Back from the vets with Benji.

Well we got the Spanish vet who I find very hard to understand. He's a lovely man but I can't understand a lot of what he says

Anyway he has given him some Rilexine antibiotics, some pred tablets, and antibiotic injection and anti-inflamatory injection and I asked about Ivermectin because someone on here (can't remember who) said that Stronghold won't kill the mites outright and that only Ivermectin would so I thought I would ask the vet about that and he said yes I could try Ivermectin so he gave him an injection of that but I am really worried now because he said if he starts shaking or behaving differently phone them up and take him back in I will be watching him like an hawk tonight

I also asked for him to do his anal glands which were full again so he should feel a bit better after that. Anyway it cost £33.40 altogether which wasn't bad for consultation, anal glands emptying, 3 injections of Panomec, Dexadreson and Ceporex and 14 Rilexine tablets and 14 pred tablets.

He has to go back next Friday to see how he is doing.

Poor Benji

I hope all these medicines make him better now

Thanks Lou I think he was beginning to feel like a pin cushion with 3 different injections Still didn't manage to keep his 4 paws on the table - he's a pain in the neck on the vets table he always has to have two paws and his chest resting on my arm and I get a dead arm after a bit

The vet weighed him too so he could work out how much Ivermectin to give him and the fatty weighed 11.5 kg

Dont worry too much about what the vet said about shaking etc Foxy-he was only making you aware of possible side effects and i think he did a good job in letting you know.

I hope he gets all sorted Foxy cause he's had a bit of a rough trot just lately so reading your post earlier was like dejavu.It cant be nice for pets going to the vets anyway cause they dont understand that what the man/woman is doing will benefit them and they only inflict pain! Benji is obviously just very wary of them which is understandable considering the ear problem he had.

Oh and he's not a fatty at 11.5kgs-he's rather slight!

ah poor Benjy, at least you've got some stuff to help sort him out now,

aww poor benji i bet he feels like a voodoo doll having all his injections,lets hope they work for him

Thanks Steve I will just feel really bad though if anything happens because I am to blame for him having the Ivermectin although I'm sure the vet wouldn't have given it to him if it was that bad would he My guinea pigs had three injections of it earlier this year and they were fine and no more scratching so if they were okay then Benji should be.

He is a fatty for a Bichon because they should only weigh about 5 - 6 Kgs I think He is quite big for a Bichon though although I think he ideally could do with getting down to about 8 or 9 kg, although that's easier said than done cos he is a greedy little devil

Bless his little heart, hope he feels better soon!
He is a little fatty, Cassie's only 10.2 kgs lol

Thanks Lolo and Jenn Yes I hope something works too because I would hate to think we are back at square one with him trying to find out what is causing him to itch - I really thought we had cracked it when he was diagnosed with sarcoptes and they said it was easily cured with Stronghold

Omg - its hard to believe he weighs more than a Border Collie Has Cassie been spayed?