u/dreamingdrago

Hey everyone! Short update because I so recently did week 23’s update. Odin is feeling much better now and is no longer limping! His tail is also looking better. And, awesome note: he’s finally started marking outside! Now, will this become an issue inside? Maybe, but I’ll do my best to make sure he doesn’t mark inside. I give him plenty of time to mark while outside, as many times and places as he wants, so I hope it’ll curb any inside marking. Anyways, much love to everyone!

Hey everyone! The reason (I know, I actually have a reason for once, haha) I’m late on Odin’s update is because he had an injured leg or shoulder. I didn’t want to update until we’d gotten him to the vet. We’re 2 days out from seeing the vet, and we got him some meds for pain and to keep him calm so he can actually rest it. So, what was wrong? Well…they don’t really know. The vet thought it was probably a soft tissue injury, but since Odin is a very talkative boy, he was whining no matter what leg she touched. Even the back legs, which weren’t the concern (he’s been limping with one of his front legs, but it’s hard to tell which one). So, she took some blood to make sure his kidneys and liver are fine, and they are. So, now Odin has Carprofen and Trazadone! After 1 day of rest, he was already feeling MUCH better. Actually ran around a bunch (which I didn’t want him to do, but he was very excited because I’d just gotten home and let him out of his crate). I also suspect Odin might have stud tail, so I mentioned it to the vet. She- I’m not sure if she agreed? She just saw that it was very flaky and dry, yet VERY oily if you gently squeeze his tail. So, she gave me some spray to sort things out. I’m also changing his food from salmon and rice to lamb and oatmeal to see if it’ll improve his itchiness. The vet said it’s normal for young dogs to be itchy, but I just want to make sure I rule out his food. Don’t worry, I’m not cold-turkey switching! He got a 1/4th of a cup this morning of the new stuff, as well as 1 and 3/4 of his normal stuff. Anyways, much love to you all!