Thread: The pictorial treatment record of Star the Shih-tzu

After vaccination (again subcutaneous into neck area), the next step is filling in the vaccination card. The vaccine labels are easily removed...


They are stuck to the card & relevant details filled in.

Lastly, a very poor pic of Star's face (he didn't want to play ball. )



and a paw (virtually mange free & hair growing back) to show how he's improving.



Of course, he's already had one more mange injection this week & will continue to get them until he's cured.

A little bit off subject NR but my girls pug puppy come down with all of these lumps all over her and when we took her to the vet they said she had inherited a blood parasite from her parents. She also started to lose her fur on her head and body.
Two weeks in the vets with intense treatment (and great expense) and she didn't seem to improve.
Brought her home and my wife mixed up a paste of crushed tamarind and oil.
She covered her with this paste everyday for 2 weeks and the lumps have gone and her hair is starting to grow back. Funny looking yellow dog running around for the past 2 weeks.

Never heard of this blood parasite and the mixture (and as my wife made up) which seems to have done the trick.

Sorry for invading your thread but maybe one of your dogs has had the same problem.

By the way great job your doing with Star.

Sounds interesting, LT. What quantities of tamarind & oil & what type of oil? No, we haven't had this problem, the blood parasites we see most often are E caanis caused by ticks & treated with doxyciclene, but I'm always interested to try new remedies (esp non-chemical ones) for skin diseases.

To November Rain
We have a 4 year Shih-tzu named Peenut. I notice that star has a blob on one of his eyes. Peenut has a similar condition. Can you enlighten me as to what it is? So glad Star is progressing so well!

After the vet didn't seem to be getting on top of the problem we brought our dog home and my wife applied a mixture of these 2 products.

One is cummim powder and the other is normal cooking oil.

She mixed the bag of cummin powder with about 2 table spoons of the oil creating a thick paste. Then she covered the whole dog's body with this mixture.
After 2 weeks most of her hair is starting to grow back and the lumps have disappeared.
One final session starting tomorrow and my wife thinks she will then be clear.

Regarding the quanity of cummin powder, all I can say is the bag cost 15 Baht. I suppose it looks like about cubic inch or 3 to 4 table spoons.

5 weeks ago this pug had lumps with scabby tops over most of her body particularly the top of her head, around her eyes and on her torso. She was also constantly scatching the ones she could get to any until they were bleeding.
Vets had her for 2 weeks and when we took her back she looked sick and still had the lumps.

After 2-3 weeks of applying this mixture the lumps have gone and all her hair is starting to grow back on her face and body.

I hope this information can be of help with your babies as well.

Originally Posted by lannaman

To November Rain
We have a 4 year Shih-tzu named Peenut. I notice that star has a blob on one of his eyes. Peenut has a similar condition. Can you enlighten me as to what it is? So glad Star is progressing so well!

A blob actually on the eyeball? With Star it's likely to be his eyecream, as I treat him for everything all at the same time, so he's usually just had the ointment applied when I take the pics of him.

It could be an ulcer with your dog. Dogs with bulbous eyes (Pugs, Shih-tzus etc) are more prone to ulcers. If it is, it can be treated successfully, so I'd take Peenut to your vet to find out.

There are a lot of eye conditions that can be easily treated early on, but can progress, sometimes to incurable. We have a Cocker with keratitis which his previous owner never bothered to treat. Now he's virtually blind & needs medication & eye cleaning every day & will do for the rest of his life.

Get it checked by your vet would be my advice. Good luck.

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Cheers, LT. Will give it a go on hotspots next time we get them (on a dog). It might work on them, too, from your description.

Great work, NR! Geez, those were bladdy BIG maggots! Little miter is looking good. I do remember all those products, especially Negasunt. Ah, good memories.

NR, how much do you know about vets in your area and around the country? are you in touch with other people like you doing the same things?

^ Quite a few, FF. Have pm'ed you.

BTW, Star moved house with me & some of the other dogs, yesterday. That poor wee love is going through some traumatic times.

He loves his new 'temporary home' though and is having great fun exploring, as it's miles bigger than my old place. I keep losing him, as he hides under furniture & gets shut into rooms.

Originally Posted by November Rain

^^ & ^^^

Cheers, LT. Will give it a go on hotspots next time we get them (on a dog). It might work on them, too, from your description.

Actually, and as you can see from my daughters pictures on another thread she had quite bad acne especially on her forehead.

Had her too the skin specialists (a number of times and over a number of months) and was administering all these lotions and at great expense without any sign of improvement.

Asked my wife to try a little dap of this mixture on the blemishes and over the course of 4 days here skin dried out and the pimples and blemishes disappeared.

Also cut down on her intake of Chocolates and sweets but this stuff really seems to work.

great thread nr, doggy fan heaven!

Hi NR!!

Star is looking better everyday. Is he still planning on moving to England? I read the Post article and thought that those wheelchair things are a good invention. I have seen pics of them before and from what i've read the dogs do manage to lead a pretty good life. Keep up the good work!!

BTW - remember i mentioned losing my cat, Jimmy, last December? Well, early last saturday i was peering out of my window, supping a coffee and who the hell should i see sauntering across the courtyard outside. Jimmy!!

Little bastard!! He is in good nick and has obviously been spoilt rotten whilst on holiday.

Just think 8.5 months of crying and looking for him have come up trumps!! I am one happy Patsycat...

Originally Posted by patsycat

Hi NR!!

Star is looking better everyday. Is he still planning on moving to England? I read the Post article and thought that those wheelchair things are a good invention. I have seen pics of them before and from what i've read the dogs do manage to lead a pretty good life. Keep up the good work!!

BTW - remember i mentioned losing my cat, Jimmy, last December? Well, early last saturday i was peering out of my window, supping a coffee and who the hell should i see sauntering across the courtyard outside. Jimmy!!

Little bastard!! He is in good nick and has obviously been spoilt rotten whilst on holiday.

Just think 8.5 months of crying and looking for him have come up trumps!! I am one happy Patsycat...

So glad that Jimmy's back, Patsy! Bet you were overjoyed! You'll be glad to know that his namesake, Jimmi, at the center is also doing well, and was even in the BKK Post adoptions bit one week. He didn't get adopted, though.

Star will be going to UK, via a halfway house in Spain, where he will stay for 6 months to qualify for his pet passport to go to UK. A lovely friend of my Mum's fiance has offered him room & board (& lots of loving care) in her house in Spain with her, her husband & their two rescue dogs. His new owner can fly over from UK to see him & get to know him, whenever it is convenient for her, and 6 months later, Star will be a UK resident. Much nicer & cheaper than quarantine.

Poor Star has 'hotspots' at the moment (I blame LT & his talk of skin conditions ), so he's back on antibiotics & is wearing an Elizabethan collar. He's not a happy wee mutt. He hates his collar! On the upside, I bought him a squeaky ball yesterday that he carries everywhere & is having great fun with.

I had forgotten that Jimmy had a namesake!! Do you have a photo of him?

Yes, i was overjoyed and happy to have my baby home and safe. Some old biddy who lives not 50 metres of my place had mistaken him for her neighbour's cat and kept him locked inside all this time. But he is well and in good condition so after my anger I was happy.

Glad Star is getting a well earned new lease of life!!!

Originally Posted by patsycat

Some old biddy who lives not 50 metres of my place had mistaken him for her neighbour's cat and kept him locked inside all this time. But he is well and in good condition so after my anger I was happy.

Unreal, but you're right, it is good that he is ok...

dementia?

The lady (neighbour) lost her cat a year ago, her neighbour saw my cat and presumed it was hers. I can understand the confusion - I saw photos and they really do look alike. But I and my other cat recognised him straight away. He is a bit sulky with me but starting to act like the rather odd Jimmy that we all love. Any way this is taking over NR's thread about Star. So shall finish on this happy note about my moggie.

Star is going to have a great life and Jimbo is going to have a prolonged life!!

Update - no pics I'm afraid

It struck me as Puggersley (Star's nickname, cos he was pug-ugly) was cuddling up to me last night, that some people on here might be interested how he's doing. I'm afraid no pics, because my camera & my phone camera are both broken (I'm a disgrace to TD. )

So, here's a rundown:

He's still here in Thailand with me, due to a few problems with his health. He's been neutered. Usually, I neuter dogs no question, but as he was a male, a pure breed & going to UK, I asked his new owner what she felt. She already has 2 pure breed males. She agreed that he should be neutered, as one of her dogs now has prostate problems through not being done, previously. So, we were more than happy to oblige.

A few weeks ago, he got dreadful hotspots & swelling. The underside of his jaw was the size of a tennis ball and raw & bleeding from scratching. His muzzle was caked with scabs (strangely his body & feet remained in beautiful condition) Diagnosis - the mange was back, worse than before. Unfortunately that was the same time as my mum was in hospital with septicaemia, so I didn't have time for his treatment. Poor Puggers, sorry, Star, had to stay in the vets for the best part of a week, being treated properly.

Today, he had to go to the vets, yet again, as I'd noticed a problem with his eyes. We have a Cocker Spaniel (Joe Cocker) with chronic keratitis & his eyes looked similar. I was right, it is keratitis, but caught early, it should only take a couple of weeks to heal.

So, he has to undergo weekly shots of Ivermectin 0.35ml (his dosage), he's still on cephalexin 250mg once a day for his mange, but I should be able to stop that in a day or so, as there are no more open wounds or sores & he's now on daily eye cleanings & cyclosporin ointment for a couple of weeks.

In himself he's looking much better. His coat is just gorgeous & he's put on weight. The only sign that he has any problems is by looking closely at his face. Temperament wise, I couldn't ask for a better dog. I never particularly liked Shih-tzus, but I'm a fan, now. He is the bravest (size considered) most loving, loyal, funny dog you could ask for.

If I can get someone to come up & take a pic or two of him, I'll update again.

Originally Posted by November Rain

was cuddling up to me last night, that some people on here might be interested how he's doing.

yeah, MrsKW was wondering, she says thanks for the update.

we are both eagerly awaiting the next set of pics....

when's he going to UK?

^ He's going to Spain when all probs are cleared up. Then 6 months there before he goes to UK (but no quarantine). The probs aren't monumental, but they're a lot easier & far cheaper for me to clear up here, than for his halfway foster mum or new owner to have to deal with & pay for in UK.

I'd say he'll go late Dec early January & be in UK for the summer.

sounds like a good plan.