Visiting the Vet

This weekend, we took the Dog out to the Vet.

The story was that Mama found a patch of dried blood on the Dog on Friday night, which sent her a bit into panic mode. The Dog had a history of mange, you see, and it was really bad, with clumps of dog hair falling off, bouts of itchiness.... let's just say it was not an experience Mama wanted to repeat, even if it was only second hand in nature. So we hurried to get the Dog checked.



The Dog couldn't sit still at the Vet's/pet shop. Some might mistake the whole thing as a very funny dog, so excited to see the vet. Yeah, right. This Mama would say the Dog was TERRIFIED at the prospect.



Kecil was heroically trying to keep the Dog still and calm her down despite the fact that the Dog outweighs her by quite a margin. She's sweet like that, no?

And as Mama said, the Dog was terrified. When it came to her turn, the Dog had to be carried into the Vet's office. Ha! After the visit, the Dog even had to be further calmed down.

And it was a good time to take a quick pic!



The Vet's verdict? It would seem that the Dog is suffering from hot spots. For the time being, she is being treated with topical antibiotics, followed with a bath in special shampoo. Daddy is championing shaving the Dog, something that we might just do after the special bath. In a week's time, we are to have a follow up visit to the Vet. Let's hope it will be better by then.



With a panicky Dog in tow (who had a bit of shave to expose the affected areas), we did not linger too long, and went home immediately to start the treatment regime. Our best wishes for Penny, the Dog, that she'll be fine soon. I'm sure Penny is hoping for the same thing as well, since she's being collared to prevent her from scratching her skin (and hence, exacerbating her condition).

Get well soon, Doggie!