Bleeding Foot Returns

The day after my last post, the bleeding foot returned.  It only bled a little on one day and then it healed back up.  I'm glad that's all it was but I'm concerned that there might be another cyst growing in there.  Other than that, things are good.

Leg and Feet Licking

Ziggy's ears are doing better.  I've made a habit of cleaning his ears every morning with soap and water which helps keep them mostly clear.  There's always still some dry flaky residue but a good cleaning every morning helps prevent it from escalating. 

The foot is doing ok (no swelling or bleeding) but he does still tend to lick at his legs and feet a lot although I don't see him biting at it so much lately - just licking.  I never see any major skin issues that would cause him to lick but I find his fur to be wet when I touch him.  Yesterday I gave him a bath with peroxide shampoo to clean his feet and legs. 

Overall he seems to be doing well at this time.

Wet Ears After New Sulphur

Gave the new sulphur LM/2 last night at 7pm.  He' still licking and biting at his feet a lot and this morning his ears were really wet with a white discharge.  I cleaned them with soap and water.  He rubs his face on the carpet and against the mini-blinds on the door.  They're getting pretty trashed as well.

Increased Potency of Homeopathic Remedies

Ziggy got an infection in his left eye so my local doctor has him on antibiotic drops to clear that up.  Also she said his right eye is not producing enough tears so we're doing artificial tears treatment as well.

I talked to Dr Loops about this eye issue and also mentioned that sometimes Ziggy is licking his feet a lot and biting on his back leg so he decided we should increase the potency of the remedies.  They arrived by Friday and I started him on the new Psorinum LM/4 last night.  I noticed this morning he was licking and biting and I'm starting to wonder if this behavior is happening after the Psor dosage and not the Sulphur.  I'm going to pay close attention to that for the next week.

His ears have been doing much better.  I clean them about once per day and it's not too bad.  I did notice this morning that his left ear was more wet and sticky than usual.  Not sure if that is related to the new dosage but it could be.

He also recently had another seizure during the night while sleeping.  He has had two seizures since we started the remedies and what's different is that normally a seizure occurs when he's sleeping under an open window when it's cold outside.  This is August and we're not sleeping with windows open and it's not cold anyway so I'm not sure what's causing it to happen now.

Otherwise, everything else is ok.  He's eating well and drinking water and pooping normally so overall things are good.

Showing Improvement

I started Ziggy back on both remedies (alternating every other day) and he is doing better.  The foot bleeding stopped and it healed up immediately.   It seems like maybe one remedy works better for his ears and skin and the other remedy works better for his foot issue.  Not sure.  But I do see improvement when on both remedies.

His ears are looking pretty good right now.  He was groomed this past weekend and the hair is out of his ears now so it looks much improved.  I can't tell if the hair in his ears makes it just appear worse than it is.  The yeasty stuff comes out of his ears but as long as he's on the two remedies, it's dry and clumpy but it clings to the ear hair and makes it more difficult to clean out.   Now that the ear hair is gone, it's very easy to wipe clean with a cotton ball soaked with vinegar and water.

My intention was to post more often but I tend to get really busy (two pets with medical needs so it gets a bit crazy) and I also prefer to post when I have something concrete to offer, like if there is a major change or if I start to notice patterns.  Because I modified the frequency of the doses, I was waiting to see what was going to happen... plus I figured things would improve once he got all that hair shaved off.  He gets miserable in the summer when his hair is too long and grooming is scheduled for every 6 weeks.  Maybe I should have him groomed more often in the summer.

Edit to add:  That cyst dried up and fell off during his bath at the groomer.  It never seemed to cause any problems and he didn't even seem to notice it was there.  But it's gone now.

Return of the Bleeding Foot

I noticed that Ziggy was licking and biting at his feet the last few days and scratching at his ears.  This morning, his foot wasn't red or swollen but it looked 'shiny' so I blotted it with a tissue and a little blood came out.  Shortly after that it started bleeding a little more.  So before I left for work, I gave him a dose of the other remedy (psorinum).  I'll try alternating them every 3 days and see how that works out.

I don't know if the remedy is causing the return of this foot issue or if there is another cyst growing in there.  But if it's not swollen, then maybe it's not a cyst.  It took 2 months after his surgery for the foot problem to return.  That was on June 1st.  Here we are at the end of July so it's taken another 2 months to return again.

That new cyst on his backside has gotten bigger and purple and crusty on top.  Not sure what it's going to do but I'm watching it.  So right now just keeping a close watch and looking for changes.

Cyst is Drying Up

Ziggy got his second sulphur dose today but the last couple of days his ears have been doing much better.  The yeast stuff has been coming out dry and easy to remove.  One thing I really noticed this morning was that cyst on his side.  It had come up pretty quickly during the last round of remedies but now it's suddenly turning dark in color and feels dry and scaly.  It's very hot today (102 when I was out running errands) and he wouldn't go pee outside even when the neighbor dog came out and peed on the brick column outside of the garage.  So another 24 hours without going potty.  I'll take him out later tonite when the temperature is more comfortable for him.  His energy level is about the same (up and down)... appetite is about the same (up and down).  Overall he's doing well.

Here 's an updated picture of the cyst.