Monday, July 16, 2007

Wolf Worms

Dexter, the cutest dog in the world, has gotten a bad haircut.
After scratching and biting and whining, we took the pooper to the vet (my awesome sister) to get his "hot spots" treated. As the vet tech was examining him, she noted that the spots were more like puncture wounds than raw patches. When Sherry came in and had a chance to examine him, she exclaimed, "I think they are wolf worms!" Which was followed by the vet tech's exclamation, "Cool!"

Now, of course, this isn't what you want to hear when your baby is being poked and prodded on a slippery exam table. While they were excited to see something new, the description made me wanna hurl. Turns out, these things are essentially maggots living under his skin that work their way to the surface to breathe. Jim said he could see it when they squeezed the skin like a zit. gross.

So he had to be put under, then three worms were cut out. We know he has at least one or two more that we have to wait to penetrate the skin before we take him back to the hospital for more poking and prodding. Sherry said that she's never heard of a dog getting more than one at a time. Lucky dog.

We still don't know how he got the parasites, but I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Especailly pussy dogs like mine. He really is a wus. But a damned cute one.

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