thank you mr vet

a big boulder has been lifted from the shoulder. phew! i can breathe now. i can relax now. i can calm down now. i can check beanie now without feeling any heart pain.

the vet called at 9a.m. and woke me up from my sleep. i purposely did not put the phone on 'silent' mode because i was really hoping to receive his call.
he said he would be here at 9.30a.m.
so i woke mom up and we tied the dog.
oh, he did not take any of the food left for him yesterday. so he was still up but weak.

once i tied him, i think he was thirsty and tried to take some milk. but after one lick, he stopped. so we just threw the milk away and replaced with clean water and he drank and drank and drank. then he went over to the grass to pee. but still no food. i tried to give him bread, he refused. mom gave him his dog snack, refused.

then started the waiting game. i told dad not to go out for his breakfast first and wait for the vet to come.

the vet only came at 10a.m. it took him one hour from kkb....but when he saw his car, we knew how slowly he drove. the most important thing is- he finally came.

so the vet gave him a muzzle that he brought (size 4) and i put it on beanie. he only resisted once his snout was in the muzzle, by then it was too late. luckily dad held his head too. we bought a muzzle but it was size 2, so i guess it was a bit tight and harder to put on. will get another bigger size one later.
beanie was too weak to fight back and there was no bark at all. poor thing.

the doctor gave him 5 injections. please don't call me to recall all. i only remember anti-histemin and the last one was anaesthetic.....very very mild one.
beanie only winced at the first jab, then the rest went smoothly.
so the dog was semi-conscious and the vet's job began. but of course we still had to hold the dog to be safe.
he checked his paws first. his sole was broken and torn...it is very bad when this kind of thing happens to the dog. some skin from his paw was already gone. the vet trimmed the dead skin and the hair around the area and then poured hydrogen peroxide over the open wound. ouch! then he used the blue coloured spray that we had. so the spray that dad bought was really useful. we are to continue spraying that on the paws.

then he moved to the eye. sob sob sob. dead skin was already forming around the eye and the vet just cleaned and got rid of the dead skin. actually, beanie himself made the eye area all bloody this morning before the vet came with his own paw. i had to control him with the leash and quickly got the fan out before he made it worse.

finally, the ears. the anaesthetic was slowly losing its effect then and mom and i held his legs while dad held down his head. the vet really scrubbed hard with hydrogen peroxide and cleaned all the way iinnnnnnnto his ears. then he squirted anti-bacterial cream into the ears. according to him, the cream can last 3 to 4 days.

vet did not do anything to the mouth because it was still in the muzzle.
he mentioned something about psoriasis and eczema. that it could be due to inheritance or lack of nutrients in his diet.
so we have to buy proper dog food for his meals instead of only giving him rice.
now he is all groggy and sleepy....but it is good. let him get his rest and let all those topical cream work. have applied cream on his mouth too.
so beanie gets topical cream for the eye and mouth, eye and eardrop, antibiotic, antiscratch, vitamin and tablet for his skin. the vet also gives us a bottle of shampoo with certain active contents which we are to use to bathe him tomorrow.

don't let him go out onto hard surface. all beanie's business will be done in the garden in the house now.

so i hope he will get his appetite back and i can feed him his medicine. that in itself is another challenge. hopefully tonight he will not be choosy. mom will get him dog food later. 4 pills to eat. can?

vet has promised to come back 2 weeks later to give him vaccination. oh, i was so happy to hear that.

he charged us rm230....1/3 of that went to the jabs. he said it was always more expensive the first time around. we understand.

everyone is so relieved now. i called aunt to inform her the news. i knew she would not enjoy her trip to malacca today if she did not get good news. and she even told me that she dared not call me the whole time since yesterday.
there is still a lot to do but.... at least we get some reassurance from the vet already. phew!
i switch on the fan so no fly can hover around him when he sleeps.

thank you everyone for your concern and care. there are so many dog lovers on fb.
the battle is still continuing....so let the fight continues.

*even found a prayer for beanie here ;)