Antman408
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Haven’t posted much as of late because I’ve been dealing with some issues with Rex.
May 31st I dropped Rex off at boarding facility. (New boarding facility. First stay).
I picked him up on June 3rd. When picking him up, I noticed something immediately wrong. He wasn’t acting like his normal self, wasn’t happy, excited. Just made a B line for the truck after I clipped on to his collar. The person who brought him out from the back had him in a prong, which I’m fine with. However this prong was loose and saggy and a petco grand prong. This was a red flag to me
I get him home, try to bring him inside for a bath, he cowers and acts like he’s going to be hit anytime I try to touch him. I finally got him in the bath, as I was bathing him I noticed lumps across his body like he had been hit. Along with the lumps, he had puncture marks around his neck that were scabbing. After bathing him, he got into bed and was very distance with me. Stayed at the edge and did not want to be touched. Later in the evening time I tried to feed him, he did not want to eat. I had to hand feed him to eat. After feeding he went back to sleep. Earlier in the day a family member came over whom he likes, however he would not allow him to pet him. He growled and hunched over to avoid contact.
Tuesday morning June 4th
Does not want to eat his breakfast. Looks at it and walks away back to his crate. In the evening time he did not want to be on the bed and went to his crate which isn’t normal for him. Anyways, he refused to eat and went back to sleep. During the day my fiancé said he was distance, did not want to play or interact. I get home and try to feed him. Same thing, does not want to eat. I hand feed and coax him into eating.
Wednesday: June 5
Does not eat breakfast. Still acting fearful and skittish. Will not allow anyone but myself and fiancé to touch him. Still cowers when being touched. Same thing as Tuesday does not want to play or interact. Dinner time refused to eat. Is hand fed and eats small portion. Had white and silver diarrhea (first poop since I got him back)
Thursday: June 6
Rex eats breakfast after being handfed. Has white and silver diarrhea again. I leave for work at 6am and my fiancé leaves at 9am. He was crated from 9am to noon when she returned for her lunch break. He vomited in his crate and is still acting skittish. I called the vet and they said if he gets worse bring him in. My fiancé gets home before me and makes an attempt to feed him. He refuses to eat and proceeds to have diarrhea all over the driveway, neighbors driveway and his potty area. She rushes him to our vet, I meet her there. He’s severely dehydrated and requires an overnight stay. Bloodwork and fecal samples are taken to figure out what’s goin on. X rays are done and show severe stomach upset, gas and diarrhea.
Friday: June 7th
Vet gives anti nausea injection and he eats breakfast. Does not poop. I pick him up in the evening and he eats when he gets home.
Saturday: June 8th
I bring him back to the vet because he refuses to eat. Is given another anti nausea shot and eats after. The remaining blood tests comeback negative and normal. Fecal sample is normal. He eats dinner.
Sunday: June 9th-June 17 (present)
Has a ct scan. Shows stomach upset. He slowly begins to eat again, however still acts skittish and scared when strangers try to pet him. Flinches easily and I had him evaluated by our trainer. I believe he was physically abused by the boarding facility.
He has been getting better each day and his confidence and personality have been returning to normal.
Today I called the facility and asked to speak to their President, I was told she would get back to me by tomorrow. I’m quite furious and have been avoiding going in and speaking because I’d lose my temper and do something that I’d regret. However, I’m not going to let this go. Someone on that staff hurt my dog, my best friend and cost me 8k in vet bills and did something beyond shitty.
May 31st I dropped Rex off at boarding facility. (New boarding facility. First stay).
I picked him up on June 3rd. When picking him up, I noticed something immediately wrong. He wasn’t acting like his normal self, wasn’t happy, excited. Just made a B line for the truck after I clipped on to his collar. The person who brought him out from the back had him in a prong, which I’m fine with. However this prong was loose and saggy and a petco grand prong. This was a red flag to me
I get him home, try to bring him inside for a bath, he cowers and acts like he’s going to be hit anytime I try to touch him. I finally got him in the bath, as I was bathing him I noticed lumps across his body like he had been hit. Along with the lumps, he had puncture marks around his neck that were scabbing. After bathing him, he got into bed and was very distance with me. Stayed at the edge and did not want to be touched. Later in the evening time I tried to feed him, he did not want to eat. I had to hand feed him to eat. After feeding he went back to sleep. Earlier in the day a family member came over whom he likes, however he would not allow him to pet him. He growled and hunched over to avoid contact.
Tuesday morning June 4th
Does not want to eat his breakfast. Looks at it and walks away back to his crate. In the evening time he did not want to be on the bed and went to his crate which isn’t normal for him. Anyways, he refused to eat and went back to sleep. During the day my fiancé said he was distance, did not want to play or interact. I get home and try to feed him. Same thing, does not want to eat. I hand feed and coax him into eating.
Wednesday: June 5
Does not eat breakfast. Still acting fearful and skittish. Will not allow anyone but myself and fiancé to touch him. Still cowers when being touched. Same thing as Tuesday does not want to play or interact. Dinner time refused to eat. Is hand fed and eats small portion. Had white and silver diarrhea (first poop since I got him back)
Thursday: June 6
Rex eats breakfast after being handfed. Has white and silver diarrhea again. I leave for work at 6am and my fiancé leaves at 9am. He was crated from 9am to noon when she returned for her lunch break. He vomited in his crate and is still acting skittish. I called the vet and they said if he gets worse bring him in. My fiancé gets home before me and makes an attempt to feed him. He refuses to eat and proceeds to have diarrhea all over the driveway, neighbors driveway and his potty area. She rushes him to our vet, I meet her there. He’s severely dehydrated and requires an overnight stay. Bloodwork and fecal samples are taken to figure out what’s goin on. X rays are done and show severe stomach upset, gas and diarrhea.
Friday: June 7th
Vet gives anti nausea injection and he eats breakfast. Does not poop. I pick him up in the evening and he eats when he gets home.
Saturday: June 8th
I bring him back to the vet because he refuses to eat. Is given another anti nausea shot and eats after. The remaining blood tests comeback negative and normal. Fecal sample is normal. He eats dinner.
Sunday: June 9th-June 17 (present)
Has a ct scan. Shows stomach upset. He slowly begins to eat again, however still acts skittish and scared when strangers try to pet him. Flinches easily and I had him evaluated by our trainer. I believe he was physically abused by the boarding facility.
He has been getting better each day and his confidence and personality have been returning to normal.
Today I called the facility and asked to speak to their President, I was told she would get back to me by tomorrow. I’m quite furious and have been avoiding going in and speaking because I’d lose my temper and do something that I’d regret. However, I’m not going to let this go. Someone on that staff hurt my dog, my best friend and cost me 8k in vet bills and did something beyond shitty.