please say a prayer for Teddy Bear
 

Teddy Bear has a possible spider bite. He is on meds. Please say a prayer for my little guy.

Poor little guy. I hope he is on the mend soon.

Poor Teddy Bear! Spiders must like Teddys because one bit mine last year. He had to have medicine too. Praying for Teddy that he recovers quickly.

Do you know what kind of spider it was?

I don't. Teddy had a rather large lump between his shoulder blades and it was red. It took about 3 weeks to go away. He was given an oral steroid, which we had to discontinue almost right away because he didn't do well with it. We also had a topical spray that took care of the pain and itch.

What does your Teddy's bite look like?

Teddy Bear has a red lump on the hind quarter of his leg. He was having messy poo and scooting on his behind on the grass. The vet thinks he may have scooted over a spider and it bit him.. At least that is how it looks from the location of the bite.

Oh that poor little guy. Prayers for a quick recovery.

Aww poor little Teddy Bear... Sending prayers that he feels better soon

Sending Teddy Bear good thoughts for a speedy recovery

Thank you so much for your prayers, they are greatly appreciated. He got a pretty bad bite and might take a while for healing. I think he is a little confused about why he isn't feeling well. It is so hard to watch him like this. He seems afraid to go outside. He stays under the bed in hiding. He is eating well though.

Praying for Teddy Bear! Hope he feels better soon.

Sorry Teddy, you will be in my prayers. Get well quick little guy!!!

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Little Teddy Bear, I send healing prayers over your leg. May our God of all comfort surround you with His healing power and you get better real soon.

I hope Teddy Bear feels better soon. I hate when there not feeling well.

Thank you so much for all of your prayers. He goes back to the vet tomorrow to get it looked at again. Poor baby. He went to the vet on Wed morning because he was having bloody runny stools. Then two hours later we spotted the sore spot on his leg and rushed him back to the vet. Two vet visits in one day. Poor Teddy Bear. No wonder baby boy is hiding under the bed.Then he has to back tomorrow. He shakes and cries when he is at the vet. I feel like such a mean mommy.

You're doing what's right for Teddy, you are not by any means a mean mommy. But I understand, it's tough love, he just doesn't understand . Feel better quick Teddy, so mom will feel better too!!!

I hope he feels better

Prayers and good Thoughts for Teddy Bear. Hopefully, the medicine will start to kick in.

What did the vet say about his bloody stools?

She thinks he got ahold of something that didn't agree with him. She said it caused some internal irritation. He got antibiotics and anti inflamatory meds for it. Thank you for the prayers and good thoughts.

Update on Teddy Bear
 

Great news from the vet today. Teddy Bear is on the mend. He is forming a scab on the injury and there was no puss in it today. Thursday when we first took him in they said they got a lot of "cottage cheese" out of it. There are no unusual cells at the wound site. He gets to stop taking the Dapsone now which was having terrible side effects for him.

I didn't want to post this before but it was a brown recluse bite. I was devestated. I know the terrible skin and tissue damage that recluse bites cause and the vet told me that I could expect it to get a lot worse before it starts healing.

They were really surprised to see that it is already healing. The vet said he must have only gotten a small amount of venom. But I believe it was the prayer that got him where he is now. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers. I feel like I got a miracle for my boy.
Love you guys!
Jean

Awww, poor Teddy, hope he can start to feel better soon. It's never easy when they are under the weather. Give hugs and kiss-es.

Poor Teddy. That's so terrifying. I pray that he continues to heal rapidly and that he no longer feels pain or fear.

Wonderful news!! I am very happy for you and Teddy Bear that he received such a good report from the doctor. I'm sure you are very relieved.

He remains in my prayers to heal completely quickly.

How is doing with going outside? I hope he can overcome his fear and reluctance. Can't blame him, I would be nervous too.

Thanks so much for your prayers and concern.

Kristin, thank you so much for being there when I needed a shoulder to cry on. You are an Angel!

We think Teddy is having side effects of dizziness and I guess fear and pain. He did finally potty after the vet visit with a lot of coaxing. He has not done a poopie yet but the vet said he was pretty empty anyway from the diarrhea he had earlier. I think when he is standing he feels unsure of himself and feels like he is going to topple over. We stopped at the park on the way home from the vet and he was so happy he ran a few steps with his tail wagging and then stopped and hunched up scared and looked at me with scared eyes. I hope the side effects wear off soon. He still has to take a couple of antibiotics for the bite and his irritated colon. You know, maybe the diarrhea was a blessing in disguise because if he hadn't had that I wouldn't have been checking him for blood and probably wouldn't have spotted the blood on his leg where he got bit.

Anyway, thanks again. It has meant a lot to me!

Hugs...

Teddy Bear, Daisy and Jean

He is laying in the crate in the kitchen. He still looks scared but he likes that he can drink from the hamster bottle and doesn't have to stand up to take a drink.

So glad Teddy's on the mend! He's a very lucky doggie!

Sending prayers puppy prayers!

Does your vet know about the dizziness? If not or this isn't a side-effect he warned you about from the bite/medication, I would call him ASAP.

We told the vet this morning how he was acting so strange and afraid. On the bottle in large letters it says "may cause dizziness". She told us to discontinue it since he is getting a scab on it now instead of skin deterioration.

Since we have discontinued giving him that med he is practically back to his normal self by this evening. I had to go out for a bit and hubby called and told me he jumped up on the back of the sofa and was watching for me to come home. When I got home he ran to the gate fiercely wagging his tail and squealing at me to greet him. It was so heartwarming after I have been worrying so much about him and he has been laying around looking so miserable.

I am so glad he is off that med and on the mend. I am amazed that he is doing so well. He didn't seem to be afraid in the yard where the spider bit him. Everyone at the vets office was shocked to see how well his wound was healing today. It was unexpected since this was a pretty serious spider bite and two days ago when we first took him in it was a huge hard knot that was blood red in color with a gooey brown and bloody center. Sorry I know it's gross. I'm just so relieved that he is going to be ok.

I am very, very happy and relieved for you that Teddy Bear is on the mend. I can imagine how much his greeting meant to you. Sleep well tonight knowing your sweet boy is going to be okay.