Charla

Oh my gosh, it was soo hot Saturday. I'm glad you got her back and hope she pulls through. She looks like such a sweetie.

Just adding my hugs prayers. You need to rest too so youcan take care of your boy when he gets home.

OK, I think this is very informative and gives dosage info you need http://lists.envirolink.org/pipermail/ar-n...630/002814.html Here's another from a Veterinary Journal http://www.canine-epilepsy-guardian-angels.com/melatonin.htm

I did a Google search on veterinary Melatonin I'll try to find it again and post it. I have been giving Gracie Rose (70 lbs) 3 - 6 mg , takes about 1/2 an hour to kick in and seems to have helped take the edge of without sedating her. She still pants a little but is not quivering or stressed out. The 4th lasts for about a week around here so I've been using it for a few evenings now.

The "flap" has turned white (). Is this the normal color? I'm assuming yes because it's the color of skin with no blood in but I just want to make sure. No blood supply means usually dead skin, just hasn't turned black yet. Gracie Rose had the same problem a few weeks ago, a three corner skin tear from a dog bite. I trimmed the area cleaned it a couple of times a day with saline , used Polysporin, numbed and trimmed the skin flap. It's all healed and fur is starting to grow over the area. You may have to trim the skin flap as it dies or earlier iif you have some Lidocain gel or something to numb it with.

Grace had hookworms and Giardia and went through two rounds of Panacure. She ended up down in Mexico just before I got her so I had expected even more. She is just beginning to trust yogurt again ... I used it to mix the Panacure into her food ... so I hope I don't have to do it again soon.