NORCAL Golden Retriever Rescue | Detail

Name: Obi

Number: 15518

Age: 0 Years 2 Months

Gender: Male

Owner Exp.: experience with puppies

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Obi is doing well. Second round of DHPP 11/6. Puppy strangles are almost gone. Weaning off the prednisone. Two possible families.

Obi Looking for a Forever Home

Obi came into Norcal on October 21st with a very high fever, weighing only 7 lbs, and a bad case of Puppy Strangles/Juvenile Cellulitis. He spent the night in the hospital getting fluids, pain meds, antibiotics, and a steroid injection and then could come to his foster home. Puppy Strangles are not contagious and will recover with the proper medication and rest. Obi is already running in the backyard, chewing on the big dog bones and dragging toys everywhere. He still has another week of drugs but is doing well and had a follow-up appointment on 10/29/24. He is being fostered in Milpitas. Some information on treatment Fortunately, the outlook for this rare disease is favorable. “Most cases of puppy strangles will respond well to medications within a few weeks of treatment,” Dr. Clark says. Since it’s not contagious, other dogs in the litter won’t be affected, and the disease will not be passed on to you or other pets at home. - Typically, when diagnosed, your dog would receive high doses of a steroid medication, such as prednisone, to suppress the incorrect reaction of the immune system. Depending on the disease’s severity, they may also need antibiotics to treat secondary infections that are affecting your dog, in addition to puppy strangles. Your puppy will usually return to their bouncy self within a few weeks, with no risk of recurrence. You’ll need time for any patchy hair loss to regrow. Delays in treatment can result in some permanent bald patches and scarring.

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