I am heart broken. Whilst I was away in December, Coda started eating his tail. I got back, and found a big angry welt on his tail. Well, at that point it was small. So off we went to the vet after trying to treat it with salt water and it now working. A hot spot, Dr Beggs said, which could have been caused by the stress of me not being there or any million other things - who knows what goes on in his quirky little head. So we were back on the antibiotics and cortisone.
Left - his face that hasn't quite healed properly.
Cortisone relieves the crazy itching; so whilst he was on that he left his tail alone and it started to heal. The moment that it stopped he started again. I thought I should leave it until the antibiotics were finished to see how it developed, and also that the vets bills are getting insane. Well - then it just went crazy and he has lost a lot of fur on his tail and eaten the little welt into a rather large one.
Right - his paws that have never cleared up 100% either. We thought that it was because his skin was so badly damaged that it was just taking longer to come tight.
I almost cried as Dr Beggs and I sat on the floor in his consult room. After five months, his system is caving in and he gets sick each time we dip. He gets miserable and hides or runs away when he sees the bucket and gloves come out. It is so taxing for him, and then the incontinence also can't carry on. My poor baby has had such a tough time and now there's no end in sight.
Left - his tail that he has started stripping raw.
Saskia says it is a catch 22 situation; he needs his immune system to fight these bugs and the cortisone wears that down, although it stops the itching which in turn stops the chewing and biting. So now that his immune system is struggling to cope with the continued dipping and meds, the bugs are fighting their way back. He just isn't strong enough to get through it.
Right - His tail that he has eaten into a sore. He cries if you touch it and it gets infected at the drop of a hat. It is now crusting and going black.
It is just so sad - he is so happy and full of life, and comes to have cuddles each morning, and listens so well - he doesn't deserve to have such a difficult life and to be in pain all the time. I am very down about it all, and we can just pray and hope that something works and we can cure him eventually, otherwise we will be forced to dip his entire life. Here's hoping that we can make his life normal again!
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