Ryo_the_rat
Warren Scout
well i cant remember when i last signed in here, but i feel like i live at the vets! Gabriel has been to the vets now every two weeks since the day i got him :shock:
3 weeks ago he had a skin scraping done to check for mites, and some skin scrapings were sent off to be tested for a fungal infection. the skin scraping showed no signs of mites(although this could be because he had already had two treatments for it. i was back at the vets last week and his results were back on his fungal test-they were negative. the vet still seems to think he has ringworm though and told me that even when results come back negative it is still possible for him to have a fungal problem-is this true?
because of how much trouble i had trying to get him to have the tablets she gave me for his ringworm she has given me some hibitane, and said to apply it to the affected areas twice daily. she has also gave me the name of two creams that can be bought from the chemist-one was canasten(sp?), not sure of the name of the other right now. i just wanted to make sure that everything i have been told is correct?
as far as his skin goes, its quite strange because alot of the patches have cleared up, but new ones have appeared-does this sound like ringworm?
his eye is still runny and she thinks this will be a problem he will have for the rest of his life, and that all i can really do is bathe it. just to update you all, the vet had tried to flush his right tear duct but it was blocked. so ive been told to continue with the drops until they are gone, and bathe the eye daily.
Gabriel was also given his myxo vac last week and will be having his HVD vac next week. im also sure that his testicles are going to drop soon-Gabriel is sure keeping us busy! this little boy has cost us a fortune-but hes sure as hell worth it! :wink:
sorry for such a huge thread, id appreciate if anyone has any advice for me!
3 weeks ago he had a skin scraping done to check for mites, and some skin scrapings were sent off to be tested for a fungal infection. the skin scraping showed no signs of mites(although this could be because he had already had two treatments for it. i was back at the vets last week and his results were back on his fungal test-they were negative. the vet still seems to think he has ringworm though and told me that even when results come back negative it is still possible for him to have a fungal problem-is this true?
because of how much trouble i had trying to get him to have the tablets she gave me for his ringworm she has given me some hibitane, and said to apply it to the affected areas twice daily. she has also gave me the name of two creams that can be bought from the chemist-one was canasten(sp?), not sure of the name of the other right now. i just wanted to make sure that everything i have been told is correct?
as far as his skin goes, its quite strange because alot of the patches have cleared up, but new ones have appeared-does this sound like ringworm?
his eye is still runny and she thinks this will be a problem he will have for the rest of his life, and that all i can really do is bathe it. just to update you all, the vet had tried to flush his right tear duct but it was blocked. so ive been told to continue with the drops until they are gone, and bathe the eye daily.
Gabriel was also given his myxo vac last week and will be having his HVD vac next week. im also sure that his testicles are going to drop soon-Gabriel is sure keeping us busy! this little boy has cost us a fortune-but hes sure as hell worth it! :wink:
sorry for such a huge thread, id appreciate if anyone has any advice for me!