I don't know what we were thinking when we decided to go cruising with our two dogs Jasmine and Dancer aboard but clearly we did not foresee everything that could happen or we would never have brought them. As much as we love our dogs they do seem to make almost everything more difficult. Getting them to shore to go to the bathroom can be extremely dangerous in large surf, we are unable to go to many places (like the South Pacific) because of tough quarantine laws and we now realize that keeping them healthy in a foreign country can be a challenge all in its own.
To be fair I have to say it has been a rather hectic week as Jasmine our little 11 year old pug got very sick after leaving La Cruz. After a few days of trying to figure out what was going on with her we came to the conclusion it was Pyometra which is a very serious infection of the uterus common in older unspayed female dogs. We knew her chances of making it were not good without immediate veterinarian help so we were off to find a vet in the little town of Chamala. It was over a hour each way by taxi to get her to a large animal vet who of course spoke no English so Amanda did her best to explain Jasmine's symptoms in Spanish. He gave her a shot of antibiotics and sent us back to the boat with antibiotics and instructions to give her a shot every morning for the next several days. We left Chamala early the next morning heading for Tenacatita. Unfortunately the antibiotics did not help at all and the muscle shots we gave her made her unable to stand up so she just laid there..... clearly she was in very bad shape. I started to realize we may loose her if we did not get help very soon so we left the anchorage of Tenacatita after only one night, passed up Barra Navidad completely and headed to the large city of Manzanillo to try and find another vet who was perhaps more familiar with what was going on with her. We anchored at place called Las Hadas and within a few hours of arriving found out from local cruisers that there were several very good vets in the area. First thing in the morning we took a taxi to a local vet (again no English spoken) and he gave us some new oral antibiotics, vitamins, pain pills for her hips and laxatives.
The good news is that we have now been here in Las Hadas for about a week and Jasmine seems to be getting better everyday. She still has a few issues and we are scheduled to go back to the vet for follow-up in a few more days but for now things are looking up for our little friend.
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Sorry to hear the dogs are not working out and that Jasmie has been ill. Skeeter seems to love the boat but I know what it is like to take him ashore when at anchor and it can be a trial. We know when we decide to head fathe South we will have to discuss Shiraz and Skeeters ability to continue on but for now we are enjoying their antics. Hope everything else is goig well for all of you. Jerry, Lsuren, Skeeter ad Shiraz on SOMF
Oh, we're so sorry to hear about Jasmine's condition. We hope that she is doing better and that you are continuing to enjoy your travels. You did what we would have done by taking the dogs with you but we all know it is hard to have pets aboard and to keep them healthy and happy. Best to you, Brenda and David.
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