My favorite hunting partner is in bad shape

[born2hunt]

My walker Hammer got in a fight with a coon and he had an infection underhis jaw thatwe have bene giving him shotsfor well. .. the shots arent helping and the infection has spread and his faceis swollen up and he can barely see out of his one eye .. Im stomped on what elseIcan do the vet said thats the only thing that they have to help fight the infection and it seems it is making it worse.I hope he pulls through this and heals back up... I jus pray that there will notbe a bad ending to mine and Hammers relationship .. I love the dog to death and I dont want him to go

[jamiebuck]

sorry to here about your dog , i know how you feel i would never like to see somthing happen to my dog to. hope your dog gets better

[dogdr]

what anti-biotic is he using?? does the dog have any other symptoms?? fever?? what was his white cell count??

[Rachswid]

thats to bad, I hope everything works out.
is there another vet in the area so you can get a second opinion?
They should have more than one anti-biotic, shouldn't they?

[born2hunt]

i went back today and it is just as bad if not worse ... I have been giving him a full shot everyday as the vet said .. I don't see where it is helping him at all Im just tryingto keephim comftorable. He is in the shade now with cold water and food so I'm going to let god work his ways ..

[shpines]

Did your vet just give you the antibiotic or did he give you anything else. Depending on what kind of infection and the severity of it, out vet also gives cortisone or something else to help with the swelling, fever, itching, infection. Hope he gets better soon.

[bowhuntinoh]

I hope you get a second opinion before you give up

[born2hunt]

Good news. The dog is fine now. We took him to the vet and he is fine.

[dog1]

born2hunt,

Glad to hear your dog made it, I know what you was going thru.

dog1

[huntnma]

love reading happy endings.......