Snowflake-George
Alpha Buck
Took Hershel to the vets last night, as I had noticed he had what looked like the start of an eye ulcer. He's also been going through the heaviest moult ever and had loads of 'dandruff'and had been excessively scratching, so I wanted that checked out just in case it was mites.
Anyway I was right, he has an small shallow eye ulcer probably caused by him scratching or a strand of hay. Thankfully he doesn't have mites, we think the heavy moulting is due to him moving indoors last October and he finally getting rid of his thicker coat. The vet also checked his ears and he has a lot of wax built up.
So we have Tiacil antibiotics eye drops for his ulcer and some Epi-Otic ear cleanser to use on the wax build up.
But he really scared me last night as he totally stressed himself out in the vets. He is normally so laid back and is easily handled. When the vet held him, he went mental and leaped onto me, so I held him still for her. When I put him down though, he toppled over to one side like he had hurt himself. I was nearly crying in the vets thinking I had broken his back or one of his legs.
Luckily the vet remained calm and put him down on the floor to see him move and at first he was stumbling a bit like his front paw had been hurt. The vet give him a good check over and she was happy he had hurt anything and he was soon weight bearing and hopping about.
I think he just got himself stressed out. The best description I can think is that he was 'Drunk with stress or fear'. I was so worried about him as I've never seen him like that, it was very traumatic. I was in tears driving back from the vets.
Put him and Maggie back into their pen when I got home and left him to settle. I was worried that it would cause him to stop eating or pooping. But this morning it's like nothing had happened. I am so relieved.
Anyway I was right, he has an small shallow eye ulcer probably caused by him scratching or a strand of hay. Thankfully he doesn't have mites, we think the heavy moulting is due to him moving indoors last October and he finally getting rid of his thicker coat. The vet also checked his ears and he has a lot of wax built up.
So we have Tiacil antibiotics eye drops for his ulcer and some Epi-Otic ear cleanser to use on the wax build up.
But he really scared me last night as he totally stressed himself out in the vets. He is normally so laid back and is easily handled. When the vet held him, he went mental and leaped onto me, so I held him still for her. When I put him down though, he toppled over to one side like he had hurt himself. I was nearly crying in the vets thinking I had broken his back or one of his legs.
Luckily the vet remained calm and put him down on the floor to see him move and at first he was stumbling a bit like his front paw had been hurt. The vet give him a good check over and she was happy he had hurt anything and he was soon weight bearing and hopping about.
I think he just got himself stressed out. The best description I can think is that he was 'Drunk with stress or fear'. I was so worried about him as I've never seen him like that, it was very traumatic. I was in tears driving back from the vets.
Put him and Maggie back into their pen when I got home and left him to settle. I was worried that it would cause him to stop eating or pooping. But this morning it's like nothing had happened. I am so relieved.
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