Raleigh, Archie, Gus

Aww Vicky, you have your hands full and I hope thing settle down for you and the pups soon. That is a lot to deal with.

Big hugs

omg, something going on with all three of them?!!! at the same time. what a time you seem to be having with all of this. :(

I do hope things turn out okay.

hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin

Bless all your hearts!

Addy, Sharlene, Leslie,
Thank you!

Wow Vicki! You certainly have your hands full. :o

Do you think that Gus's itching is due to allergies or something else? have the others been scratching too?

So sorry to hear about Raleigh's eye? Are the docs going to be able to do anything to help?

So glad to hear that Archie is hanging in there. Let us know how his titer tests come out and whether the state will accept Archie's rabies titer test. As far as I know, that hasn't been approved in any state as of yet. If not, will your vet give you an exemption if they are available in your state?

Please keep us posted on all the boys,

Hi Kathy,
I sent you a visitor's message but it's about these same things.
Gus' skin has cleared and his itching is a lot better. He is done with his meds. The vet tested his skin and poop and didn't come up with anything else. So probably allergies. Raleigh has been itching and I'm thinking he might have scratched his eye and might have caused the ulcer. I'm not a vet but his itching can get pretty bad. I put an old e-collar (one of those plastic cone ones) that I put on him when he starts to go after his face. Don't need any more eye problems. His eye is healing and he isn't walking into things as much so hopefully he'll get his little bit of vision back when it's fully healed. I was told if he has scar tissue from the ulcer after it's healed, they can put him on more drops to help with the scar tissue, so we'll see.
Archie was very itchy over the summer but he has gotten better for right now.
I still haven't heard about Archie's titer tests. Yesterday, Mon., it was a week.
I'm nervous about it. Do you know how those things are read for the immunity? Like must there be a certain number or what? I was told by the office manager at the vet if Archie shows immunity the vet will apply for an exemption from the state for Archie. Hopefully that will be the case.
I will let you know when I hear the results.
Please keep your fingers crossed he shows immunity for all three.
I have been reading on the website dogs4 dogs.com about all this. Unbelievable!!!! That's the site you linked me to last year the night before Archie had his rabies shot. Sure wish I would have been able to read all that before Archie got his shot.

A couple more things-

I found a small lump on the side of Archie's neck last night. Will keep a eye on that for a few days.

Has anyone ever used homeopathic remedies?

Homeopathic remedies to treat what?

Kathy, I have been reading many different books and websites from holistic vets.
They all believe vaccinations, especially the rabies, can cause many, many serious problems.
A lot of them do homeopathy and believe it is possible that a homeopathic vet could possibly use a remedy to rid the body of the bad side affects of a vaccination. The integrative vet Archie saw a couple of times over the summer does homeopathy but it is not classic homeopathy. I recently found out there is a difference. There is a Dr. Richard Pitcairn whose book I have. He actually started a school for vets to learn classic homeopathy. He has a website and I was reading a blog on there and decided to write to him. I told him some of the problems Archie has had. He wrote back to me and he believes that Archie might benefit from a homeopathic vet. Also, homeopathic vets can give a remedy right after a vaccination to help rid the body of the bad things. I am so worried I will be forced to give him a rabies booster. What if a homeopathic vet could help him with the way he is? This whole thing with these shots has me crazy. It is constantly on my mind. There is a vet about half an hour from us who took Dr. Pitcairn's course but she is not a holistic vet. Everything else she does is traditional. Just makes me wonder. Also I just can't afford it. If I knew for sure she could help I wouldn't hesitate. Dr. Pitcairn said if I can't take him to see a homeopath then he had names of doctors who consult by phone or email. He said I should consider talking to one about Archie's nutrition. He is a big believer that food is very important in healing the body. The thing is I need someone to help me get Archie to eat more variety of food. I don't know if that's possible. If you go to Dr. Pitcairn's website and go to blogs, click the one under homeopath, click to continue reading the story, at the bottom you can see where I wrote to him. The lady who has the website you linked me to last year, dogs4dogs.com, she mentions a lot about homeopathic vets and suggests to people who write in to take their dogs to see a homeopath.
That's why I was wondering if anyone has any experience with homeopathy.

Archie's titer test results are in. His Distemper/Parvo results are fine but his rabies is not. The vet said .5 is good. Archie's is less than .1
Not good at all. I am so afraid to get him a booster with the issues he has and the seizure he had following the shot last year but I am afraid of him getting bit by a rabid animal and getting rabies. I have been told about a couple incidences in our area with rabid animals. Why didn't he show immunity on his titers. It would have been a lot easier.
This is so hard.