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Finally got a decent photo of our black pug. He's a beut! He has to think about things alot before dealing with them. He has to sniff and sniff and sniff on a spot and think about what it all means. While the boston terrier would just take a quick sniff and head out looking for things to eat or things to chase. The collar he wears has lots of spikes on it ... just to keep Sheba from chewing on it or using it to pull him around.

-- the substitute bus-driver and retired psychobabbler ...

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Sheep-Dipped

"I done been sheep-dipped today!"

We've been dealing with mange ...
My wife first had treated him for a couple of days with a mixture of Hydrogen Peroxide & Borax. Then had gone to a mix of sulfur and lard.

We took him to the Vet (DVM) today ... and he said he found some eggs but no actual mites (which are what cause the problem). He asked my wife what she had done to get rid of the living mites ... anyway, he then dropped him into the sheep-dip tank and said we should bring him back in a week for another dip. And that should be the end of it.

The vet also took a blood sample looking for heart worms (none found). And gave him a rabies shot. So he is feeling a bit "down" at the moment.

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