Skittles
You can help these sweet fur-babies Skittle's at the Vet Hospital Skittles has a very sad story We received a call from a local preacher’s wife saying she and her husband wanted us to take there? Senior? Doxie because? his? back went out. We agreed and asked if the X-rays showed a slipped disk or degenerative disk disease, a standard question. She said she didn’t know because they didn’t ever take their dogs to the vet. Surprised, I asked how long he had been injured and asked for more information. When I heard about Skittles’s history, I almost wish I hadn’t asked. She told me he had been injured for about four days, and they’d been keeping him in the backyard because poor Skittles couldn’t control his bladder since he’d hurt his back. However, when our vet examined Skittles, we heard a very different story. Skittles’s neglect was unbelievable. For one thing, Skittles was not a boy, but a girl! The vet could tell that Skittles’s injuries were many months old and that she’d been living outside, in the hot yard, for a long time. She was severely malnourished and had an internal infection, rotten teeth, worms, a tumor and open sores for dragging herself around the yard in search of find food and water. We thought about whether or not we should let her go to the rainbow bridge, but her sweet personality and strong spirits convinced us otherwise. She’s only eight years old, which is the prime of life for dachshunds. Skittles spent two weeks at the vet, receiving the best of care, including multiple acupuncture treatments, a quality, high-calorie diet for weight gain, physical therapy, crate rest, antibiotics and treatments for a host of fleas and worms. She was also bathed, as she arrived filthy, her tail and hindquarters covered in her own feces and urine. As soon as she’s strong enough to tolerate the surgery, she’ll have vaccinations, removal of her tumor and a full dental. Won’t you all say a pray for dear Skittles? In our care, we can promise that she’ll never suffer again, but that isn’t enough, unfortunately. Because she didn’t receive care for her spinal injury right away, the vet says she is probably permanently paralyzed. She might be a candidate for surgery, but he won’t know until she’s a little stronger. It is very likely that she will need a dachshund wheelchair. Skittles still has problems with frequent urinary tract infection and bronchitis to pneumonia.