It seems I celebrated a bit too soon. Mia got sick again and all her new hair fell off. The vet said she had a fungus and put her on a lime dip treatment that smelled horrible. When that didn't work, I took her to a different vet. Long story short: The first thing the New Vet said when he saw her was that she had CDA.
The vet was very honest about how costly it will be to care for her infections the rest of her life, so we are now deciding whether we keep her or return her to her rescuer to find her a new home, as I am unemployed and I cannot afford to give her the care she needs. As it is, we have already paid for three vet visits in four months and she has a follow up appointment in two weeks. This is one of the saddest things I've had to go through because if I give her up, I will always worry about her and how she is being cared for.
We have started her on Melatonin and we are hoping and praying that it will work for her. There is about a 50% chance. Wish us luck.
Does anyone know if the Melatonin will help her with the infections or if it's only a cosmetic fix? At this point we don't really care about the hair, it is the infections we are worried about. |