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Ok guys,
You all know that I am battling this skin issue with Señor José. Well I am starting to get really frustrated, and getting tired of shelling out $100 at a time at the vet's office. This marks his FOURTH week on antibiotics!!! I still don't see much improvement. He's been on the antibiotics, an antihistimine to stop the itching (which it isn't), and a shampoo that I am supposed to be dipping him in. He's been negative for mange twice on the skin scrapings. I'm supposed to take him back to the vet this weekend for a re-evaluation. He is still biting his feet, and scratching himself, and the hair doesn't look like its even starting to grow back.
Should I take him back to the same vet??? He is a very nice man, and seems like he knows what he's doing, but should I go get a second opinion? I know sometimes the mange can be so deep that it won't show on a skin scrape, and they do the dips anyways, but I don't want to put him through that if thats not what it is... I'm just getting very frustrated, I don't like giving him these heavy doses of antibiotics (I'm not a big fan of taking them myself) and I don't want to spend another $100 at the vet this weekend on more crap that isn't going to make him well! I really wanted to use him to sire a litter but now I am starting to think genetic issues and maybe I shouldn't use him for breeding. His dad was a Blue/Tan and I have heard that there is such a thing called Dilution Alopecia in blues and chocolates and their offspring. I've emailed his breeder asking her for advice and to lend any information about his sire/dam and the rest of his litter. I'm just not sure what to do, sorry for rambling, I just don't want José to go bald before we figure out what is wrong with him
What do you guys think I should do at this point?
Ok guys,
You all know that I am battling this skin issue with Señor José. Well I am starting to get really frustrated, and getting tired of shelling out $100 at a time at the vet's office. This marks his FOURTH week on antibiotics!!! I still don't see much improvement. He's been on the antibiotics, an antihistimine to stop the itching (which it isn't), and a shampoo that I am supposed to be dipping him in. He's been negative for mange twice on the skin scrapings. I'm supposed to take him back to the vet this weekend for a re-evaluation. He is still biting his feet, and scratching himself, and the hair doesn't look like its even starting to grow back.
Should I take him back to the same vet??? He is a very nice man, and seems like he knows what he's doing, but should I go get a second opinion? I know sometimes the mange can be so deep that it won't show on a skin scrape, and they do the dips anyways, but I don't want to put him through that if thats not what it is... I'm just getting very frustrated, I don't like giving him these heavy doses of antibiotics (I'm not a big fan of taking them myself) and I don't want to spend another $100 at the vet this weekend on more crap that isn't going to make him well! I really wanted to use him to sire a litter but now I am starting to think genetic issues and maybe I shouldn't use him for breeding. His dad was a Blue/Tan and I have heard that there is such a thing called Dilution Alopecia in blues and chocolates and their offspring. I've emailed his breeder asking her for advice and to lend any information about his sire/dam and the rest of his litter. I'm just not sure what to do, sorry for rambling, I just don't want José to go bald before we figure out what is wrong with him
What do you guys think I should do at this point?