out a money plan with you. Good Luck.