In January we noticed Sophie had a wet spot on her neck and it smelled really badly, so I took her to the vet. She had been wearing a bark collar and the prongs had gotten wet and irritated the skin on her neck. He said he was pretty sure she scratched it and when she broke the skin, it allowed her to get a staff infection. He said she probably hadn' thad it for more than 24-48 hours. I couldn't believe that in such a short period of time it could get this bad...
So he sedated her, shaved her neck, and cleaned her up. She got shots of antibiotics and creams rubbed on her neck.
He sent us home with more creams, antibiotics and steriods to help the healing process.
The poor girl was really sore and miserable for a few days...
But with A LOT of cuddles...
and naps...
She started healing up really good.
She was so patient about letting me doctor her.
And she is now...better than ever!
