I have a 4 months old puppy, Rufus. (Can anyone see his pic, not sure if it is successfully attached to my profile).
He is a Maltese who no longer looks like this, cause I have to shave him bald. (Looks like Chihuahua now) Why? He got bacteria infection, skin has red spots and scratching like mad. And I have agreed with the vet to shave him so that I can treat him right to the point. Hope he would heal fast -cause I just burnt 200RM - that is before i red about previous postings on this-and saw Mr. Derric can rectify it under RM10. . Oh well. Amazingly, i have no problem feeding him medicine, cause he is such a "rubbish bin"
Rufus does not like the Down command...he is very egoistic.
he looks really cute,pity the little who encounter such problem at only 4 mths.When i adopted my deedee she had the same skin problem.I only cut her hair really short not totally bald.It took about 3 wks to recovered on regular vet visits.Which vet do you go to?I hope your lil Rufus will get better soon.
(This post was edited by barry on Aug 26, 2004, 7:09 PM)
Welcome ... hope u meet many wonderful ppl here and make new friends too... wishing a speedy recovery for ur Rufus... keep us updated on his condition ya... take care and have fun... ENJOY
Hiee...thanks all for the well-wishes..will pass that on to Rufus
Barry, I think your puppy has Maltese blood too, because of the eyes. I read your post that it has Shih Tzu blood, right? I am really proud that you made that choice...the last time I went to PAWS was giving them little stray kittens.
Three weeks sounds alright..i hope..i am spending like 1 hour before and after work just to ensure his ears r clean, paws are nicely filed (i dun do that to myself even) and ensure my mum feed him the right dosage.
Phoenix...you terrier's ears standing or floppy..i was wondering whether is it normal for a silky terrier to have floppy ears (my dear friend has one...very anti-social to all dogs and kids though..but very manja to us)
Mister Stan's i guess is a Beagle?.I always wondered how big a beagle would grow up to be...medium size?
Ladee_m...really look lady like ..poodle? plan to make it french style?
Barry, after the deedee's visit to the vet...when was the next?
Forgot to say that I went the the vet along the new old klang road highway...next to Esso station, nearer toward Fed Highway.
Actually, our fav vet , Dr. Mukundan, was in PJ( 9o'clock at the first roundabout after Old klang road)...looks run down ...but very good with all my cats and dog (it was a Spitz)...and price never went up to 50 RM. hmm...maybe inflation.
About Deedee's eating habits...well i tried on Woofie (my friend's terrier)...i microwave those soft food (ceasar) with lid on for like 1 min...almost explode...but really smells nice. ensure deedee is there to smell. Then cool it to room temperature. when cool...feed her bit by bit if she does not eat from the plate/bowl.
We have tried for 3 years now to find what woofie likes...and after a few months...her taste changes.
Hi elaine !! NIce to meet you !! Plz enjoy urself here.
Sad to hear that Rufus was shaved. I own a 6 months old lab and he has experienced that before !! that was when he was 4 months...he was shaved by the vet at many places....though not all over the body, and then, we had to apply cream for him everyday. Took about 2 weeks to recover and about 1 month for him to recover his handsome looks !! He had bacteria infection too.....
I was about to donate some cat biscuits there(cause my cat Chelsea died-roadkill) but my mum gave all to the stray cats at the back..well, samething I guess.
Seeing how cute deedee is, i guess we can find adorable animals there.
your maltese is so cute and adorable. feel like i want to give a soft pinch. yeah mine is a beagle. by referring to www.puppy.com.my, the average size is 18-30 lbs.
Rufus looks cute.... so sad that you had to shave his fur..... it happened to my cat, it had fungus and the vet shaved my cat bald!!!!
I also have 4 dogs, one of them is a shih tzu...... a senior dog hahaha... the rest are big dogs and they treat my shih tzu like their leader... have to obey him, if not, my Willy boy will bite their ears hahahah.....
Willy, my beloved shih tzu (22 March 1994- 8 August 2005) May you rest and live happily in Rainbow Bridge with the rest. You will forever be deeply missed by all.
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My dog are treated by the same Vet u've mentiond,we pay him a visit every year,this shall be the 9th years.
Just wondering why u need to use microwave for the ceasar dog food, it really smells good if just open without warm up. It used to be Taro's favorite food, but now he don't seems like it so much,may be grown up oredi & taste changed. If u really wants to warm up the dog food,I think 10 ~20 seconds is more than enough !
looking at her crate reminds me of the crate my teddy used to live in 5 years ago...full of soft toys and hides. The best thing is he goes into the cage himself when he wants to play or sleep, now he hates cages and roam freely in my house
wishing both of you a warm welcome and hope rufus recover soon and may her beautiful coat grow real soon
Yes the picture in the avatar is a nice little doggie. Is good to shave the hair off because skin problem is hard to heal with all the hair. No worries I am sure your RM 200 is well spend and worth it.
For your information silky will not have floppy ear. If they have floppy ear then something is not right. All silky's ear must stand straight up.
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(This post was edited by kitconnie78 on Aug 27, 2004, 1:58 PM)
MisterStan...i dunno the road name..so I will try to describe. It is very near a chinese temple Sau Seng Lum. From Old Klang road, u'll meet the 1st roundabout. take immediate left and left again. Then right. Once you turn right you will see it on your right. Dun look very much like modern clinics though. I have not been there for like 10 years
Musashi..you go to the Old Klang Road one? hehe, what a coincidence. I guess whoevery lives in OKR will visit that vet. They monopolise that area already. The Vet was a girl. I think the guy was not there yet.
do you still own both cats and dogs? It is amazing how they respect each other's space and they don't hurt each other.
haha...Willly has proof to all that size does not matter, as long as you have the will to show who is the leader. I can imagine howw funny it would be when Willy command all the big ones to go fetch its toys or something ...wow!
What you did to Teddy pic is very beautiful, makes him majestic looking.
Rufus still likes his crate(keeping my fingers cross). I try to be very careful not to send him to his crate if he did something wrong, and never scold him when he is in there. So he thinks that is his sanctuary...nobody can touch him there.
Do you think maybe Teddy had a nasty experience in his crate? Maybe can play with Teddy in there till he has sweet memories within his crate. Then soon teddy may make his crate his fav place again
The next visit after her first vet visited was 5 days later cause during that period her skin condition was really bad.I bring her to the vet,their charges was reasonable too. The problem diet is she's allergy to certain kind of protein such as chicken breast & all meat can food but now i'm feeding her science diet with only 19% of protein.The doctor said usually dog with skin problem should stick to low protein diet.
I will keep track on his protein intake. He has been taking Science Diet too. first was Puppy Original then I switched to Lamb & Rice. however, I kind spoiled him with treats..those milk biscuits and some meat base ones.
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... hope u meet many wonderful ppl here and make new friends too... wishing a speedy recovery for ur Rufus... keep us updated on his condition ya... take care and have fun... ENJOY 
He had bacteria infection too..... 
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