Take him to the vet!!!

It's been about three weeks since Jake had to go to the vet.  Within one day, he had a spot that developed on his left cheek that swelled up and he had scratched raw.  It was awful and gross!  We called the vet the night before, and he suggested cortisone cream for the night, and get him in the next day.  We did.

I thought he had a cyst or got bit by something since we'd spent a lot of time outside for the first time this spring.  He had an allergic reaction to something.  The vet shaved the spot, gave him a cooling spray, antibiotic, and a steroid pill. $113. He also suggested a change in diet, from Purina to Natural Balance.  After four days, he was doing really good.  I am so thankful.  I was really worried.

Jake is 10+ years, and every health issue that he has I get anxious that "it's getting near that time."  But, had I not taken him in, I wouldn't have heard how great he looks, and what a good boy he is.  And boy...is he ever!

Springfield Veterinary Clinic, Davisburg, MI
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