Just a quick update tonight on Snickers. Mama is totally wiped out from worrying & taking care of Snickers, so she needs to sleepy. Snickers' fever was back again this morning so the vet got her in sooner then planned. Poor girl has swollen lymph nodes on both sides of her face and neck. The right side was much much bigger then the left so we didn't realize the left was also swelled. She has no other lymph nodes swollen in her body which is good, no need to worry about something cancerous. We didn't know a doggy could have eggs on the sides of the neck, hehehehe. That's what they feel like, totally huge. The vet was even surprised they were so big. Everything else on her checks out good, lungs, no more sinus infection, heart, toofies, eyes, ears, etc.
So since she just has the swollen nodes with a fever, it boils down to some kind of bacterial infection of UNKNOWN cause. It is possible that maybe it started from the sinus infection OR those nasty tick bites that she had in the last few weeks. Hmmmmm, do ya think it was a Lacie tick???
Or the Mango tick???
Nahhhhhhhh, they wouldn't even hurt a flea, hehehehe. Little Snickers was so happy to get to the vet's office. She was her wiggle butt self until after she was weighed, then she plopped down in the middle of the hallway to sleep. The vet gave her a steroid shot to start getting the swelling under control fast. Then she is on the antibiotic Baytril for 10 days to get rid of this nasty thing. Baytril is a stronger, better drug for these types of bacterial infections. We sure hope it works it's magic. Snickers has been sleeping in her bankies since we came home, besides drinking a gazillion tons of water cause she's so hot from the fever and the good thing is that she still has her appetite and is eating her meals.
Thanks for all of your kind words for her. Hopefully by Monday we'll start to see a big improvement in her swelling & fever.
Wirey Hugs,
Butchy, Snickers, Ruby, Sylvester & Scuby
31 comments:
That Lacie tikhk STILL skhares me!
Paws khrossed fur Snikhkers to feel better SOON!
Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra
Butchy,
Please give Miss Snickers a big get well play bow from me when she gets up.
Sally Ann
Poor little Snickers has been through a lot. I hope she gets over this illness soon and starts wiggling her butt again ;)
Hi friends,
Sorry to hear Snickers has not been feeling well. I am keeping my paws crossed for a speedy recovery!
xo
Get well soon, Snickers.
Luv
Snowball
I will be thinking pawsitive tewwiew thoughts and cwossing all my paws (so will Mywna and Womy wheelies) and mommi and daddi too
Get well sweet Snickews We love you
smoochie kisses
ASTA
pee ess,Butchy love, Wuby, sylvestew and Scuby I'm sending you my love too
We hope you feel better soon, Snickers!
Love ya lots
Maggie and Mitch
Now those ticks look a little scary (all ticks do, really). Heal up fast sweet Snickers! We're keeping our paws crossed for you!
Kisses,
Bajas & Virus
IT WASN'T ME! That Mango tick photo is obviously a poor attempt of the Lacie tick to disguise herself.
Feel better soon, Miss Snickers and tell mom to take plenty of naps too.
Slobbers,
Mango
OMD! We have missed sooooo much! Miss Snickers, we're sorry you are feeling poorly! We hope you feel all better really FAST!
Aire-hugs,
Poppy, Penny & Patches
We just heard Snickers was sick. Sending healing purrs and puppy licks. ~S,S,C & F
What terrible slugs we are -- we didn't even know that Snickers was ill until we saw the update this morning. Sorrrry!!! We wirey guys and gals need to stick together.
The news sounds hopeful -- so please give Ms. Snickers a few licks and sniffs from us and tell your mama to try to get some rest too.
Lots and lots of wirey love,
Jake and Just Harry
Wishing you all the best for a speedy recovery.
Darling just let me know if you need my nursing assistance..I can round up the troops in a nano second......Love and a million kisses Aggie and ARch
We are slugs just like Jake and JH. We are sorry to be so late in replying, but Gussie took the laptop with him when he left for Ioway yesterday. Hope he is behaving himself?
muzzer
We're hoping that after a good night's rest and some time for the medication to start kicking in that Snickers is already feeling some relief. We know that transfers to relief for her moma as well. Keep drinking those fluids Sweet Snickers, and do everything else you're doing to keep you-know-who away. So far, so good!
Love,
Jake and Fergi xxoo
Hope you feel better Snickers. Those ticks are scaring us
Benny & Lily
Hope you are feeling better soon - keeping all paws crossed
Licks
Sally and Paddy
poor little sweet Snickers. we hope that the vetty medicines make her get better fast! being sicky is no fun at all. we are sending her a gazillion healing vibes with special B power to get better and stay strong a healthy!!!
we have missed you kiddos.
woofs
Oh Snickers...Mumsie got ur mama's message on her cell and we're glad that the swelling is a little down today and the fever down too...
Butchy has been a hooge help to me by gathering wood to boil the water for sponge baths and finding dead chickens for soup...he's really an excellent nurse...just natural ability!!
Goodness...I see you had that pic of that EXTREMELY ATTRACIVE tick on ur bloggie...isn't she totally adorable??? No...I'm not referring to the one that looks just like the Relentlessly Hooge...rather ugleeeee, that one...
Now Snickers...it's time for your medicine...I think I'll hide it in a large cone of ice cream tonight...yes, Butchy, you can have some too...perhaps I'll make some milkshakes with the leftovers?????
Love to everybody over there...when do the Craemers arrive????
Kisses...
Laciegirlie
Poor Snickers, we missed the post on her being sick and were so surprised to see this today. We hope the meds will make everything better. She sure needs to catch a break.
Woos and hugs, the OP Pack
Pee Ess, thanks for the code, we have added it to the blog.
Oh no, poor Snickers. We hope whatever is in those eggs on the side of her neck will hatch soon and go away!
Poor Snickers :S U_U hope get better =)
Those are some strange looking ticks. Good thing they aren't native here. We have our own tick species. :)
Hope Snickers gets better soon.
Hey Snickers, it's a great thing to hear there's no cancer in them there eggs! Trust me, it's no fun, but I'm so happy to hear that you've got such an awesome mommy and vet to take care of you. Give em an extra lick for me, huh?
Licks and wags...
Tucker
Oh, man, poor Snickers. I hope that she gets well fast.
Hey there
We also wanted to send our positive vibes, thoughts and prayers your way as you battle with snickers! Like you, we are overwhelmed by the support from our doggie-bloggie community. Hope she pulls through and back to her frisky self.
Lots of love
Max's mom in South Africa
Dear Miss Snickers,
We hope you are doing better by today, dear pup!
Hugs xo
Sammie
hang in there snickers we are rooting for you to get better soon!
Hello, I'm Oskar & I'm just stopping by to tell you that I hope Snickers gets better soon.
We are praying and not sleeping tonight for S.
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