| 12/12/10: Toast is really starting to
look and act much better. Still a little
gurgling when he breathes, but mostly when we go
out in the cold air for potty time. I
believe he has even put on a little weight.
I'm feeding 3 times a day. I'll take
him in to the vet for a re-check tomorrow.
12/9/10: Toast is not up for adoption at this time as
he has medical needs. He has a
severe upper respiratory infection that needs
further diagnosis and his
inner ears are in terrible shape. They
have been so neglected and so infected that both
ear canals are almost fully closed. Very
difficult to medicate and get into the infection
to clean it out without putting him under
anesthesia. But the
ability to breath comes first. He may have
the most severe case of kennel cough known to dogdom,
canine influenza, or distemper, nasal palops (sp) or even
cancer. Blood work has been done but
no definitive answers. After a night at
the vets on an IV and some meds, he seems to be
looking better. He was very glad to come
'home'.
As Toast becomes more comfortable, I will get
more photos. He did not like the flash and
he just feels rotten so I don't want to stress
him any more then necessary. He is skin on
bones, weighing 78 pounds. For his height
and structure, he should be 100 pounds. He
is a big boy. His ears are so bad, he
keeps them down, but he has perked them up
several times. When they are well, I'm
sure they will stand up like the German Shepherd
he is.
He is very camera shy and the 'click'
of the shutter scares him so getting photos
without stressing him was hard. |
