When we brought him home, we were nervous about how him & Jack the cat... were going to react to one another. .... The encounter was perfect... no barks or retracted claws... however there was a hiss or two. That didn’t last long... luckily Jack adapts to anything as long it doesn’t eat him & Maverick is used to cats.... so as long as the cat doesn’t dress up as the Easter Bunny... and take off running down the halls... we should have no problem.
The first night was alright... I worked.... BUT... the boyfriend says he did well, slept on & off... used the bathroom @ 1 am. Had some treats... & didn’t eat the cat. I say thats a good night. Day 2, was a little ruff (rough). Jack started licking his leg & we noticed that he had a quarter size laceration on his leg... were not sure when he got it, if it was before of after we picked him up. Anyways... not exactly sure why anyone would want to lick and open wound but he does... SO... we started experimenting. We made him wear shirts... we tried to bandage him... He’s talented & got out of every contraption.
So... we decided that on Monday (day 3) we were going to take him to the vet for 3 Reasons, 1) he needed his check-up, 2) for his leg... and 3) because he hurt his toe @ his last Foster families house and he appears to walk with a limp. As a result of this... he was loved by all the vets & animal assistants. Spoiled Much??? His leg... is fine... we just bandaged him the right way & applied cream. His check-up was great.... But... his toe was infected.
So the Vet gave us antibiotics (750mg) twice daily for 14 days. Seems like a lot eh? & a topical creme. Well the first day he wouldn’t let us near his toe... and the antibiotics made him very constipated, so we had a very lethargic dog for a day. Which was tough on both of us, especially with us working like crazy people the weeks leading up to getting Maverick. I shed some tears, Im not going o lie. None of the BTW, was Mavericks fault... it was just tough.. when you feel helpless... and not sure what to do. Boyfriend called the Vet to see if that behaviour was normal & she told us to decrease his antibiotics & that seemed to do the trick.
In the days after.... he seems to do well with his antibiotics, less lethargic but sleeps really well. We started him on cod liver oil tablets to help with his skin & we put the muzzle on him @ night when he sleeps so he dose not lick his wounds. He can do tricks like sit & lay down.. he works well with the clicker. His bathroom breaks are almost regulated. He takes to his crate well & loves to be tucked in at night. He also enjoys long walks... Gormet Wieners & peanut butter haha.
So all in all... no regrets we love our pup, its just unfortunate that his first week with us... hasn’t been the best, but... his toes healing... as is his leg.... he lets me apply cream and clean. I even brushed his teeth today.... So... he’s turning out to be an exceptional dog!!!!
Welcome to our Home Maverick!!!!!
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