Depressed & Anxious Dog in Pain... What to do?

[neely]

Happy 2nd Birthday, Fisher. He's grown in so many ways but still has the same adorable face. Here's hoping he can wait until after the holidays to see the new, (good), vet.

 

[BellaGooch]

Sorry, I know this is kind of an irrelevant post on this old thread, but I couldn't resist sharing.
Google Photos made this collage. You can see in his eyes how anxious he was in the top right corner. He still looked a bit sad in the top left corner, and in the bottom left corner hes peaceful
And the last one's a cute photo from last week
So thankful that he's back.

 

[Furballsmom]

So not irrelevant

 

[BellaGooch]

Guess who’s back in a cone?

He has two more hotspots (one on his back and one on his tail) and is back to being anxious. Poor guy.

 

[neely]

I'm sorry Fisher is having a problem with hotspots. What do you think caused it, e.g. allergy, inflammation, bacterial infection? Please give him a big hug for me.

 

[BellaGooch]

Thank you neely . Will do.
Hotspots are basically just a breeding ground for bacteria. Not sure what exactly causes them, but apparently some dogs (labs in particular) are more prone to them than others.

 

[neely]

True, one of our neighbors has always had golden retrievers and they also gets hotspots.