February 19th

WE COULD USE YOUR HELP!

From sweet man Bruno’s condition on arrival, he has obviously had it rough. We were hoping for good news when we took him to the vet but then quickly discovered he has more issues than first appeared.

He needs to gain at least 15-20lbs so he is on a high protein/puppy diet along with oils added to his diet to get his weight up. We make this into a mush to help him eat without further causing more irritation. His gums are so swollen and prominent and the hope is that the antibiotics used to treat the other issues will also help to calm down some of the inflammation and discomfort.

What is most concerning is what we originally thought was a busted blood vessel in his eye

raised the most concern with our vet than the slew of other issues. He is worried that it more mimics a tumor within the eye and that it warrants a deeper investigation with a ophthalmologist to confirm whether this is a closer and more accurate diagnosis. If this is the case, he may potentially need the eye removed before causing any additional, yet serious, problems.

He has an appointment set up in a couple of weeks to have a specialist evaluate and depending on the prognosis, we will determine wether both his eye and mouth surgeries will be done at the same time to prevent complications from putting him under twice.

He tested positive for both Ehrlichia & Lyme disease, both tick born viruses that can cause lethargy, anemia, lameness, joint pain and much more. He is on a 30 day course of antibiotics to try and help with both-that is the simplest of his problems to treat.

The pressure sores he endured most likely from being left in a extremely small crate day in and day are being treated with lots of creams and ointments and we have seen some healing already, but there is several spots of scar tissue that we were advised may never heal. Keeping him off of these and on soft/thick bedding will make the most difference in helping make progress on these sores.

Bruno likely has a long road ahead of him to feel like himself again. While we hope for the best, the course of treatment for his additional veterinarian care is likely to be pretty pricey especially if he needs his eye removed, as we are already at $280 for this initial diagnosis. The ophthalmologist BEGINS at $125 just for the base consult-not including diagnostic tests.

He may have been failed by his human “owners” but that doesn’t mean that he has to continue to be.

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