For the last two days, Emme has been hiding all over the house. She has been spending almost all her time under something. It started on Sunday at the lake house. When Emme wasn't under the living room couch, she was under the butcher block in the kitchen or under our bed. Her behavior was very strange. Although she does like to be under things occasionally, for the past two days it was constant. Instead of coming to sit beside one of us or on our laps, Emme was under something, hiding out. When we returned to Wooster, Emme spent her time under the cabinet in the dining room or under my desk in the sewing room. This morning as soon as she got up, she immediately ran to the sewing room to hide out under my desk instead of making a bee line for the back door to go out to the yard. She has not been interested in playing or running around. She was reluctant to eat although she did finally eat very slowly and finished all or most of her meals. But something was just not right.
So we made an appointment with the vet this morning. Emme has an ear infection. I guess I shouldn't be surprised because she just finished a round of antibiotics after her surgery and that is often when a yeast infection sets in. So the vet pulled some hair from her ears and we have a salve to put in her sore ear. For the next day or two she is to have a baby aspirin twice a day. We are already seeing a change. I hope she is back to her old self quickly. I miss the real Emme.
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2 comments:
Does Emme have the hair in her ears pulled out at every major grooming? Bichons need that. If Chloe is not ready for a full cut but could use an ear hair pulling, I take her just for that. The groomer does it but some vet's have staff that can do it too on a regular basis.
Whenever a dog "hides" or goes into its alone spot, that means they are not well. We've had dogs that did that. You were keen to know what to do immediately.
Feel better, little Emme!
Your friend, Chloe (and Cindy)
Boy! She was saying a lot, without even talking. At least you know when she's not feeling well! Once Emme's all well and her ear is healed nicely, try putting a little Purell on a Q-Tip and swab out her ears --in between her grooms. I'm sure the antibiotics threw her into that yeast infection, but just so she doesn't get into a bad cycle, I would try the Purell. When I groom my dogs, I finish by cleansing their ears with a little hand-sanitizer each time. (Twice a month) Even on antibiotics, I haven't had an ear infection in years. Good luck and kisses to Emme.
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