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Sep 18, 2012

Proti幼時坎坷

Proti 8月到我們家。我私自估計,她是7月末寶寶。那今天,大概也兩個月大了。

回顧一個月前,毛髮還茂密柔順。可惜那之後,Proti身上開始出現大大小小的皮膚問題。無法確認是出生時在流浪狗群中感染、本身的基因或是食物的問題……背開始出現兩個禿洞,其它部位也都處處有脫皮現象。我Google搜了一下,感覺像真菌感染(Yeast Infection),至少圖示相似。

沒什麽經驗,起初只笨笨地感覺不太嚴重。到寵物店問了一下,他們介紹Himalaya的Canisep。用了一星期,針對的患處雖有好轉,但似乎沒辦法抑制新患產生。



恰逢我們帶Proti到居鑾僅存的一間位于新居鑾的動物診所打預防針。診所内,兩位印度同胞及一位年輕女生。聽説這診所的獸醫是印度籍的,我心想應該就是其中一位。問及Proti的皮膚問題,他們說流浪狗都這樣,也推薦我們Canisep。女生應該是實習獸醫,我選擇相信她的鼓勵,說這問題慢慢調理就會康復。



我於是繼續Canisep。又一星期過去。患處整體情況好轉,再沒有脫皮或發紅。但腹部側邊竟又蹦出新患。有點傷心失落了……畢竟努力了許久,結果卻不如想象順利。

再回到診所,又是兩位印籍男士。這次他們下不了結論,才知道,原來他們並不是獸醫。醫生根本常不在診所。我心想:那診所門還開那麽大幹嘛咧?醫生不在,我們也沒辦法,只好拿了他們另外推薦的新藥膏,無計可施下試一試。

不看皮膚的問題,Proti其實還是快高長大的。但大概是不怎麽健康,連眼神都感覺憂鬱。



我現在給她的狗糧都以魚肉制的爲主,希望避免皮膚敏感。另外加了一些診所吩咐用的維生素,希望她的免疫力稍稍加強。周末回家,先是溫和的抗菌洗澡,再來家居消毒,最後拼命搽葯。下星期再無起色,就得直奔岜株的診所了。

主啊,盼望Proti早日健康活潑起來。

Aug 25, 2012

Proti, Abandoned Puppy Made Family Member

Two weeks ago, my Big Bro found an abandoned girl puppy near the factory. Her mother was nowhere in sight for days. She's just dying. Big Bro then brought her back, thinking to feed her a few days of milk before putting her back to where she belonged.



Yoyo (my dearest niece) insisted on naming her. The first doggy name that flashed through her mind was Pluto, one of the Disney character that she's familiar with. But after her trying to feed the little doggie with bread, she changed her mind and named the puppy Proti. Why Proti? That's the combination of Pluto and Roti, Roti being the Malay word for bread. I must say, I quite like the name. Not a classy type, but affable :)



I went back home from Singapore when I first got to know Proti. She'd been at home for days and Big Bro was intending to send her back already. "Love given is going to be retracted?". Talking to and persuading Mama, I decided to keep her myself, which meant from then on, I would be committed to a life and an additional monetary burden.


Arrangement is like Papa and Ah Mah (grandma) helping to feed her during weekdays, I going back home during weekends to bathe and train her :) I hope that everything goes smooth.