Update on Lord Shiloh

Mom Kim here - I was really hoping that I could tell you all that Lord Shiloh's ringworm was just about all cleared up....................

HOWEVER - that would be a lie.  If anything it may have rallied itself (the ringworm) and has now spread further - it is now on the inside of his back legs, around his tail and there are small lesions on the outside of his backlegs and also all over his tummy.  I still have not heard back from the vet we usually have gone to - in fact when I called him to ask about the test results, he reminded me that he would call me when they came in.

At least me and Lady Shasta are still showing NO lesions.

There is something else I'm not sure I have mentioned before.  Lord Shiloh also has a movable lump under his chin - sort of where his head joins his neck.  He still eats altho not with his usual Beagle gusto - he is drinking good and pottying good.  Last time we were at this same vet - the vet looked at it, moved it around but said he would biopsy that later because he didn't have time right then.

I have been a bit dissatisfied for some time with this vet (I know I have posted about it before).  Oh, and after that initial 10-day course of antibiotics was done, I mentioned continuing them or some anti-fungal - this was a no go since the vet said not needed.

Soooooo....
What now?  We have an appointment with a different vet this afternoon.  I have already been told that he will want to do a full exam and likely a skin culture.  I also mentioned that lump and it will likely get checked out too.  I will try to do an update later today.

Please keep my little man in your thoughts and prayers and send some POTP.

Sepia Saturday with a Lord Shiloh Update

Team Beaglebratz with Mom Kim at the helm today is 

going to join in on the 

Sepia Saturday Blog Hop 

hosted by 

Ruckus the Eskie and Earl's World 

(this picture of me and Lord Shiloh was taken a couple of years ago then sepia-nized last year)

It would appear that Lord Shiloh may have turned the corner to healing of his 

possible ringworm infection.

For those who have not had a chance to read 

my previous post-

LOOK HERE!

It was first "diagnosed" about 12 days ago.

I did take him back to the vet for a skin culture of one of the lesions but the results won't be back for about 2 weeks.

However the open lesions do appear to be drying up and the 

skin and hair starting to cover the lesions.

Now we just wait and see what happens next I guess. 

Oh and before I go off and forget this-

I really was overwhelmed with all the 

POTP and prayers that 

Lord Shiloh and Lady Shasta 

and me too, received from all of YOU!

By the way, it would appear that

Team Beaglebratz

has some kind of 

announcement they will make come 

this MONDAY, 2/8/16.

Nope - don't try to bribe me -

can't give you any kind of a hint either.

I can tell you that no - it does NOT include the 

addition of another Beaglebratz altho I sure wish it did.

 You all will just have to come back this Monday.

NEED SOME HELP OR THOUGHTS AND POTP

Mom Kim here -

Here is Lord Shiloh this past late summer

...and here he is now

These pictures, some taken today and other times at 

various stages of the lesion's development -

they get worse then heal then come back.
Oh - you can't tell but some of the lesions are on different parts of his body-
side, tummy and he has a couple along his spine but
they never have opened into sores.
They do itch a little off and on but
he rarely bothers them.

The vet said it was ringworm and after checking out

THIS ARTICLE

I would likely agree EXCEPT

'Ringworm is contagious and Shasta is showing

ABSOLUTELY  no lesions-

the vet put him on an antibiotic and not an anti-fungal and

the vet diagnosed it WITHOUT further testing after 

looking at it.

Maybe the vet has seen this enough times to know

when he sees it and

no anti-fungal med is not really needed-

this is the first time I have ever seen it on

ANY of my dogs or my family's.

So-

I am asking if any of you have had experience with

ringworm or do you have any other thoughts?

Yes - Shiloh is still eating and pottying fine.

When he is outside his energy level remains the same

And please

could I get some POTP for my Lord Shiloh?

Thank you.