posted 11-23-2003 11:24 PM         

hey i started a new thread because when i would try to reply it would'nt let me submit. Anyhow, here's what i was trying to send, i just copyed & pasted :

OK, where were we...
Usually when a vet hears the word "supplements", their thinking vitamins, and pills, and tablets, consisting of "synthetic" (not from natural sources) vitamins and minerals.
Not too many veterinarians will tell you about wholesome/holistic dog foods (kibble)that are out there today, making more & more of a positive impact on canine nutrition/health. I mean ask your vet about Innova, Wellness, Canidae, Solid Gold, Nature's Variety, Chicken Soup just to name a few. I mean, when you say Chicken Soup, they'll most likly say "ahh no, that can't be complete & healthy", thinking that it's some type of unbalanced/uneducated home-cooked-meal. Chicken Soup is actually a very good quality kibble (JMO & m a n y others). The best food some veterinarians would recommend would be like Eukanuba. And, i can't believe that some will swear by their DVM license that "Science Diet" is actually the best way to go! ...
As far as the supplements that "i" was recommending, they are whole "food" supplements. They were made to balance & complement any kibble out in the market. And believe me, they do! No matter what type of kibble your feeding, from the worst to the best, it will give your dog what's missing from a "processed" food, NATURALLY. Therefore, no over-supplementation can happen. Just feed accordingly.

Wait, why did the Vet put "some sort of eye cream" IN his eye?! I thought the problem was the hairloss AROUND his eye. Was his eye irritated by it/something? That's the only reason i could think of why they would do this.
I'm sure you were asking about what he was doing too (throughout the whole visit), and that's part of what you mean by how he was'nt even answering your questions. Ask FIRM/CONFIDENT questions. Make them understand that you want to know what's going on, otherwise they'll be running games around you and your love one. Yeah, they'll be charging you for things that'll possibly get him better, but it won't be the right way, or the direct way. Meaning, more visits to the $Vet$. But hey, it's a business right, WRONG, only if you let them. The way i see it, if you have a good veterinarian, if you ask appropriate questions, sound r e a l l y concerned, & he/she see's that you have a true love for your animal, then most vets will open up, and actually become concerned themselves... JMO When i saw this happening to me w/ a number of different Vets, & Specialists, i was like Okay then, these DVM's ARE really something specail.

If your pup was'nt diagnosed with any other secondary infection(s), then yes, he made you buy something that was'nt appropriate, yet.
Cephalexin is a great antibiotic to treat bacteria on the skin & in general. It's also great for open wounds created from like dog-bites, snake bites, cats, those that can pass on loads of bacteria from their bite.
In your case, Cephalexin is used when the Demodex causes a secondary infection(s) because your pups immune-system can't fight off the Demodex that is spreading/multiplying r a p i d l y . Common 2ndary infections from Demodex would be like Folliculitis, Pyoderma, i can't think of another one but there are others .