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<DIV>Hello,</DIV>
<DIV>We are the proud owners of a 16 year old male basset named "Mickey
Mouse". He has been with us for 13 years now ever since we adopted him
from a dog kennel out of state. We loved him from the first second we saw
him sitting there just waiting for someone to come along and adopt him. He
loves to ride, go for long rides, and has always been blessed with good health
except for the last 4 months or so. ( He still climbs up and down many
stair steps every day but doesn't jump up into bed with us anymore but prefers
sleeping on his nice soft doggy bed.)</DIV>
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<DIV>We are wondering if anyone can give us some advice on a sore that he
has. He has a sore on his toe (right by his toenail) that is swollen, red,
and bleeds at times that just doesn't seem to heal up. The vet thinks that
maybe originally he might of gotten some glass in it and is hoping that it will
just heal by it's self. Well, it isn't healing and looks very
sore. (Mickey will lick it but doesn't like us to touch it very
much.) Does anyone know of something that we might put on it to help with
the healing or are be better off just letting natural heal it? Also we are
noticing that Mickey is losing a lot of hair in bunches from his
hindquarters. </DIV>
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<DIV>We realize that Mickey might be one of the oldest bussets around but he is
such a good dog!</DIV>
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<DIV>Thank you for your help.</DIV>
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<DIV>Carol, Jim, and Mickey</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>