Zeus is 6 1/2 month old, red boy. Most amazing animal I've ever known!!!
High happy energy puppy, tremendous exercise and training drive, loved, beloved, born and raised (and still growing like a weed) on a small Caribbean island.
Life in paradise seam perfect with great white sandy beaches, tropical weather, sweet fruits, hummingbirds and lots of wild horses...until an tropical nightmare infections caused by bacteria Ehrlichiosis transmuted by a brown ticks, made Zu very sick. Was Friday morning, when he acted very lethargic and lazy in his 8am walk. Made it super short, just did his business and set on a side walk sadly looking at me with his watery and bleary eyes. Back home, no appetite at all. Not even a fresh water bawl, with 3 ice cubes in it.
By the same day afternoon, called up a vet. As smaller the island as less vets in practice, so the ONLY one that could help us was on the "main land" and will be back next week, with ferry. Beside island human society guest vet who was there only on Wednesday and other than that, also on the "main land"
By the weekend his condition worsened. Refused to eat, or drink, just was lying helpless, shaking with fever of 105, showed signs of pain, bleary eyes, dander in the fur, shedding, bad breath, very dry and pale gums...
Monday, Christmas Eve, vat was back and by that time I had to carry him to the car. Got his first liter fluid, penicillin injection and doxycycline 100mg. After spending 7hours in a clinic we could go home. Fluids and mads helped .
Day two, Christmas, eating his favorite risotto in chicken soup, still not thirsty for water, continuing with penicillin and doxycycline every 12 hours.
Thank you for reading this far, wanted so much to share it with your amazing community! You guys helped a lot raising this fantastic animal, so I hope my experience will help recognize symptoms and prevent infection going to far.
Zeus & Oriana
High happy energy puppy, tremendous exercise and training drive, loved, beloved, born and raised (and still growing like a weed) on a small Caribbean island.
Life in paradise seam perfect with great white sandy beaches, tropical weather, sweet fruits, hummingbirds and lots of wild horses...until an tropical nightmare infections caused by bacteria Ehrlichiosis transmuted by a brown ticks, made Zu very sick. Was Friday morning, when he acted very lethargic and lazy in his 8am walk. Made it super short, just did his business and set on a side walk sadly looking at me with his watery and bleary eyes. Back home, no appetite at all. Not even a fresh water bawl, with 3 ice cubes in it.
By the same day afternoon, called up a vet. As smaller the island as less vets in practice, so the ONLY one that could help us was on the "main land" and will be back next week, with ferry. Beside island human society guest vet who was there only on Wednesday and other than that, also on the "main land"
By the weekend his condition worsened. Refused to eat, or drink, just was lying helpless, shaking with fever of 105, showed signs of pain, bleary eyes, dander in the fur, shedding, bad breath, very dry and pale gums...
Monday, Christmas Eve, vat was back and by that time I had to carry him to the car. Got his first liter fluid, penicillin injection and doxycycline 100mg. After spending 7hours in a clinic we could go home. Fluids and mads helped .
Day two, Christmas, eating his favorite risotto in chicken soup, still not thirsty for water, continuing with penicillin and doxycycline every 12 hours.
Thank you for reading this far, wanted so much to share it with your amazing community! You guys helped a lot raising this fantastic animal, so I hope my experience will help recognize symptoms and prevent infection going to far.
Zeus & Oriana
Thank you all, so many out there, for wonderful words of support and positive energy!!!
