This is Duke. He's an English Pointer. In my last post I talked about having to take him to the vet and the dreaded cost. Well, the visit ended up costing $77.07. It turns out he has an ear infection. We got some antibiotic ointment for his ear. We're hoping that it's just a random infection that will go away in a week. Otherwise, the vet says it may be due to food allergies and in that case we'll have to feed him a special dog food. I soooo hope it's not that because that food can get expensive.
We also ended up doing a heart worm test because he's kind of under weight. The vet said it could be because he went from spending almost 24 hrs in a crate in his old environment to now being able to run around our backyard whenever he pleases, but he just wanted to cover everything. The test did come back negative so we just need to work on making him eat more.
This is Puddin'. She is a Jack Russell/Pug mix. She came along too. She came for the Humane Society fundraiser. Both dogs were able to get their 3 year rabies vaccines for $10 ea. I thought that was a great deal! It turned out being a bit chaotic but in the end we got everything done. It was neat to see so many different breed dogs. DS absolutely enjoyed it. He got to pet so many dogs and it was nice to be around so many nice people.
Well, at least we've got this behind us and hopefully Duke's ear infection won't be related to food allergies.
So We Went To The Vet
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I hope the doggie feels better soon!
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Dogs w/droopy ears are VERY PRONE to ear infections. The trick is to keep it dry. DO NOT get talked into special foods for so called "allergies." Vets make a ton of $$$$ off of the food. How do I know this? I've been working at a vet's office for several years now.
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My boy cat is sick right now, and I'm worried about him. Yesterday I was sure he needed to go to the vet this morning, but he looks very good this morning, so I'm taking a little bit of a wait and see approach. (We think he has a hairball).