Hoshi Bath Time

Hoshi is on a prescription shampoo for the “skin tags” all over his back. He’s supposed to get bathed every other week but I haven’t kept up. Well, the skin tags are worse and I’m probably taking him to a dermatologist.

Hoshi got is bath this past Tuesday including a flea bath. Gabby and Beanie have been scratching plus I found a flea on my ankle the other day. Fleas have been good so far this year. This is the second time I’ve found fleas this year.

Hoshi has had a problem with eye boogers. Problem is he won’t take eye drops. You’ve never seen a dog struggle over eye drops like Hoshi. He thinks he’s being killed. He actually wore me out several times and I just gave up trying. I was persistent though. I gave him eye drops after each meal and after 2 weeks he’s finally letting me give him eye drops with minimum fuss. His eye’s look better and I’ll have the vet check them out next visit.

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California police shoot elderly cocker spaniel

On June 17, a Concord, California Police officer drew his .40 caliber pistol and shot 13 year-old Kirby in the back.  Police had entered the owner’s backyard unannounced where they surprised Kirby.  Kirby’s owner Zach Grimm said they heard the jingle of someone opening their back gate.  Next, they heard a bark and a subsequent gunshot.  Grimm said Kirby barked “like any dog protecting its home.”  According to police, the officer felt threatened by the 29 pound cocker spaniel and used lethal force even though he had pepper spray.  Police claim they were looking for a burglar when they entered the backyard around 4:30pm.

One of Grimm’s roommates who saw the shooting said the officer drew his gun just to shoot Kirby.  Grim said “The officer who shot at him, after it was over he just sort of had this goofy look on his face, almost like a smirk, and then he left. No explanation, no apology or anything.”  Part of the .40 caliber bullet passed through Kirby’s body while the rest is logded in his spine.  Grim said, “we think he’s going to make it.” “I can’t believe he’s alive, to be honest with you.”

Kirby's X-ray
Bullet lodged in Kirby’s spine

Hoshi on medicated shampoo

I took Hoshi to the vet and showed him the bumps on Hoshi’s back. He said they look like cysts but wonders why he has them at his age (4 yrs). He thinks there’s a chance it may be seborrhea and started him on a medicated shampoo. If the shampoo doesn’t help he plans on doing a biopsy to find out what they are.

I also told him Hoshi was on a raw chicken diet which he didn’t like. He said it was incomplete and worried about salmonella. Funny how opinions among veterinarians vary. He gave me a web site for suggestions on adding to Hoshi’s raw diet to make it “nutritionally complete.”

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Bath time for Hoshi

I found a flea on Hoshi last week and decided he needed a flea bath. Hoshi’s in his summer cut. I notice when I blow dry him he has hundreds of little growths/moles all over his back. Two are the size of match head. I’ll keep an eye on them. Hoshi’s hair is so fine I get “splinters” in my hand from grooming him. I have to be careful and use a brush instead of my hand to clean the grooming table. One cocker is plenty when it comes to grooming. My back aches afterwards.