Truman was at the vet and had a very through exam. I guess I will just make a list of what I was told:
1. He's somewhere around 10 yrs old and weighs in at exactly 12 lbs. The vet said he could use 5 lbs on him bones to get to a healthy weight.
How's that for a TEAPOT Yorkpoo! But he is still a whole lotta Yorkie to love.
2. He has a cataract in his left eye and the start of one in his right. But he does believe that he still has vision in the right side.
3. The coughing is a very severe respiratory infection that is most likely cause by the infections in his teeth and left ear. He is now on a very strong antibiotic and cough medicine. It is believed that he has had these infections for a very long time.
4. His blood work will be back tomorrow but his heart sounded very good so he didn't think heartworm would be an issue.
5. Once we can get him well he can have a dental and be neutered. But that might be several weeks at this point.
6. The vet believes that he walks on his toes because of arthritis in his hips and also possibly a problem with his lower spine. Maybe a bad disk or two but he did not do Xrays to confirm. He wants to wait for the blood work to come back tomorrow so that he can address any other issues. One step at a time. On the upside of this issue, since I have had him he does seem to be getting around a little better.
7. Due to his very poor nutrition his skin is sloughing off on his back. But with good food, grooming and lots of TLC this will go away in time.
8. He got a bang trimming at the vets for now you can see his eyes. But that's nothing compared to what I did after his bath when I brought him home
Truman was such a good boy through everything today. He made his foster mommy very proud
He has a second bath tonight because he is still a very stinky little man. After his bath I started trimming his mats away and OMG there is a Yorkie under all that mess and a very cute one at that!
He was one continuous mat all over his body so little by little there was just one giant ball of hair and an almost bald Truman.
He must have really likes being released from that mess because he stood for over an hour as I clipped little by little. It might not be pretty but I knew he needed it because I couldn't get the shampoo onto his skin to get him clean. He's now exhausted and sleeping in my son's room under quarantine. I'm still keeping him separated from my three until all the test results come back tomorrow.
Little does my little man know but now that most of the mats are gone he will be getting ANOTHER bath tomorrow for a very through scrubbing!
No stinky doggies in my house
As soon as he is well enough he will be visiting my groomer for a real dooo instead of his current DONT!
Maybe tomorrow Truman will be able to meet his step sister Pebbles and his two step brothers Doodlebug and Bogey.
