14. Crotch Rot in an Internet Chihuahua
SKIN PROBLEMS IN AN INTERNET CHIHUAHUA - Crotch Rot.
"What is crotch rot?" a Singaporean phoned me on behalf of his Japanese friend who had consulted me to do a veterinary check up on a new $1,000 Chihuahua his wife bought from the internet. This 4-month-old Chihuahua was a tea-cup sized, slightly bigger than the palm of his hand.
"Crotch Rot?" I said. "Never heard of this medical condition. I did not mention this word." There is a veterinary medical condition called foot rot in the sheep. But the crotch? Well, I know what the crotch is but I doubt many readers do.
The chihuahua had all hairs lost around the anal area and near the crotch (an angle formed by the parting of two legs) and in his right hand near the elbow. The bacterial infection in puppies could be itchy and this Chihuahua must have licked the affected areas till the hairs were depeleted.
Not a fatal condition but I had not stressed to the Japanese owner that the puppy was not suffering from a deadly disease. He was using his hand-held English-Japanese dictionary to translate during the consultation and had not asked whether the skin condition was fatal to the Chihuahua.
Later in the night, the Japanese phoned me as he was worried that he might have paid a lot of money for a sickly dog. I told him that the Chihuahua should be cured in 3 weeks after giving medication and wash.
This case showed that it is important to tell the buyer whether the skin condition is curable or not. His translation software must have given him the diagnosis of "crotch rot" and lots of worries for his wife.
"What is crotch rot?" a Singaporean phoned me on behalf of his Japanese friend who had consulted me to do a veterinary check up on a new $1,000 Chihuahua his wife bought from the internet. This 4-month-old Chihuahua was a tea-cup sized, slightly bigger than the palm of his hand.
"Crotch Rot?" I said. "Never heard of this medical condition. I did not mention this word." There is a veterinary medical condition called foot rot in the sheep. But the crotch? Well, I know what the crotch is but I doubt many readers do.
The chihuahua had all hairs lost around the anal area and near the crotch (an angle formed by the parting of two legs) and in his right hand near the elbow. The bacterial infection in puppies could be itchy and this Chihuahua must have licked the affected areas till the hairs were depeleted.
Not a fatal condition but I had not stressed to the Japanese owner that the puppy was not suffering from a deadly disease. He was using his hand-held English-Japanese dictionary to translate during the consultation and had not asked whether the skin condition was fatal to the Chihuahua.
Later in the night, the Japanese phoned me as he was worried that he might have paid a lot of money for a sickly dog. I told him that the Chihuahua should be cured in 3 weeks after giving medication and wash.
This case showed that it is important to tell the buyer whether the skin condition is curable or not. His translation software must have given him the diagnosis of "crotch rot" and lots of worries for his wife.
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