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(Login AnneWhite) Bulldogsworld General Forum 1
So the vet (I love my vet!) did multiple skin scrapings. Luckily, there is no sign of mange, which is what I thought and no yeast. He does have a pretty bad staph infection secondary to allergies, lots of bacteria. She gave him cephalexin and an allergy dose of pred for 2 weeks(sigh...). I would have said no to the prednisone except he is so uncomfortable I really want to get it kick started. He will go back in 2 weeks. I could not afford to do an allergy panel at this visit but she said it's better not to allergy test when they are "hot" anyway. I ordered Zymox shampoo and medicated rinse so hopefully that will help with some of the surface stuff. In 2 weeks we'll see what a long-term plan will be. You can't believe all of the skin dander and hair that came off on the shiny silver table, poor baby. Dr. Lisa said he is her new love project. :0)
Other than a little poop in the office (LOL), he was a perfect angel and I know how uncomfortable he must be. Keep your fingers crossed that he feels better soon. I know this sounds so sappy but I feel like I can say it here, I love him so much I get kind of teary when I think about him! He is just so darn sweet and patient.
Oh! He's gained 5 pounds since I've had him too! He needs to gain about 5 more and he will be at a perfect weight.