My Lovely Angel Luna

[SasAndYunah]

Will keep an eye on Peg's thread in the time to come but I can picture her strolling down the street, meeting and greeting her friends Hope she will be strolling and meeting and greeting for a long time to come...it's an important task in life, after all

Regarding Luna....Yippie!! That's good news, no new lesions for the past month or so, I am really happy to read this I sure hope you will notice a difference in their skin/fur with the help of the topical products and shampoos and such... And you won't believe this but my vacuum cleaner too broke down, just after I had the "atopy"diagnosis, so I too bought a new one that was more equipt to deal with allergens and such... I was rather glad it decided to break down at that time and not 2 months sooner, I would have most likely not bought the best option for an atopic dog/person...

Welcome to the bathing, spraying, applying, washing and vacuuming club It tends to be a bit of work, but if I look at Quincy, it's soooo well worth it

Glad the change in food is not causing any GI issues...and that Luna is eating it without a problem.

Wishing you and yours a nice, uneventfull weekend,

Sas

[labblab]

Found a new lesion this morning. I saw Nurse Peg sniffing Luna's back last night and it worried me. Just like before, reappeared about one month after stopping the oral antibiotic. She had a medicated bath just two days ago.

Maybe it's time to try the staph "innoculation" injections since it is antibiotic-sensitive but keeps recurring.

I am feeling downhearted.

[mytil]

Oh poor Luna. I am so very sorry this is continuing to happen.
T.

[Squirt's Mom]

I'm so sorry for you both. It does seem a different approach is needed since this keeps coming back. Let us know how she's is and what you and vet decide to do.

((((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))

[judymaggie]

So frustrating when things seem to be under control and, bam, you are back to square one! Please give Luna a gentle hug from Abbie & I.

[molly muffin]

dang it. Have you asked the vet why it would come back so soon after stopping antibiotics. It's like it knocks it back just enough but not all the way out of her system, so as soon as the antibiotic isn't there to hold it back, it comes back fully.

Would a different antibiotic work better perhaps?

[Budsters Mom]

Well it sure was a good thing that Nurse Peg was on duty, but this wasn't the news that any of us wanted to hear.

I am so sorry Marianne. I totally agree with you. I do believe it's time to move on to something else, possibly the injections. You don't want Luna to stop responding to the antibiotics altogether and the lesions to run amok. What a mess! I wish I had some words of wisdom and answers for you. Since I don't, I'll send you many hugs and tons of healing energy for both our girls.

Tell Nurse Peg to keep up the good work!

[labblab]

Yeah, I think the the condition of Luna's skin or her immune system is the problem rather than the antibiotic not working. Each time, the Simplicef has done what it is supposed to as far as clearing the infection, and this last time we continued the med for two full weeks after seeing the last active lesion. But Luna can't permanently stay on antibiotics, and there is always going to be staph naturally returning to her skin. But how to keep it from over-colonizing....?

I treated the spot with topicals yesterday and gave her another full bath today. I realize I was being unrealistic in hoping we'd never see another spot . Obviously there is something abnormal at the root of this, and unless we can figure that out we will just be trying to minimize the outbreaks. So I guess we will see over the next week or so whether at least we can keep a lid on things by using the topicals or instead whether the infection really breaks through in multiple areas again. If it does, I think I will press for trying the innoculation injections, although I think the protocol for that requires another six weeks of antibiotics in conjunction <SIGH>

One good thing is that Luna does not seem to mind her baths. I guess it feels like a nice warm puppy massage to her. So I am trying to make them be nice, happy times for the two of us to share together. The shampoo has to stay on for ten minutes, so I tell her what a good girl she is and sing little songs to her. She really IS such a good girl to put up with all of this.

[Budsters Mom]

AWWWWW!!!! Thanks for such a sweet visual!

The shampoo has to stay on for ten minutes, so I tell her what a good girl she is and sing little songs to her.

[addy]

Sorry to read about Luna, Marianne. I, like Kathy, do like the visual of bath time. I used to have hubby feed Zoe chicken, a tiny piece every minute. Well, you knew Zoe, anything for chicken

I hope a clear path forward is figured out, though I know you will have alternatives figured out.

Big hugs to you and Luna and Peg.