Yesterday the vet said there was significantly less pus and wax in Frodo’s
ears. She said to stop Baytril and Pen-G shots and instead give TMZ tribrissen
0.65ml orally 2/day. He’s still dizzy and has trouble walking when I put him on
his feet (has weak back left leg and goes in circles, some are big circles and
sometimes he stands for a bit). He sleeps a lot and always lays in a croissant
shape. 🥐.
-Brenda
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On Nov 3, 2021, at 5:31 PM, Janet G <wildharerescue@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Brenda, I hope the laser works. I’ve heard good things, please keep us posted
too. So sorry about Frodo. It’s so hard when our babies get older.
Love and prayers,
Janet
On Wed, Nov 3, 2021 at 9:55 AM Brenda B <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:--
Please put Frodo on the prayer list (or update his issue). For the past 2
weeks he has head some tilt and lots of dizziness and considerable trouble
walking from a double ear infection. The antibiotics (first Baytril oral,
only 1 injection of Pen G, Baytril topical ear drops, Panacur, then a week
later (last week) we added daily injections of Pen-G) are not killing the
infection. I have trouble putting in the ear drops, but they seem to be
getting down in there, although I’m never sure if it’s getting down into the
ear canal /ear drum or in the other cavern that doesn’t go anywhere. Vet
says it’s a “sterile infection” and antibiotic isn’t crossing the blood
brain barrier. The vet is asking a compounding pharmacist if there is
anything topical we can put in his ears. She also may try steroid ear drops
as a last resort before we PTS. I’m aware that he is 9 ½ years old, so we
are trying to figure out if he can be cured, at least enough to have a good
quality of life. We started Reglan injections yesterday to get gut moving.
He started eating again last night and today without being force-fed, so
maybe we can keep him stable enough to give the antibiotics more time. He
sleeps a lot and still grooms himself and sometimes his bonded mate too. He
loves his greens and will eat a whole garden if I let him, but vet said only
2 cups a day, less if he gets diarrhea. I hope the vet can find a topical
drug that will help. The vet is going to loan us a UV laser to use on his
ears twice a day. Please also pray for me as I’m having some health issues
and am stressed out.
love,
Brenda and Frodo and Balin
Janet
"Whoever saves a single life, it is as if he had saved the whole world"
