My Yorkshire Terrier has been battling “hot spots” for about a year. I have tried topicals, sprays, shampoo, diet and medication. The only thing that worked was a drug called VANECTYL. After her prescription expired, she was okay for a week, but then SURPRISE – itching, scratching, biting. Welcome back hotspots. I just ordered enough Vanectyl to last a year, and my Yorkie is sporting her ‘cone of shame’ in the form of a blue donut.
I noticed my German Shepherd was paying too much attention to her hind quarters, specifically the base of her tail. When I looked closely, a quarter-sized area of hair was missing and the area was red, inflammed and hard to the touch. Was she bitten by a Bee? I had seen her in the garden numerous times, chasing bees from my plants, so it is possible that the bees finally exacted their revenge.
This morning, the area was bleeding, and a toonie sized area of hair was missing. Holy Smokes !!! I called the Vet – the earliest appointment is Tuesday evening. What to do until then? Off to my local Petvalu to buy an Elizabethan-collar (aka cone of shame). I ended up buying a blue donut instead of the large plastic cone. I didn’t want her bumping into everything in the house.
So here I am writing this entry (to keep me from going insane). The Yorkshire Terrier is sporting her blue donut (awaiting delivery of her anti-itch pills) and the German Shepherd is wearing her matching blue donut (being supervised so as not to even think about going for her wound).
The moral of my story? If you have the priviledge of owning a dog THINGS WILL GO WRONG AT SOME POINT. It isn’t always smooth sailing.
Until next time….