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Irish Wolfhound -
Bó & Brí
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Written by Hugh McManus
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Monday, 19 October 2009 20:59 |
October 19, 2009: Both Brí and Bó visited the vet today. Stuffed in a bag was Bó's partially digested dinner with the infestation. The technicians at Rose City Veterinary Hospital examined the worm and confirmed it as a roundworm. The puppies needed to be dosed. Roundworms are quite common in puppies, even Irish Wolfhounds; they're passed from the mother during feeding.
Brí had some minor surgery to insert a drainage tube into her hygroma. She was treated to a shot of Lidocaine to numb her hind quarters. The tube was inserted. She also received a shot of Penicillin G Procraine and a shot of Metacam, an anti-inflammatory. During the procedure, Dr. Bonnie felt something and decided to X-Ray. The X-Rays showed that her hip bone had been chipped slightly: the surface of the left side was rougher than that of the right. It was probably caused by a fall during rough play. It won't affect her growth in any way, but it does help explain the formation of the hygroma. The image shows the drainage tube inserted into here back left leg. Brí was sent home with an oral antibiotic, Clavamox to ward off any infection. For the next few days, until the drainage tube can be removed, the puppies aren't allowed to play together. The procedure was traumatic on poor Brí; you could hear her yelping. She broke one of her baby teeth in the process and her gums bled profusely for a few minutes. After five minutes, all was forgotten and Brí was back to normal. Next came the treatment for roundworms. For that infestation, both puppies were dosed with 136 mg tablets of Drontal Plus for Dogs (praziquantel/pyrantel pamoate/febantel). The tablets are produced in a beef flavor–yummy. The drug is effective against tapeworm, roundworm, hookworm and whipworm. Poor Brí was woozy for the next few hours as the Lidocaine slowly worn off. The dogs were segregated at night to prevent Bó from playing with or even removing Brí's drainage tube. The tube should be removed by Thursday, depending on how the hygroma looks.
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