Golden Retriever vs Goldendoodle and the vet
Today was Ebony’s second puppy vet visit. She did great, we were able to finish up her puppy vaccinations. Her minor goldendoodle puppy health issues like the waxy ear build up and her vaginitis were greatly improved. She is a little on the skinny side but her fecal tests were normal so I am to start feeding her FOUR times a day!
I made a dual appointment with Fergus to have his hot spots checked once again. He had three new hotspots that needed shaving and treatment. I also had some lumps that I thought were fatty tumors checked out because one of them had started to bleed. The vet said that they were warts and he was scratching them, making them bleed. He has a wonder SoftE collar but Ebony is very adept at untying it for him and in the few minutes it takes for me to notice he has it off, he has scratched and chewed himself raw again. I had removed all wheat from his diet last week and although it didn’t seem to make much difference in his itchiness, the vet says no more wheat. Both dogs are flea-free but my poor golden retriever’s skin allergies persist. We left with oral and topical antibiotics and steroids. It was an eye popping, jaw dropping $300+ vet bill AFTER my disability discount! I was in tears because my poor golden has been so itchy once again and very worried about what this vet bill, one-third of my monthly income was going to do to the budget. Now I won’t be able to afford the intermediate dog training course at the end of this month. It will be a top ramen kind of month for me but I am confident that my dogs will receive the care that need to be their healthiest, even with the Golden Retriever predispostions. I thas really helped reenforce my decision to not get a pure bred this time and go for the hybrid vigor of goldendoodles.
September 29th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
My doodle, who was sired by KIng, also has waxy ears and we have to clean them about once a week. He scratches a lot too. We’ve been thinking about taking him in to the vet.