June 2009 to February 8, 2011 | 02/10/11 to 04/28/11 | 04/29/11 to 06/03/11 | 06/04/11 to 10/13/11 | 10/15/11 to 11/21/11 | 11/22/11 to 02/07/12 | Current
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Rating 1-10 |
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| Appointment at MSU on April 28th, 2011- Report | ||
| 6 | April 27 Saw him scratching a few times to day... left shoulder area and head. Played with Kobuck in the living room. Licking front legs briefly. | |
| 6 | April 26 | |
 
 All areas on right thigh... bottom-left is new sore found today. |
5 | April 25 Morning
bath with Duoxo Chlorhexidine PS Shampoo
and dried. Found one new sore and about 7 brown spots
all on right thigh and hock only. The rest of him appears to
be clear.
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6 | April 24 Scratching head, chewing hip. Topknot scratched down a couple of times. Licking top of right foot until wet. |
| 6 | April 23 Ear area itchy. Scratching. | |
| 6 | April 22 Licking top right foot. | |
| 5 | April 21 Morning bath with Duoxo Chlorhexidine PS Shampoo and dried. Ground down nails and final wipe down of feet with Duoxo pads. Snow's almost gone. | |
| 6 | April 20 A pretty
good day as far as scratching. Breathing hard at rest at times
but not too bad. More itchy in the early evening. Brief late
evening gagging. We had a heavy snowfall which covered
everything and took out the electricity.
** Last antibiotic with AM meal. ** |
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| April 19 About the same. Hot areas at times. | ||
 Top of head. |
10 | April 18 Very itchy today... chest, scratching the HECK out of the top of head (red spots), chewing hip. |
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7 | April 17 Hot areas on front of chest. |
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7 | April 16 Chewing top of right foot again. Playful in the house in the afternoon. Breathing hard at rest on occasion... discomfort/itch. Gave bath with Duoxo Chlorhexidine PS Shampoo and dried. |
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5 | April 15 Had chewed some more hair off the top of his right foot at some point. Gag/coughing a little today. Itchy occasionally. Playful in the house in the afternoon. |
| 7 | April 14 Scratching head by ears. | |
| 9 | April 13 Intense scratching on top of head. | |
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9 | April 12- Breathing harder, crabbier this afternoon too. His coat is NOT polluted but he's scratching a lot this afternoon. Gave bath with Duoxo Chlorhexidine PS Shampoo and dried. Skin looks real good though... just a few tiny brown areas where sores had been. Chewing some after bath. |
| 7 | April 11th Duoxo Pads on feet. | |
| 7 | April 10th | |
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6 | April 9th- Went to Petsmart... first time since dropping out of his intermediate puppy classes. He did well... not as afraid of noises though he did try to climb in the shopping cart. Played outdoors, slept more. Some scratching but not as intense. Even played with toys and Kobuck in the house today. |
| 10 | April 8th- Scratching. More hair pulled out. Hair has been chewed off the top of his right foot. Duoxo Pads | |
| 10 | April 7th- Scratching shoulders a lot today. Way more out of breath than the other dogs after playing outdoors. Took time for his breathing to return to normal. Gave bath with Duoxo Chlorhexidine PS Shampoo and dried. Finding small tufts of hair on his bed. | |
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10 (am) | April 6th- One new
sore found. Found real flaky area on back.
START
Cephalexin again- PM meal. 1250mg BID x 14 days (OFF
for one week before appointment) |
 Top of right shoulder, back area. Bump with brown stuff around it.
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10 | April 5th- Itchy
with scratching, chewing and licking. Areas- ears/behind ears,
chest/shoulder area, rump, sides. Licking feet occasionally.
Lies down more outdoors again. Has again stopped playing in the
house with Kobuck.
Using Duoxo Pad between pads daily. Ask whether he can be tested for other environmental allergies other than those already tested for.
* Resin-
3000-4000 packaged trinket boxes from China (business
inventory) *
DOG #2- Kobuck: Arrived in July 2010- yeast between two toes. Haircut on Friday, April 1st. Flaky skin on back, NO sores. Not itchy before bath. Real itchy after his bath yesterday with a hypoallergenic shampoo. Conditioned well today and dried again. He has yeasty feet with red staining... shaved between pads and around back toe pads real short, washed with Duoxo, using pads. Occasionally pees on the back of his legs. Changed this dog's food to Blue Buffalo Basics (turkey) over the weekend. (Arrived on Wellness- Lamb (diarrhea- dog tested positive for Salmonella and required antibiotics), switched to Eagle Pack, tried Wellness again (diarrhea again), then Chicken Soup, now Blue Buffalo Basics-Turkey) |
| April 4- Example of
his breathing at rest. Hot areas and scratching. Doesn't feel as well as he did. Acted like he had a UTI Friday night... peeing only a little bit several times in a row. Encouraged him to drink a lot Friday night (ostrich in water). Dropped off a urine sample to vet on Saturday. Results back on Monday... Normal. Only thing noticed was bilirubin but said to be an insignificant amount. |
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10 | April 3- Itchy...
scratching neck and shoulders a lot. Finding small tufts of
hair he's pulled out. Discomfort breathing at times. Lies down
more outside when playing again. More sores appearing. Some red
spots/bumps, a couple crusty (both on neck). 8pm- Gave bath
with Duoxo Chlorhexidine PS Shampoo
and dried. Took outside to potty. Gave final meal at 10pm.
At 10:20pm-
scratching the heck out of the right |
  Shoulder area and top of back. |
10 | April 2nd- Itchy,
scratching. Skin is breaking out again. Started breathing
harder at times like there's discomfort. Revolution applied. Spoke with MSU... call Dr. Rosser Monday. Using Duoxo Pad between pads daily. Ask whether he can be tested for other environmental allergies other than those already tested for. Resin, rubber, vinyl, plastic, oak, leather, cotton. Bacteria sensitivity? |
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10 | April 1st- Itchy- scratching neck, chewing rump, chewing hocks. Called MSU. |
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6(am) 10(1pm) |
March 31st-
Scratching by right ear. Gave bath with
Duoxo Chlorhexidine PS Shampoo and dried.
Continue Hydroxyzine
STOPPED
CEPHALEXIN.
Scratching by right ear again.
Scratching neck again... and again... and again. |
| Appointment at MSU on March 30th, 2011- Report | ||
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4(am) 6(pm) |
March 29th- Trimmed
his beard and washed his beard with Mighty White shampoo. Late
morning he was breathing a bit harder, also scratched neck after
dinner.
* But then in the early evening
he was scratching his ear flap more intensely. And his head. |
| 6 | March 28th | |
| 6 | March 27th- Plucked his hears. Biogroom ear powder. | |
| 8 | March 26th | |
| 8 | March 25th Chewing sides | |
| 9 | March 24th- Still itchy, a little less so. | |
| 10 | March 23rd- ITCHY Chewing intensely. Rewashed with Duoxo Chlorhexidine PS 3% shampoo. | |
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8 | March 23rd- ITCHY
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 #1 and #2 BEFORE bath, #3 after, when drying.
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7 | March 22nd- Flaky,
flaky but skin looks pretty good. Chewing inside left leg.
Bath with TRESemme shampoo/conditioner, blow dried. (Breeder
recommended.) One red spot noted on right hip/thigh (where
darker hair is).
TRESemme Moisture
Rich Shampoo Ingredients TRESemme Moisture Rich Conditioner Ingredients - Water (Aqua, Eau) , Stearyl Alcohol , Cyclopentasiloxane , Cetyl Alcohol , Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine Dimethicone , Cyclohexasiloxane , Aspartic Acid , Quaternium-18 , Fragrance (Parfum) , DMDM Hydantoin , Isostearamidopropyl Ethyldimonium Ethosulfate , Citric Acid , PEG-9 , Butylphenyl Methylpropional , Limonene , Disodium EDTA , Amyl Cinnamal , Linalool , Geraniol , Hexyl Cinnamal , Polysorbate 20 , Cocodimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein , Butylene Glycol , Hydrolyzed Keratin , Foeniculum Vulgare Seed Extract (Fennel) , Propylene Glycol , Tocopheryl Acetate , Panthenol , Ascorbic Acid , Epilobium Angustifolium Flower , Leaf , Stem Extract , Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract , Helianthus Annuus Extract (Sunflower) , Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Seed Extract (Sweet Almond) , Corylus Avellana Leaf Extract (Hazel) , Niacinamide , Biotin. |
| 6 | March 21st- | |
| 7 | March 20th- Same. Times he's good with brief times during the day where he's chewing and scratching. | |
| 7 | March 19th- | |
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7* | March 18th- Itchy at
times. Letting him scratch uninterrupted sometimes to
see if he'll stop in a reasonable amount of time as long as he
isn't damaging his skin like before. Note: It's been one whole week since his last bath and his coat is NOT "polluted". The hairs are still standing up! It had always been that the hair would flatten on his rump. If you looked closely at the undercoat it was kind of sticking together. Cool :) After I brushed him out there were lots of tiny white particles though. He's still on the antibiotic and antihistamine but this appears to be an improvement! He doesn't NEED to have a bath on day 7. *But after dinner he was scratching the heck out of his head. His ear fringes itched. The first time in a long time that he roughhoused IN the house with Kobuck. Got that wild streak where the 90 pound boy scampers through the house. Naught boy. :) |
| 7 | March 17th | |
| 6 | March 16th No longer wearing a shirt. Still has times he's scratching intensely and we have to stop him but he's not making his skin bleed. | |
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7 | March 15th |
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7 | March 14th |
| 8 | March 13th | |
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7 | March 12th I found a couple of scabs on his head. |
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8 | March 11th #7 Bath with Duoxo Chlorhexidine PS Shampoo. Little red spots inside bottom lip on both sides. Blood test was fine except for slightly low white cell count. |
| 8 | March 10th | |
| 7 | March 9th- Chewing back right hock and inside of back left leg near foot. Put long socks on him to protect his skin. Scratching but not as bad as the past two days. Not scratching his head like he had been... topknot is staying up. | |
 Back, left leg. |
10 | March 8th- Chewing,
scratching. Breathing harder, hot areas at times.
Water dish in his room. Will stay out in shop with Jim during the day so the others can have free access to water. |
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10 | March 7th- Hot, hot
area on neck... then started scratching. Had been licking back
hock- dried spit with re area. Licking left front foot. PM-
After dinner- TERRIBLY ITCHY. Oh, nooo... the water dish. The community water dish may be causing a problem- dog food contamination? Brushed him out at 7:30pm. Ear fringes weren't as itchy during the day but at night, they were again. During the day, I was able to rub the ear fringes without having him scratch with his back legs. But it was back as I was brushing him out tonight. Breathing funny like the brushing was making him itch more.
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8 | March 6th- His head is really itchy today. Scratching it a lot on the top/left side. Must have had to put his topknot up 10 times today. Tonight he was scratching the left side of his neck toward his chest and left it red. |
| 7 | March 5th- Noticed HOT area on back of neck shortly after eating. | |
| 7 | March 4th- Not as itchy today. Picked up Revolution and applied. Breathing better again but still getting real hot areas and itchy. | |
 Right hock and inside right leg. Dog spit on the sheet, not pee! |
8 | March 3rd-
Last antibiotics with AM meal.
Bad day... breathing harder, could tell he didn't feel
good at times. Licking, chewing, scratching. Took in for hw
test and will start monthly Revolution tomorrow after test
results come back. Lost 2 pounds since last vet visit so
boosted mid-day and evening snack from 1 cup O+R (2 cups total)
to 1 1/2 cups O+R (3 cups total) ostrich+rutabaga. So from 10
cups daily to 12 cups (6 cups ostrich + 6 cups rutabagas).
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 Tops of two toes were red but didn't photograph well. |
8 | March 2nd- Chewing
on feet. Scratching head (pulled out hair on toes).
Bath #6 tonight with Duoxo
Chlorhexidine 3% Shampoo. 10 minute soak as usual.
Bathed and dried by
7pm. Itchy. Put a shirt on him. At 8pm, he had an VERY hot
area on left flank and he started chewing the area... then the
heat dissipated. |
| 7 | March 1st- Licking front foot, behind leg by the top toe. | |
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7 | February 28th- A
pretty good day today. He laid down on the floor in the kitchen
and flopped on his side tonight... I noticed his breathing
was easy... slow and normal. The antibiotics or the change
in diet? Whatever it is, I am so relieved to see this. Jim
ordered more ostrich today... 120 pounds. Still have 56 pounds
left but we need to feed it for 3 months minimum. 2 1/2+ pounds
per day plus rutabagas.
Used a vaporizer to add moisture to the air in the kitchen and Bumble's room one day. |
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8 | February 27th- Itchy
again today... chest, neck and waist. You can see the biting on
his side (we marks). But I believe the
labored
breathing has stopped. Still pants but NOT breathing
like he's distressed. Trying to get him out on walks again, a few times a week, with more confident dogs. He did well today with Emma. He hugs too close to me when we walk to the point of tripping me up... herding to redirect my forward motion? It's gotten better over the past 6 months but he still does it to some extent. I found today that if I say to him in a happy voice, "Go get that dog!" (what I say to the dogs to initiate play in the backyard) will encourage him to walk out front with Emma.
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| 9 | February 26th About the same. Boosted snacks from 3/4 cup each O+R to 1 cup each O+R. | |
 Spot on left healed 3/2/11 
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9 | February 25th-
Itchier today. Chewing at his waist.
Bath #5 tonight with Duoxo Chlorhexidine 3% Shampoo.
Bloody spot on left neck. Small red areas possibly from
chewing... 1 spot that might be a sore?? All on LEFT side.
Going to keep a shirt or jean-coat on him again. Not much energy around house but has fun outside. A good sport about the 2x a week baths... gets in the tub when asked to.
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| 7 | February 24th Hot areas on skin, itchy. | |
| 7 | February 23 Hot areas on skin, itchy. | |
| 7 | February 22 | |
 A 10 minute soak in his shampoo, a thorough rinse and dried with is favorite drier (the quiet one!). He hates the noisy one... he'll curl up in a ball. But he gets all excited when he sees the cage dryer and scratches at it. A change of sheets and blanket and he was ready for bed. |
7 | February 21st- Skin
appears to be pretty clear of sores though red areas where he's
chewing on his hocks. However quite itchy at times. Lots of
scratching over chest/elbows.... chewing right hip and hocks,
licking tops of feet... twice today. Bath
#4 with Duoxo Chlorhexidine 3% Shampoo tonight. Stool
fine. Has transitioned over to new diet without any problems. Note: Seems more itchy before and after meals. |
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7 | February 20th |
| 7 | February 19th-
START 100% Ostrich & Rutabaga Diet. 4 1/2
cups ostrich with 4 1/2 cups rutabaga. 3 cups AM... 1
1/2 cups 11-12 noon... 3 cups PM... 1 1/2 cups bedtime. (9 cups
daily!) Ostrich company said the large amount of food (usually a 1200 calorie diet, this will be over 2,200) is to likely to push the toxins from his body (the doctor originally said lymph nodes and tissues). So we need to feed approximately 2 1/4 pounds of ostrich per day (plus rutabagas) for 90 days. The dude has a $10 a day ostrich habit! :) Edges of ears are itchy. Combed out his ears and kept scratching. |
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| 7 | February 18th- Skin looks good due to the antibiotic... continues to be itchy and hot at times. | |
| 7 | February 17th- Bath #3 with Duoxo Chlorhexidine 3% Shampoo. | |
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7 | February 16th-
Transitioning over to Ostrich and Rutabaga Diet. The ostrich has arrived! Moved Bumble back into his old bedroom for feeding and sleeping. Queen bed, Allure vinyl flooring. |
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7 | February 15th- Chewing back left hock again and scratching ears. Ears are getting waxy... small cuts from scratching. Cleaned. |
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7 | February 14th- Bath #2 with Duoxo Chlorhexidine 3% Shampoo. |
| 6 | February 13th- Area above nose pale but gums are good. | |
| 8 | February 12th- Introducing rutabaga to diet. | |
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8 | February 11th- Red area on top of head the size of a nickle. Needs a shirt due to scratching. Total shave down except for head- #6 blade body, #3 on legs. Scissored head. Bath #1 with Duoxo Chlorhexidine 3% Shampoo. |
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February 10th- Dr. Rosser feels 90% certain that Bumble's problem is a food allergy!! Treatment- Cephalexin 1250mg BID x 21 days; Hydroxozyne 100mg BID x 30 days; Duoxo Chlorhexidine 3% PS Shampoo 2x per week for 3 weeks. Home cooked ostrich and rutabagas for 90 days and Revolution for hw preventative when we start it again this spring. Ostrich arrives on Wednesday. Report. |
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