Update on Marley - Some bad news :-( Hey ya'll -
Well, as you now I have mentioned that Marley came to me from a second party who "supposedly" got him from the local shelter ( he was a part of a raid on a breeder/puppy mill ). He had fleas, ticks, and worms.
The woman said he had been treated for them all and the remaining scabs were just healing from the ticks. I took what she said and didn't really question. But, today I wanted to take a closer look at the scabs and his skin. So, I gave him a bath.
It looks to me as though he has several spots where his skin is infected. I also saw some kind of bugs (I called them creepy crawlies) around the wounds. They are not all over his fur; I checked him thoroughly. They are only where he has the scabs (which some are oozy and don't look too lovely). They do NOT look like fleas OR ticks. Any ideas? I have been very careful washing things with bleach and vacuuming. I also have made sure he sleeps on HIS towels not on my bedding. As they don't look like fleas, I'm not too concerned about "catching" them - but I'm taking precautions.
At any rate, all of this made me livid. I wonder if she ever told the truth - was he treated, where did he come from, ect. If he wasn't treated, then he has an active case of works as well. Great.
I made him an appointment with a vet near by that got excellent reviews (many of the vets in my neck of the woods had complaints and stuff). His appointment is at 9 am on Monday - they are booked till then. He is eating, drinking, playing, not even itching an abnormal amount. His stools are looser than they probably should be, but I had to switch his cold turkey on the food because the lady said she had a bag of his food for me and never brought it. It had been 5 hours and I had already bought his Blue Buffalo so, thats what I had. He loves it and is doing well. Just his tummy adjusting I think.
I thought I'd post this and see if anyone has any suggestions or thinks its more urgent than maybe I see it right now. Any ideas on the little buggies? Or what could be causing the skin sores? I want to take the best care of this little cutie!
Thanks ya'll,
From Heidi and Marley |