RentsOSketch
Boxer Booster
We took Sketch in for a checkup shortly after his one year birthday. The doctor did a full check-up. After a fecal exam, they said he still had hookworm, which is something we had thought we got rid of when he was a puppy. We later found out, and remembered, that the vet we first went to just took for granted that the medicine worked the first time and that he was cured. However, we find out he had hookworm for that whole year!!! Well, that is now totally taken care of and we had that verified with a follow-up checkup.
The other issue that came up was a low count on his blood platelettes. At first they thought that the hookworm had something to do about it, and they gave him vitamin supplements that we had to give him once a day. Well, he took that, and the fact that it smelled and tasted like beef to him, he was happy to oblige. WHen we did the folow-up though, they said his blood platelette count was even lower!!!! So, we paid a huge price to get him tested for tick disease, per the advice of the vet, since he had one tick on him as a puppy.
Well, just two days ago, we found out that the tick disease tests came out negative. The vet wanted to rule out cancer because of how active he is and how much energy he has all of the time. I guess that when a dog starts getting cancer, they lose their energy or something? Thereis like one day every few weeks that he won't eat all day, but he gets into the swing of things onthe next day without a hitch.
My main concern I guess is that I don't always trust the vets out here, especially since I see the quality of animal care in this state. I see that most dogs are either famished or fat. Sketch is a healthy, and fit 56 pounds, but a boxer breeder I know says that he is a bit small for his age. I dunno about that because I see alot of small boxers.
Anyway, the vet told us to keep him on antibiotics in case there is something he has that the tests never found, and that it won't hurt him to stay on antibiotics for the three weeks. THe low blood platelette thing has me a bit worried.
Any help???
RentsOSketch
The other issue that came up was a low count on his blood platelettes. At first they thought that the hookworm had something to do about it, and they gave him vitamin supplements that we had to give him once a day. Well, he took that, and the fact that it smelled and tasted like beef to him, he was happy to oblige. WHen we did the folow-up though, they said his blood platelette count was even lower!!!! So, we paid a huge price to get him tested for tick disease, per the advice of the vet, since he had one tick on him as a puppy.
Well, just two days ago, we found out that the tick disease tests came out negative. The vet wanted to rule out cancer because of how active he is and how much energy he has all of the time. I guess that when a dog starts getting cancer, they lose their energy or something? Thereis like one day every few weeks that he won't eat all day, but he gets into the swing of things onthe next day without a hitch.
My main concern I guess is that I don't always trust the vets out here, especially since I see the quality of animal care in this state. I see that most dogs are either famished or fat. Sketch is a healthy, and fit 56 pounds, but a boxer breeder I know says that he is a bit small for his age. I dunno about that because I see alot of small boxers.
Anyway, the vet told us to keep him on antibiotics in case there is something he has that the tests never found, and that it won't hurt him to stay on antibiotics for the three weeks. THe low blood platelette thing has me a bit worried.
Any help???
RentsOSketch