January 2013

January 2013

MEDICINE IS EXPENSIVE After being on Atopica since summer.  I pay  £75+ vat, 20% here, so £90, for 14 x 100 mg tablets. That’s including a discount from the vets as they are nice and give rescue charities a discount! I dread to think how much they would be without a...

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June July 2012

June July 2012

A nasty attack  Before and after she had the scabs removed from her eyes. It was horrible, and I thought she was going to have to be put to sleep if it didn’t stop attacking her. It started attacking her head as well….. The last pic is after she had the scabs removed,...

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May June 2012

May June 2012

Poor Angel This is before she went on Atopica and before she was diagnosed with SA, she was just on steroids and antibiotics, and it was attacking her eyes, so the poor dog had to wear a bucket for ages. This was the beginning of a really bad attack on her eyes… she...

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January 2012

January 2012

Recovery takes time It seems to take ages for her to recover when she has an attack like she did in December. Her skin goes all scabby. It doesn't seem to bother her when it's like this- seen by her playing like a crazy dog with her toys  :lol:. She just gets cold and...

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September October 2011

September October 2011

Loves her toys As you can see she was looking great in September but started looking red and sore in October. By the way- she LOVES playing with toys as you can see from the picture!!! I believe its quite unusual for an Akita to be interested in toys, my other Akita...

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How Angel was rescued

How Angel was rescued

You can understand why the man who found her, took her  This picture is from the day Angel was taken into JAWT ( The Japanese Akita Welfare Trust) care, as you can see, she had been starved and her skin is in a dreadful state, but it was actually her eyes which were...

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