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Old 11-17-2005, 07:03 PM   #1
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I have so had it with my vets office.

First off this is the office that spayed Lexi and left an ovary in her. (different Dr. though) I have been battleing allergies for a couple months. Lexi has been on Benadryl and they wanted to put her on a steroroid, but I said not yet (to many horror stories). Well tonight I took Lexi back because she has chewed one of her little ninnies til it bled and I noticed some very tiny spots on her that almost looked like bites. This vet says I would like to do a skin scrape test on her and rule out any sort of mange. OK, will it hurt her and what is it? She said "I just scrape a small spot of skin and then test it, it will leave a small scratch" ok lets do it. She then starts scraping a spot on her chest and Lexi just laid there being so good, then let out a tiny whimper and there was blood all over the vets hand and she says (it's a kind deep scratch but she'll be fine. I started crying then when I saw the spot I really started crying it is bigger than a quarter. She didn't even clean it off, I had to ask for a clean damp rag. She comes back in the room and says the test came back neg. YEAH, nope she then tells me that some times you can do this test over and over and may possiably never get a positive and the dog still have something, and that she would still like to treat her for mange/parasites(sp). What did you do it for then? I also told her Lexi's hair and skin is really dry could she give me a moisturizing shampoo, and she said well I don't think we should treat her for several things at once because then we may never know what was wrong. I said wait a minute, we are giving her Benadryl, have her on a duck and potatoe diet, treating her for mange or other parasites, and you don't want to give me a shampoo that could relieve some of the itching? Now I'm angry. I told her look I am her every 2 weeks for you all to do your follow up crap and she is getting worse, I wanted to do the allergy test and you all say lets wait til spring, I have been very patient and now I'm telling you that I'm going to treat her coat and skin and for your sake you all better hope that this whole allergy thing is an allergy and that she isn't scratching just because of dry skin (that I have pointed out atleast 5 times in the last 3 months when this all started). I am spending a min of $75 every other week. This visit was $107. I then asked for her meds and said I'm leaving this visit is over.
I have also pointed out that Tori has started itching (not nearly as bad as Lexi)and her hair is breaking in the same places as Lexi's. I think it would be a bit odd to have 2 different yorkies from 2 different not at all related bloodlines that have allergies and loosing hair in the same places. I don't think they are really listening though.
I am going to be spending the next week or 2 visiting new vets til I find one that I really like. My gut told me not to go back to that office after Lexi's whole heat thing but I thought this place knows her and this other Dr. is supose to be a great Dr. HA...

Sorry this is so long. I am just so upset. I am really worried about my baby and just wanted a little sympathy from the vet. I just want her better.
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Im so sorry that you are having this trouble with your babies. I hope you find a good vet and they find out what the problem is. Good Luck. Keep us updated.
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I'm so sorry that this happened to you and poor Lexi. It's best that you shop around till you find one that can give you the answers you deserve without experimenting on her.
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When we first got Riley he would scratch all the time and he felt different than Jo. I really couldn't explain it but his skin felt tight, he didn't have a shine to his coat and he would just sit and scratch. My vet said it was simple...he had dry skin and he gave me a bottle of Derm Caps for him. I'm supposed to give him 1 cap a day but it makes his stool too soft so I give him 1/2 and Jo the other 1/2 with their soft food for breakfast. Within a few days he had stopped scratching, he feels softer and he has just as much shine to his coat as Jo does. We went through the mange testing and treatments with our first Yorkie and I can tell you this...if they have mange you know it, you don't have to treat them 'just in case'. Good luck with your babies...I hope you find relief for them soon.
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Thanks, I appreciate you all listening to me vent. I really don't know what to do. I have just assumed she had allergies, but now I'm not so sure. I am going to try doing oatmeal shampoos and I am going to go read more about tea tree oil.
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It's definitely time to find a new vet! Obviously this one
has no compassion for either your babies or your feelings
so I wouldn't be lining his pockets with my money while
he does experiment after experiment and there are no
real results.
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im very sorry! i know its got to be hard when the person whos supposed to fix your baby doesnt know what they're doing and isnt helping. i hope you find the right vet soon, and both lexi and tori feel great


btw, i think your 2 yorkies are some of the cutest ive ever seen! i looked at lexis photo album and the pictures of her on your computer desk are so sweet! thought i'd let you know, i was so in love with the pictures lol
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im very sorry! i know its got to be hard when the person whos supposed to fix your baby doesnt know what they're doing and isnt helping. i hope you find the right vet soon, and both lexi and tori feel great


btw, i think your 2 yorkies are some of the cutest ive ever seen! i looked at lexis photo album and the pictures of her on your computer desk are so sweet! thought i'd let you know, i was so in love with the pictures lol
Thank you so much you are so sweet..

Jo-Jo, do you have to get Derm Caps from the vet? I don't want to go back to that office and not sure where I'm going to be takeing them yet..
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I am so sorry for your awful visit to the vets office. I hope Lexy recovers from her wound she now has from that stupid doctor.
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Thank you so much you are so sweet..

Jo-Jo, do you have to get Derm Caps from the vet? I don't want to go back to that office and not sure where I'm going to be takeing them yet..
I don't think so. I think they're available at Petsmart and Petco and probably other supply stores too. I don't think they cost much either. I cut the tip of the capsule and squeeze 4 drops each into their breakfast. This bottle says:
>>Derm Caps 10's for petite and miniature breeds. A concentrated fatty acid dietary supplement for animal use only. Contains 60 capsules (345 mg. per capsule).<<
I'm not a vet so please at least call the vet you were using and ask over the phone if Derm Caps would help with the itching. I'm not sure if they need to stay on it long term. I know how hard it is to find a new vet that you can trust...good luck in your search.

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Tricia, I'm so sorry about this. I did a search and there is a lot of info on the following to search through. I was hoping that something you run across in this info might ring true to the problems you're having:

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=sk...shire+terriers
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Thank you so much, I am going to read it right now...
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Your poor girl! I can't believe that the vet cut her that badly and didn't even clean her up?! And why wait to run an allergy test in spring?? When you could find out now!? It just sounds to me like that vet was just trying to squeeze every penny from you as possible! I too just had a REALLY bad experience with a terrible "vet" and plan on continuing to look around. I hope you have good luck in finding a wonderful vet who will take care of your babies and you! It is strange that both your dogs are having the same itchy problem and hair breakage.. I would definately get away from that vet for sure!
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I've never really dealt with itch problems other than Muffin had a seasonal itch, but it wasn't serious and went away. In the bunch of pages from the link I gave you, I found the following. I was wondering if it makes sense to anyone?????

also i was told to give the dog a bath in baby oil then wash with dawn to get
the oil out then a good conditioner shampoo but you must let the dog sit in
the oil for 1 hour!! i hope this works for you i havent found anything on my
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Your poor girl! I can't believe that the vet cut her that badly and didn't even clean her up?! And why wait to run an allergy test in spring?? When you could find out now!? It just sounds to me like that vet was just trying to squeeze every penny from you as possible! I too just had a REALLY bad experience with a terrible "vet" and plan on continuing to look around. I hope you have good luck in finding a wonderful vet who will take care of your babies and you! It is strange that both your dogs are having the same itchy problem and hair breakage.. I would definately get away from that vet for sure!
Thank you, Lexi looks almost like someone shaved her hind legs. and the poor thing is itching so bad she can't sit still for 60 seconds. I have never seen her itch like this...
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