Hi everyone, as alot of you know we just got Paisley about 2 weeks ago. When we first got her we noticed her ears were bothering her. I asked my breeder about this and was told she had mites but was given revolution to get rid of them. I was upset that I wasn't told about this before getting her since I do have other pets. However, I let it go and figured she'd be ok. However, after going to the vet yesterday its been discovered that Paisley has two ear infections. Her one ear is so bad that it has swollen shut. My vet was very upset by this and didn't know how to treat her because of her size and age. She said the type of infection that's in Paisley's ear is very dangerous and can cause numerous other problems if not taken care of right away. She said this infection was in there for some time and thats why it was causing so many problems now. She said she has never seen a puppy Paisley's age have such a bad infection.
She told us we were going to have to take Paisley to a specialist because they could not treat her the way they needed too. (age/size) Our vet called the specialist to see if we could be seen right away. This doctor is a few hours away and was nice enough to tell my vet what to try first with Paisley before having us make the trip. We were given seven differen't types of medicines. No that is not a typo. She has to have four of the meds put in the very bad ear and the other three meds in the other ear. We have to clean both her ears twice a day for two weeks and if they don't get any better, then we have to take her to the specialist.
I'm very upset about this and can't imagine the pain this poor baby must be feeling. This truly breaks my heart that she is having to go through this. I can only hope that all the medicine works and this infection goes away and a specialist is not needed. I'm also terrified that she could possibly spread something on to my other babies. I feel very overwhelmed about all of this right now. I just want her to be happy and healthy. She's such a pleasant little girl. Please keep Paisley in your prayers. We would appreciate it so much. Thank you for listening to me.
Dina