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I started fostering a lovely puppy over a month ago for a rescue group in Los Angeles that takes in strays and small pets at kill shelters. They have a very small set up, and it's basically run by a few volunteers (extremely understaffed). The puppy was doing great at my house for the first month. Very happy and very spoiled with attention and care. Out of the blue over these past 7 days, she's been developing these sores all over her body. I brought her in immediately when she just had 2 small sores at the start, and the vet tech they had on staff did a quick 30 second ring worm test. She told me it was negative for ringworm and informed to just spray some hydrogen peroxide on her and it should go away. Next day, she developed more sores, then even more the next day. I updated the rescue each day. I brought her in again to leave her there for a few days so they could monitor her. They texted me that everything was fine and for me to pick her up. When I got there today, her paws/legs, whiskers/chin, and belly had even more sores. I told this to the vet tech. She told me it's not contagious, and it's probably just allergies and her body will fight it off and recover. She told me if its a problem, I could rub neosporin on the sores.
I'm nervous because after a month of searching for people to adopt her, I finally found 2 families that were interested in meeting her. However, she now looks diseased and I'm scared it's going to hurt her chances of getting adopted. I'm thinking about rescheduling the meeting until the sores heal up, but I'm also worried they will just look elsewhere or the sores will continue to get worse. I'm also nervous that the vet tech didn't really give a thorough examination and only checked for ring worms. She didn't inform me that the puppy had developed more sores while in their care. I really don't have the means to take her to another vet for a second opinion which is why I'm fostering. I don't know what to do and I feel helpless.
More info: The week prior, I took her to a highly rated pet salon to bathe her and treat her shedding (I paid out of pocket). I washed her bed and blankets. She hunted and killed a squirrel in the backyard. I told all this to the rescue incase it might have given them an answer.
What should I do?
TL;DR; Foster puppy developing sores all over. The rescue I got her from seems to be dismissive and not alarmed by the sores.
I started fostering a lovely puppy over a month ago for a rescue group in Los Angeles that takes in strays and small pets at kill shelters. They have a very small set up, and it's basically run by a few volunteers (extremely understaffed). The puppy was doing great at my house for the first month. Very happy and very spoiled with attention and care. Out of the blue over these past 7 days, she's been developing these sores all over her body. I brought her in immediately when she just had 2 small sores at the start, and the vet tech they had on staff did a quick 30 second ring worm test. She told me it was negative for ringworm and informed to just spray some hydrogen peroxide on her and it should go away. Next day, she developed more sores, then even more the next day. I updated the rescue each day. I brought her in again to leave her there for a few days so they could monitor her. They texted me that everything was fine and for me to pick her up. When I got there today, her paws/legs, whiskers/chin, and belly had even more sores. I told this to the vet tech. She told me it's not contagious, and it's probably just allergies and her body will fight it off and recover. She told me if its a problem, I could rub neosporin on the sores.
I'm nervous because after a month of searching for people to adopt her, I finally found 2 families that were interested in meeting her. However, she now looks diseased and I'm scared it's going to hurt her chances of getting adopted. I'm thinking about rescheduling the meeting until the sores heal up, but I'm also worried they will just look elsewhere or the sores will continue to get worse. I'm also nervous that the vet tech didn't really give a thorough examination and only checked for ring worms. She didn't inform me that the puppy had developed more sores while in their care. I really don't have the means to take her to another vet for a second opinion which is why I'm fostering. I don't know what to do and I feel helpless.
More info: The week prior, I took her to a highly rated pet salon to bathe her and treat her shedding (I paid out of pocket). I washed her bed and blankets. She hunted and killed a squirrel in the backyard. I told all this to the rescue incase it might have given them an answer.
What should I do?
TL;DR; Foster puppy developing sores all over. The rescue I got her from seems to be dismissive and not alarmed by the sores.