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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Zoey and I are
at the lake in Wisconsin; her daddy had to go back to work <BR>and will be back
later. We are supposed to be having fun, but no so much so <BR>far. I took
her to a very nice new vet today for a paw she has been <BR>relentlessly
licking. The vet thinks she probably had a sting or bite <BR>between her
toes and that has escalated with licking nonstop to a downward <BR>spiral
of infection and inflammation. She is reluctant to put her on <BR>prednisone
because of her chronic pancreatitis, so we have topical steroid <BR>spray and
antibiotics. I am supposed to put a sock on her foot. A friend <BR>helped me put
it on this morning, though we had to use a muzzle and there <BR>was lots of very
vocal acting out and thrashing. She got the sock off this <BR>afternoon and
immediately licked her foot. I rolled up two hand towels and <BR>pinned them
around her neck but her front foot is too accessible and the <BR>towels have
little effect except I can grab hold of them and get her to stop <BR>licking.
She does not mind them, though. Interesting. </FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">She bolts if
she sees the muzzle and I cannot restrain her and get it on by myself. I was
trying <BR>to avoid an e-collar, because I know the noise from running into
things will <BR>upset her big time, but I am at the end of my rope. Is the
e-collar the only <BR>alternative? I am supposed to spray her foot twice a day,
so the sock must <BR>be reapplied again and again and the resistance just ramps
up. If I go back <BR>to the vet and get her the e-collar, can I just leave
it on? How will she <BR>eat or drink? Is it safe to leave her alone
wearing one of those? I need to <BR>leave sometimes and it is too hot to take
her along to run errands. She is <BR>11 years old and mostly sweet, but
messing with her feet is always marginal <BR>and now it has her steamed big
time. She has had a very stressful summer <BR>with more thunder than the
last ten years combined. She can't take valium <BR>because of her liver enzymes
and the herbal remedies are limited in effect. <BR>We could use any suggestions
from your experience. Droolers are the best!!<BR>Linda and
Zoey</FONT><BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>