Meiji's rescued dogs

This afternoon, Meiji brought two rescued dogs for treatment at our panel vet, all the way from Raub. 

These are WongWong and FaiFai.  Both appear to have skin problems. 

This is WongWong.  She is female, and was picked up from the roadside.

This is FaiFai.  We are quite sure FaiFai is one of our Klang rescued dogs because of evidence of being spayed (the shaven patch at the side of the body).  She must have escaped from LLLP.  She also has a skin problem.  Thank goodness Meiji spotted her.

The vet took skin scrapes on both of them to examine under the microscope.  It certainly looked like mange to all of us.  But the vet could not find any evidence of mange at all in the samples, so she cannot prescribe medication for it.  Also, Meiji had bathed them both with Tacktick, and this could have removed all the evidence. 

A close-up of WongWong's condition.

FaiFai, fast asleep while waiting for the results of the tests.

The vet also checked for fungus using the UV-light, but again, there was none.

Finally, it was decided that Meiji should continue with the Tacktick wash as that is the "approved" treatment for mange.  FaiFai was prescibed an antibiotic as her wounds seemed more serious and infected. 

WongWong also has TVT, but is at an early stage.  The vet prefers to wait for at least two weeks for the skin condition to improve before adminstering the chemo jab for TVT because chemo medication can severely lower the immune system and cause the skin condition to become drastically worse.  So, FaiFai will come back in 2 weeks to see if she is ready for the chemo treatment.  It only takes 4 jabs to successfully heal the TVT.  TVT is one of the most treatable cancers in dogs. 

I waited with Meiji all afternoon, and the diagnosis itself took quite some time. 

Today's treatment was sponsored by us. 

We also donated another cage to Meiji for her dogs.  She is looking after more than 100 dogs on her farm now. 

Bye, WongWong and FaiFai....see you both in 2 weeks' time.

Get well soon!