matese | 08-08-2015 06:45 PM | Preparation H gel on a puppy? (This is a 2 part question) I am so upset. I just spoke to an ole friend that I haven’t spoken to in a couple of months. She is a NY gal from Brooklyn. She told me last month she bought a 8 week old Shih Tzu / Bichon mix. The puppy is now 3 months old, she tells me when the puppy goes to poop he squats, yelps makes a little bit then yelps, runs in circles squats yelps again then finishes his poop. Then starts biting at his butt. She brings the puppy to a vet with stool sample, was told no worms, is told his anal glands were swollen and protruding, the vet pushes anal glands in and uses a gel pain reliever, this vet tells her to use Preparation H gel to reduce the swelling, (insert in rectum) 2 times a day, vet does not tell her how much to use. She says the puppy does not do this all the timemaybe 3 or 4 times a week. She did the Prep. H for 2 or 3 days, said she saw no change she stopped using the Prep. H the puppy’s stool was softer than normal and because it is used for humans she was worried it would cause more harmthan good. Now she wants to take puppy to a 2nd vet because this has been going on a few days after getting him I advised her to stop wasting time & money and go to the ASPCA in Manhattan were they have specialist in every field. She is on disability, does not have a lot of money, has already spent more than she should have on vet visits, pup hadhis first vac. shot. She said she is taking puppy to a 2nd vet because she can’t afford the cost of a specialist, she is seriously thinking of giving up the puppy because of the expense. I am sick over this. I couldn’t ask what she was thinking to do, I didn’t want to hear her answer. I am reaching out to YT on her behalf she does not have a computer. Has anyone had this kind of experience with their dog, has anyone ever used Prep. H on a dog. As far as contacting the “breeder” I asked her where she got this puppy from, she says Craigslist” man lives in The Bronx,(she does not own a car) he did not want her to come to get the puppy, he drove to Bklyn to deliver the dog to her. I asked her if this man does not want to give you his address and will drive alllll the way to Bklyn 45 minutes to an hour drive why in gods name did you buy this puppy. She had no answer. I told her about BYB. I believe she was sold a sick puppy. My heart is bleeding for this poor baby, there will be no sleep for me tonight. Part 2- She is feeding the puppy Iams puppy food, this is what the puppy was eating when she bought him, she does not measure food, uses the palm of her hand, kibble is a bit bigger than a pea but flat, she feeds 3 times a day, I told her she needs to free feed the puppy. (Puppy weighs 3.9 Lbs), she said the puppy gobbles up the food, he is always hungry, she said the vet told her if she is feeding the puppy 15 kibbles 3 times a day she is over feeding the pup. I know free feeding is advised, my concern is puppy will gobble up entire bowl then throw it up from over eating too fast. I suggested counting out 15 kibbles and feed every 3 hours (9AM-12-3-6 and 9pm). I don’t know how big or how small the kibble size is. I don’t want to mis-advise her, but feeding a 3 month old puppy less the 45 kibbles a day???? Any advice, suggestions I will pass over to her. I cannot believe she got this puppy without calling me first, she knows how I am about dogs. |