Asking for advice as I am new to having a dog (my spaniel is 12 months) and not sure if I am wrong for feeling annoyed with vet.
We have been three times in three weeks. First time, he was crying at night and itching a lot.
Vet said anal glands, and emptied them. And that his skin was bit irritated so he had a steroid injection.
Then he started getting scabby bumps with pus in them. Went back, Vet had a very brief look, said “allergic reaction, though pus is unusual” and off we went.
Back within days, he was covered in them everywhere, lots of pus and seemed unwell (growling at family members). Vet said pyroderma and prescribed antibiotics, said dog is grumpy because probably fed up it - I told vet he seemed unwell and he said if it carried on he might do skin biopsy or blood tests.
I wondered why he didn’t do those things then. I pay for a re-consultation each time. He did not check him over thoroughly at all, they just look at his tummy quickly (scabs are everywhere)
Antibiotics finished yesterday. Scabs now
very dark and dried up.
Dog bit DP last night (not through skin, but
still such a shock). Growled at me several times.
He was crying quietly on and off through the night and has gone straight back to bed this morning after a brief greeting (again, completely out of character.)
I am starting to feel angry that they are not looking after him properly. I am worried about him. I will pay for a re consultation today for a third time. Now onto insurance claim as we are over the excess, but still..
Is this normal or do we have a crap vets? (See someone different most times) waiting for them to open so I can call and book him in again.
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LamotWamot · 12/09/2019 07:56
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