Lakota went to the Vet today to have some sores checked. I saw a different Vet at the clinic and she is just as nice as the one I see all the time.

She tried to get enough drainage so they can do a culture. I will know in 3 - 5 days. So we are going to wait on the culture to see which ABX he needs, also if there wasn't enough to culture she will have to do a biopsy and the ABX will mess up the results. She might not have cultured but I told her that my DH has MRSA.

I was suppose to get his Rabies shot so I can get his dog license. She wrote me a note that we are postponing the Rabies until his infection clears up. Hopefully the Town board will accept that, I don't want to stress is system. If they don't I will ask them if they will accept a Titers until we get the infection cleared up.

He has a mole that is on the top of his withers that is bothering him, but we aren't planning anything until we can get the infection cleared up.

I am going to give him some Benadryl at night and a Zyrtec in the AM to see if this will help. No Pred in case it is MRSA. Also going to use the Zymox Medicated rinse to see if that will give him some relief.

He has had several Staph Infections before, but this one is presenting way differently than those did, he never had pussycat pockets before.

Oh poor Lakota, I hope he feels better soon! I hope they accept the vet note or a titers so he has a chance to heal.

Sending positive energy to Lakota... hugs Val.

Poor Lakota! I hope it's not MrsA, that's nasty business.

My husband had MrsA, bacitracin cleared it up. It was an RN that suggested it, the doctors had him on all kinds of oral meds that didn't work.

There was a report that tea tree oil kills MRSA.

http://jac.oxfordjournals.org/content/45/5/639.full
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15824699

So glad the vet didn't insist on the rabies, and also that this was a nice vet. So much easier when it goes that way!

I hope that this is all uneventful. The sores sound funny though. Max doesn't get mole thingees, but he gets warty thingees that look very alien.

I really hate waiting for test results. Will be hoping that the culture is successful so that you can avoid the biopsy.

You are right Lisa it is a Warty thingee.

Poor Lakota....sending good thoughts

Many, many good thoughts and vibes flowing out for sweet Lakota. May this infection be brief and easily clobbered by meds!

Val - are they pockets? Where are they?

Hoping he is feeling better soon!