Hello everyone!
My name is Lisa and I'm new here. My fiancee are the beloved owner of a 6 1/2 month old boxer boy, Debo and almost 3 month old bullmastiff girl, Jass. We also have a 8 year old son.
I wanted to give the board a little background as well as ask the board some questions about the concerns I've had regarding Debo. I'm a very protective mama, and he's been through alot at his young age! I have alot of questions
We've had Debo since he was 8 weeks. At almost 6 months, he was diagnosed with demodemic mange, of which we were treating with the liquid antibiotic and tablet pills for about 5 days until he disappeared from our back yard and went missing for 10 days
We were frantic searching for our little guy, only to find him in the shelter, looking horrible as ever
He had lost 4 pounds (very ribby looking), mange was much worse, and seemed very depressed. They wouldn't release him unless he was nuetered, so after that was done, we were able to take him home. They told us not to feed him that entire day, even though he hadn't ate since the prior day (and when we went to visit, they had fed him and he just kicked the bowl - wouldn't eat).
We took him to the vet and got him back on his meds. It's been 2 weeks and he's looking much better. The first few days, he seemed so "zoned out", but now he is back in true form, eating better (although he's a picky eater at times) and mange is looking so much better.
My first question is about the mange:
Will the demodemic mange come back? Is it hard to treat?
Secondly his weight,
Has his absence and stay in the shelter (not eating, losing weight) stunted his growth? At the time of him missing, he was 40lbs (just 6 months), we found him 10 days later at 36lbs. He's now at 42 or 43lbs and 6 1/2 months. It seems a bit underweight compared to the weights I've seen for puppies his age. You can see his ribs. His mom was mid 60's and his dad was 75lbs.
On another note, panting:
We've noticed that he pants quite easily. It's like he can't catch his breath. We mostly keep him inside, but keep it very cool (74), as well as give him alot of water, and this will be just after going up and down stairs, playing with our other puppy, going on a walk, getting excited. It's like he's overweight man that is out of shape! He does this for an extended period of time. It just seems excessive.
One last note, eating:
I'm currently feeding him Hill's Science Diet. I've recently heard this is not so good? We also feed him pedigree canned puppy food (chicken). Any recommendations for foods? I feed him canned food in the morning, dry food at lunch and canned food in evening. Also, when should we switch to adult dog food?
Thanks so much!
Lisa
My name is Lisa and I'm new here. My fiancee are the beloved owner of a 6 1/2 month old boxer boy, Debo and almost 3 month old bullmastiff girl, Jass. We also have a 8 year old son.
I wanted to give the board a little background as well as ask the board some questions about the concerns I've had regarding Debo. I'm a very protective mama, and he's been through alot at his young age! I have alot of questions
We've had Debo since he was 8 weeks. At almost 6 months, he was diagnosed with demodemic mange, of which we were treating with the liquid antibiotic and tablet pills for about 5 days until he disappeared from our back yard and went missing for 10 days
We took him to the vet and got him back on his meds. It's been 2 weeks and he's looking much better. The first few days, he seemed so "zoned out", but now he is back in true form, eating better (although he's a picky eater at times) and mange is looking so much better.
My first question is about the mange:
Will the demodemic mange come back? Is it hard to treat?
Secondly his weight,
Has his absence and stay in the shelter (not eating, losing weight) stunted his growth? At the time of him missing, he was 40lbs (just 6 months), we found him 10 days later at 36lbs. He's now at 42 or 43lbs and 6 1/2 months. It seems a bit underweight compared to the weights I've seen for puppies his age. You can see his ribs. His mom was mid 60's and his dad was 75lbs.
On another note, panting:
We've noticed that he pants quite easily. It's like he can't catch his breath. We mostly keep him inside, but keep it very cool (74), as well as give him alot of water, and this will be just after going up and down stairs, playing with our other puppy, going on a walk, getting excited. It's like he's overweight man that is out of shape! He does this for an extended period of time. It just seems excessive.
One last note, eating:
I'm currently feeding him Hill's Science Diet. I've recently heard this is not so good? We also feed him pedigree canned puppy food (chicken). Any recommendations for foods? I feed him canned food in the morning, dry food at lunch and canned food in evening. Also, when should we switch to adult dog food?
Thanks so much!
Lisa
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