Jonesy Update (Now with more update!)

I'm just going to give you a quick update on Jonesy. The swelling on his nose has gone completely down, but the day after he went to the vet he woke up with hives all over his ears. At this point, we have no idea what caused his allergic reaction. After a couple higher doses of benadryl, the hives went away. The sores on his nose have scabbed over because he has no opportunities to go outside alone and scratch them up with tree branches again.

Looking a little better

The real test is going to be today. I work in the middle of the day and no one else will be home with him from 3:30-7:30PM. Normally, leaving him inside for four hours would be no problem. He has a history of holding his bladder for 12 hours at a time when it's really cold outside and he doesn't want to go out. However, the steroids he is on to help with all the allergic reactions make him really thirsty and therefore he has been peeing at least once an hour.

So for a few hours, he's going to have to be left outside where he can scratch his nose. I'm hoping not to come home to a bloody mess. He will have company in his friend (my sister's dog) Bob Barker and my dad's dog Danger, so maybe they can help keep him distracted. So far, even with the cone on and close supervision he is obsessed with trying to scratch his nose. He's discovered that he can press the cone up against someone's leg and rub his nose on the inside of it. 

Bob Barker with Jonesy last fall

Update: Today, Jonesy's nose is looking pretty good. He managed to rub the scabs off, but he has been cone-free all day and things are healing. He is still peeing like a racehorse, but that will continue as long as he's on the steroids.

Happily cone-free!