Originally Posted by
liverbird
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you shouldn't be criticised by anyone imo,
you have told all about your situation and asked for advice.
the best advice will come from those on your side hun. x
take care x and i hope all will be resolved and peace restored in your heart.
Karen xx
I think you will find everyone who has posted (long posts and into the earlier hrs by some) is on here side, otherwise why would we bother .
There has been some excellent advice given in this thread, it is now up to Lozzi to decide how to utilise it.
Originally Posted by
mishflynn
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I DO not think the tap hurt him
I Do not think you meant it as punishment
I Do think it was seen by jake as negative & i do think trying to pick him up was very negative also
I know he is used to it, but because of the circumstances this time it was different.
Please lozzi, im not having a go,
im just trying to help
I have to agree with the above,
lozzi , you opened this thread for help, thats what is being given, but for what ever reason you are closing your mind to all the advice that has been carefully explained to you,
You have two choices , Lozzi, listen and accept what you
used to do , and what you can now
not do are two different things...or ignore all the advice and Carry on as you are.
If you continue to take the stand, it does not hurt him, he does not mind me doing it... then it wont be long before we see another "help" thread from you.
I am not including myself here, there are some very experienced people on this board, some have given you incredibly good advice and a whole new insight into the canine mind for you to understand.
It seems you are not listening and simply becoming defensive towards people, that will be a shame as it will close your mind to all help you have received, and it will also stop many members from bothering the next time when you come for help. (who wants to spend hrs typing advice for it to be thrown back in your face).
You need to understand, 2) Jake is no longer that little puppy , you could do what ever to, 2) what ever you have done in the past has set you up for whats happening now, 3) please listen and take the advice as its meant....to help, not criticize
He is on stronghold, is that similar to frontline? I was surprised when the vet didn’t do a skin scrape, and that makes me not comfortable in thinking it is a mite.
You also need to get Jake to the vet, as I am sure what ever is going on with him, has shortened his fuse , and is escalating this problem.
Re- your vet, some vets dont straight away do a skin scrape, my own vet does not, he says that unless you are actually scraping where the mite is , it will not be conclusive, and as the area will be sore and inflamed , it will be painful for the dog, so the way some vets will go (mine does) if he suspects DM then he will treat the condition, with Advocate, along with a course of steroids , to help with the inflammation and itchiness.
So I would not be so unhappy with the vet, for not doing a skin scrape straight away.
Although if she suspected mange why give you "stronghold" ?
You need to take him back tomorrow and have her (or another vet) check him over again.
I am sorry , you are taking all the advice in a negative way , people are trying to ensure Jake is not going to be a dog that ends back up in rescue...sorry if you dont like that, but the sad facts are , if you carry on this way, he IS going to bite you again, or worse someone else. the problem will only escalate, it wont get better without you receiving help.