[align=justify]Here is my thread for Silas's over all chin ordeal so you all can keep updated.
This is the first time I noticed the issue with his chin:
So we went to the vet, thinking maybe it had something to do with his teeth.
Our amazing veterinarian Dr. Parks said nothing appeared wrong with his teeth at first glance, but the damp spot was beginning to sore so she gave us an all natural medication called MalAcetic Octic, to put on it in case it was just a skin infection, and in two weeks we go back again to have her check it over.
Well, the medication appeared to just keep his chin damp, and even made him lick it and dampen it further. So it had begun to scab and become really nasty.
So he went back, and she found weird pea-sized balls in his chin, right above the "sore". She tried to take a sample but there was like, NOTHING in the sample, so she was unsure of it. She said to keep an eye on the balls and watch to see if his chin starts getting better if we took him off of the MalAcetic Octic.
It started to get better, but currently still feels a bit crusty- and sometimes is damp, sometimes not.
Silas has begun showing signs of possible snuffles- he keeps doing a "reverse sneeze". Sabriel has also been sneezing- he has for a little while. So we are going to do a round of Baytril for both Silas and Sabriel, but not Solara, for she has not shown any signs of sneezing *knock on wood* or other symptoms.
We will see if the balls in his chin improve at all during this process... if not, we will be putting Silas under anesthetic so Dr. Parks can shave the area and see what she sees. She said it could possibly be an abscess, and if it is that, she said the best thing would be surgery to remove or drain them, because they are so persistent and different from human/other animal abscesses. She said that he will be much safer under anesthetic if he has his possible snuffles treated. I am glad this came up because I've been meaning to get Sabriel on it.
I will update further soon.[/align]
This is the first time I noticed the issue with his chin:
So we went to the vet, thinking maybe it had something to do with his teeth.
Our amazing veterinarian Dr. Parks said nothing appeared wrong with his teeth at first glance, but the damp spot was beginning to sore so she gave us an all natural medication called MalAcetic Octic, to put on it in case it was just a skin infection, and in two weeks we go back again to have her check it over.
Well, the medication appeared to just keep his chin damp, and even made him lick it and dampen it further. So it had begun to scab and become really nasty.
So he went back, and she found weird pea-sized balls in his chin, right above the "sore". She tried to take a sample but there was like, NOTHING in the sample, so she was unsure of it. She said to keep an eye on the balls and watch to see if his chin starts getting better if we took him off of the MalAcetic Octic.
It started to get better, but currently still feels a bit crusty- and sometimes is damp, sometimes not.
Silas has begun showing signs of possible snuffles- he keeps doing a "reverse sneeze". Sabriel has also been sneezing- he has for a little while. So we are going to do a round of Baytril for both Silas and Sabriel, but not Solara, for she has not shown any signs of sneezing *knock on wood* or other symptoms.
We will see if the balls in his chin improve at all during this process... if not, we will be putting Silas under anesthetic so Dr. Parks can shave the area and see what she sees. She said it could possibly be an abscess, and if it is that, she said the best thing would be surgery to remove or drain them, because they are so persistent and different from human/other animal abscesses. She said that he will be much safer under anesthetic if he has his possible snuffles treated. I am glad this came up because I've been meaning to get Sabriel on it.
I will update further soon.[/align]