My lil gal
I learned last week that Stella and all her siblings have demodex, which is a mite that dogs get, but if their immune system isn’t developed enough, it results in mange – noncontagious mange. It is supposed to manifest itself as hair loss around the eyes, but Stella began losing it on her head – much like me. Imagine my surprise.
So she started on medication yesterday afternoon – Ivomec – but by night time she was having a full on toxic reaction that includes eyes rolling back in her head.
I freaked!
It turns out that herding breeds have a violent reaction to the medication and Stella was the only one of the puppies reacting – meaning she had a different dad than the others. I love this little girl. It’s crazy how much I love this puppy. So she and I sat on the floor together and I stroked her and stroked her until she at least tried to nibble on me and then we tried to sleep last night – her moaning and me keeping one eye open.
This morning at 4am Stella woke, puked, peed and then wagged her tail. We made it through the crisis. She was resurrected on Easter Sunday.
Lord Today!
I learned one thing – her dad was a herding dog – possibly Australian Shepherd or Border Collie – because only herding breeds react this way to Ivomec. We will now have to seek different treatment – chemical baths, which can also be toxic so they require her to go in for a day’s visit to the vet. [read: cash]
April 21st, 2014 at 4:39 pm
Oh dear. Oh no. Poor Stella. Keeping her in my thoughts & prayers — asking all Doggy Spirits to intervene and make her better soon. And for you… COURAGE ma belle amie 🙂 xox
April 21st, 2014 at 4:44 pm
Poor baby! I would have done the same thing. Hope she’s doing better now.
April 26th, 2014 at 8:29 am
We’ve been doing Apple Cider Vinegar baths and then I rub Vitamin E oil into her head. The whole thing about this condition is you have to keep stress away and to make sure the situation doesn’t get worse. It sounds a lot like my plan for life. Right?