billy looks awful

we just got back from holiday, and my eldest son picked billy up form the dogsitter on sat.

well what a shock when we saw him, he has lost loads of weight, he has 3 scars on his head and ears and he is covered in what looks like a rash also he has a patch of hair where it is going bald. I rang the guy up who looked after him and he said that he ate all his meals, but because there were 3 dogs in total they did not stop playing which is why he has lost weight and has the scars. Any advise on the rash and the hair loss, I thought we would wait a day or to before going to the vets to see if it will clear up.

Billy cant talk so I hope that it is true.

poor billy

Poor Billy I hope he makes a speedy recovery.

A colleuge has just gone through the same thing, picked up her Smurf yesterday from a boarding kennels and she didn't even recognise it was the same dog. Poor Billy, I would have hoped that he will thrive now he is home with you but I would be so angry at the sitters, I'd stop the payment if I where you. x

Were they friends or people that you knew who looked after him, or was it kennels ???

Hopefully it was just a lot more playing and ruff-n-tuff like they say. Now he's home hopefully he will gain the weight back and his bald patch will clear up

He was a friend (not close but knew him from walking billy) he was also recommended by a friend who has known him for over 20 years.

Hopefully soon he will be back to normal, yesterday was the first day and he was a bit quiet but as the day went on he was back to his normal self except sat and sun night he has pooed during the night, he does get a quick walk just before bed, hopefully they were just one offs.

lynne wrote:He was a friend (not close but knew him from walking billy) he was also recommended by a friend who has known him for over 20 years.

Hopefully soon he will be back to normal, yesterday was the first day and he was a bit quiet but as the day went on he was back to his normal self except sat and sun night he has pooed during the night, he does get a quick walk just before bed, hopefully they were just one offs.

Hmm that still sounds a bit naughty on the dog sitters part, you left him in his care expecting him to be looked after well. If the 3 dogs were playing a bit rough and getting out of hand then he should have done something about it before it got that bad. What did he do leave the 3 dogs to it for the whole week???

Yeah I would be very unhappy if I was you and exactly why I would not want to entrust anybody to look after my dogs, what they call looking after something may vary greatly from what I call looking after something.

No excuse, if he could tell that he was getting more exercise than normall just simpley feed a little more instead of letting him lose loads of weight. If he could see the dogs were at it nonstop and needed a break from each other or a little calming down then thats what he should have done.

awww poor billy!! .. I'l only ever leave mine with family, i dont trust anyone else.

Poor billy!!

hope billy recovers quick,sure he will...

is a tricky one when you go away and cant take dog with you...

i normaly get my bro to come and stay at mines and get my mum and the wifes mum to pop in just to let them in the garden..and leave all the walking and that to my bro... i do give him a few pounds for doing it and he gets to have a house to him self for 2weeks......

cos im not sure i could trust any one els to look after my 2....
but thats not to say when i get back i dont find things that i think are not right.... think its just a owner dog thing for most of us....

poor billy. hope he and you are feeling better. am so glad i have a tried and tested kennels that i know will look after my woody

Kennels for us next time as well as we have got no family nearby

ive never had an issue with kennels lynne, i know they are safe and in the hands of proffessionals, may bean idea to put billy in for a night then a weekend whilst you are home just so you ae both used to it and happy - woody loves ours!

Take him to the vets , Take pictures of all the evidence with a quality camera , Or you phone If Its at least 5 mega picels , And prosecute him , Because that sounds tome like aninmal cruelty , I dont know how long you was away , But you dog cant loose weight that quickly , And scars and loosing hair, Smells neglect and not properly fed or looked after! And oviosuly ask for the vets opnion what he thinks , And MAKE him pay for all the vet bills , Else take him to court , I would take him to court anyway and get police involved , This guy should NEVER be allowed to dog sit AGAIN! People like this make me SICK!

madeira264527 wrote:Take him to the vets , Take pictures of all the evidence with a quality camera , Or you phone If Its at least 5 mega picels , And prosecute him , Because that sounds tome like aninmal cruelty , I dont know how long you was away , But you dog cant loose weight that quickly , And scars and loosing hair, Smells neglect and not properly fed or looked after! And oviosuly ask for the vets opnion what he thinks , And MAKE him pay for all the vet bills , Else take him to court , I would take him to court anyway and get police involved , This guy should NEVER be allowed to dog sit AGAIN! People like this make me SICK!

but how do you know that hes not telling the truth? You havnt got any proof and all you will be left with are hefty bills unless you can get some. Dogs can lose weight very quickly, I used to work in a kennels and when dogs are pining for their owners they drop weight rapidly (sometimes more than 1kg a week).

Poor guy! I hope he feels better soon!

Dogs can loose weight weight very quick lynne im sure he will regain it soon. I think that cause they have been at it for three weeks hes got his knocks from that and can you just imagine trying to stop them bet its been a nightmare for the sitter and I bet billy really had the time of his life, come on now hes a stafford its like the kids on there first holiday without the parents
The trouble with kennels is its outdoor and a dog that is housed will loose weight kept outside and its not nice if they are not used to it.
Im a great beleiver of preventing illnesses and I would of cleaned his ears and put a little canural and oil in, bathed him in a shampoo with coal tar or oilatum and definatly put him a pipet of advocate for fleas and mites to protect him whilst hes around other dogs. And when you holiday again try a little extra food. When I go on holiday they both stress and usually get a skin infection I swear by maleseb antibacterial wash.
Hes your baby but im sure nothing was meant by this fellow and billy is home safe now dont use him again only you can make that decision

thank you gem, i thought it was just a bit of rough play. Going off to google maleseb antibacterial wash and order some.

we took him to the vets yesterday and he is on antibiotics, so hopefully his rash will clear soon.

its a shame dogs dont talk so they can tell you