Thanks so much for the advice!
Another Husky? Am I crazy??
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Well, the vet estimates her age at 2, but I tend to think she is a bit younger. She is such a sweet girl. Vet said she was in good health, just about perfect weight, but did recommend separating the two dogs for at least 3-4 days after she was vaccinated (today.) She has no intestinal parasites (I was SHOCKED!) and the heartworm test comes back tomorrow, but I am hopeful. I have been continually brushing her so her matted hair looks quite a bit better. She has a grooming appointment Thursday and vet said to bring her back after her heat to be spayed. She isn't bleeding very much so I am praying that it means her heat is almost over and not just starting. Here are a couple of pictures I took of her tonight enjoyin a cow hoof.
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I wanna cry...Rosie is heartworm positive. The doctor is concerned that she may have been exposed to a male dog while at animal control and be pregnant and that would complicate her heartworm treatment. I called them and they said that they didn't believe she was but were going to check their records and call me back.
Well, he just examined her yesterday and he said that if she were to be pregnant then it would have been just within the last few weeks since she had been in animal control. He told me to call them and ask if she was exposed to any male dogs while she was there, which she wasn't thank goodness. I am going today to pick up the antibiotics to get her started on. He said 2 weeks of those and 2 weeks of antibiotics and steriods and then she will go into the hospital for 2 days of treatment then 4 weeks of "strict confinement." How am I going to keep a husky in strict confinement for 4 weeks?? No running, jumping, etc. She can go on walks, but that is it. Anyone else out there been through this before?
Thanks for all of the advice. I am definitely going to need it. I think I am going to go ahead and try to get her crate trained so at least she will be used to it. She got in it yesterday and seemed content for the time she was in it, so maybe it won't be as bad as I fear. I do know it will not be fun though.
She is a cutie though, isn't she? and soooo very friendly.
She is a cutie though, isn't she? and soooo very friendly.
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