allergy ? red eye & infected ears.
Hi to all
Here is the story... Jemma (5 months old) had white discharg from her eye since the first day I brought her home but the vet wasn't worried about that. Around week 12 she had an ear infection and was treated with antibiotic.
About two weeks ago I left for vacation and was out for 7 days. When I came back home the first thing I noticed is a "dog smell" I found out that jemma's ears are smelly and full with black/brown Wax and that the bottom of her eye lids are very red from the inside and looks like they are not "attached' to the eye ball and looks swollen.
By the time I got to the vet her floppy ears were all red and hot from the inside. My vet think it is some kind of an allergy and it can happen fron anything... he suggested to start with her food and also gave her diffrent antibiotic for her eyes and ears.
I put her on California Netural and her ears went back to normal but her eyes still looks red. I know I am not done with her medication yet and need to give some more time to the food but I am worried about her health in the future and the cost of it. In july we spent $ 2000 on our lab because the vets did not know what happend to him and after 3 months he died. I am losing my faith in vets and it feels like they only make you spend money on their suggestion but they don't know for sure on complex sickness.
If her condition will not change the vet suggested to take her to a dermatologist so maybe he will run some test....
Any ideas, suggestions will be welcome...
Thank you.
Hi to all
Here is the story... Jemma (5 months old) had white discharg from her eye since the first day I brought her home but the vet wasn't worried about that. Around week 12 she had an ear infection and was treated with antibiotic.
About two weeks ago I left for vacation and was out for 7 days. When I came back home the first thing I noticed is a "dog smell" I found out that jemma's ears are smelly and full with black/brown Wax and that the bottom of her eye lids are very red from the inside and looks like they are not "attached' to the eye ball and looks swollen.
By the time I got to the vet her floppy ears were all red and hot from the inside. My vet think it is some kind of an allergy and it can happen fron anything... he suggested to start with her food and also gave her diffrent antibiotic for her eyes and ears.
I put her on California Netural and her ears went back to normal but her eyes still looks red. I know I am not done with her medication yet and need to give some more time to the food but I am worried about her health in the future and the cost of it. In july we spent $ 2000 on our lab because the vets did not know what happend to him and after 3 months he died. I am losing my faith in vets and it feels like they only make you spend money on their suggestion but they don't know for sure on complex sickness.
If her condition will not change the vet suggested to take her to a dermatologist so maybe he will run some test....
Any ideas, suggestions will be welcome...
Thank you.