I took him to the vet.. the first time ever in his life, apparently. I was there for nearly 4 hours and out of $205. He weighs only 14 lbs... 14 lbs! That's half of Hiro's weight, and Hiro is barely 2 months older than Ando. The prognosis is good.The vet performed an eye stain, and said there's no scratches on both eyes. He can see out of the weaker eye. He had an x-ray done, and no broken bones or torn ligaments found. His heartworm test came back negative. I went ahead and got him his complete set of shots, including rabies. I don't care what that breeder said, I don't think he got all his shots. As for the leg/knee, no surgery is needed. It appears he may have been dropped or something when he was younger, but we got an anti-inflammatory medication for it, so he should be walking normal again. The vet says the eye looks like it's been irritated, so I got an ointment for it. He doesn't have a respiratory infection, but we've been given allergy/anti-histamine meds (Not OTC, this time). Hopefully, his wheezing goes away. Overall, I was given the impression, he can be a normal dog.
We just have to find a cheap neuter clinic now. He still cries when he's left alone. He tried going after Maro, which scared her for a bit, but we stopped him before he tried anything and scolded him. Looks like the breeder taught him how to do that at such a young age, but Hiro and Maro don't do that at all even though they're at that age. We're going to have to train him that he can't be humping everything. He doesn't eat treats...I bet he's never had one. His fur is dirty and flaky, but once he's been on the diet that Hiro and Maro have been on, he should be looking so much better and healthier. Let's cross our fingers and hope for the best.
Aren't his markings beautiful? Perfect white stripe
Looks like Hiro, doesn't it?
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