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OUR STORY
This past August Jake broke one of his dew claws running in the yard. After a week we noticed it was infected and we had to bring him to vet. When the vet cut his nails, some of them started to bleed and puss. Leading us to believe that this was an issue that he's had for a while causing his nail to break off in the first place.
Since then he has been on/off antibiotics and pain medication, along increased omega intake via fish oil (as this can help with nail health/growth in dogs). The vet wanted to wait and see if it would get better with time and supplements. Since then he has lost 8 nails. As you can imagine this is very painful for him.
So, after 6 weeks of waiting we took him in again and the vet is now thinking its a claw deformation which is caused by an auto-immune disease targeting his nails.
LUPOID ONYCHODYSTROPHY
"Lupoid onychodystrophy in dogs is a syndrome that causes brittle nails, split or cracked nails and deformed nails. The underlying cause is unknown but hereditary and immune-mediated processes are suspected. Diagnosis of lupoid onychodystrophy in dogs is based on characteristic clinical signs and response to treatment. Treatment involves the use of therapies designed to modulate the immune system and some dogs may require lifelong treatment to manage their condition. "
Read more on this: What is Lupoid Onychodystrophy
HIS TREATMENT
Currently we aren't positive that Jake has this. So the vet is recommending two things:
1. Get his dewclaws removed and biopsied to actually figure out what is going on.
2. Put him on a strict new course of food, antibiotics for 6 weeks, probiotics, keep him on omega oils, vitamin e.
The vet says that we have a long road a head and we can expect his treatment to be a minimum of 1-2 years of medication to try to fix this condition, and worst he could be battling this for the rest of his life.
WHAT YOUR MONEY WILL GO TOWARDS
- Dew Claw Amputation and Biopsy $1200
- Pain Killers $176.54
- 6 weeks of antibiotics $396.78
- Probiotics $46.24 Every 30 days
- Omega Fish Oils $45.62 Every 30 Days
Any additional money we raise will be put to his on going vet bills and medication over the next couple months.
Jake was our first baby, he's our daughters best friend and is a big part of our family. and we will do anything we can to make him feel comfortable and get him better. We appreciate you taking the time to read his story and anything that you can donate is such a big help in our journey to figuring out what he has and getting him better.
A BIG THANK YOU FROM THE PETERS FAMILY! <3
Organizer
Myranda Peters
Organizer
Calgary, AB