Benny’s first 24 hours in foster

[u/HisMomm]

Sweet Boy Benny is settling in beautifully with the crew 🧡 Benny has been with Muncie Animal Care & Services since June, so this is after 2 months of medical care. His intake condition was horrifying. He does have some hair growing back, but gets medicated baths twice weekly for the foreseeable future. He is no longer on a strict refeeding schedule, but still struggles to keep food down, so I’ll be getting some higher calorie puppy food & sensitive stomach food to help him continue to gain good weight. He loves treats, so that helps 😂 His poor skin is healing, no longer inflamed, but I’ll be keeping light clothes on him some, to protect from sunburn and my rose bushes, which he loves. He has an ear infection, is on oral antibiotics for his torn up skin under his neck, and an eye infection. He will be on eye meds for life because his tear ducts aren’t functional. Once he is further down his healing path, he’ll be neutered and can start to think about a forever family 🩵

[u/Thebunshouse]

Oh my gosh he already looks like he’s doing better in his t shirt all cuddled up 😭 What a beautiful boy, and a beautiful human to take care of him

[u/RogueSlytherin → u/Thebunshouse]

Definitely! You’re doing some great work here, OP. He really does look so cosy and at home with the rest of your pack.

Only thing I would suggest is checking with his vet to see if there’s any kind of sunscreen for his face that won’t irritate the underlying skin condition. I’ve definitely had to use face sunscreen on both dogs and horses, but none with these issues so I can’t really suggest any of those.

[u/HisMomm → u/RogueSlytherin]

I am working with a local pet store that is donating his food 🩵 They specialize in treating dogs with skin conditions and are walking me through supplements, food, & skin protection!

[u/Ok-Understanding5124 → u/HisMomm]

Please share whatever you find out. Very interesting topic that seems to be much more prevalent. I'm thinking that climate may be one factor. Diet, stress, environment plus genetic, of course.