MerlinsMum

I wish this horrible disease would just go away. It must be so hard to be strong at this time, but I think you're very brave and doing an amazing job. I will be keeping you and Carrier in my thoughts...

Oh geez. Looks like he may well need stitches. The same happened to our grey Merlin once - except it was our fault. My husband accidentally closed the back window (stupid electric windows! I hate them) on the tip of his tail... he squealed and there was blood EVERYWHERE... just as you described. We were mortified and took him to the emergency animal hospital because we realized it was not going to heal itself anytime soon. He needed several stitches and had to be put under. We have never felt so bad and guilty in our lives, as when we saw him hobbling out of the operating theater, all "drunk" from the anaesthetic, poor baby... we were newbie grey-parents at the time... Now we are always super careful in the car and when opening and closing doors. Good luck! Hope his tail heals soon!

Carolyn - glad you figured it out. My Merlin has been chewing and scratching for two weeks and we can't figure out what it is. We found a flea on him about two weeks ago, and washed everything and did a complete body search and found NOTHING. We put Frontline on him every 4 weeks, just applied some more. I don't think it works that well, I have a friend who suggested Buck Mountain's Herbal Gold powder and we're going to try that too. Has anyone else used this? Not sure what to do about the itching though. Could it be just that the humidity levels have gone down considerably of late? Merlin has dry, itchy & flaky skin to start off with, and an allergy to fleas. Any suggestions would be gratefully received.. kerry

I'm so sorry!... I will be keeping you and your lovely girl Jitters in my thoughts.... : gh_child