A Drastic Change

It is really unbelievable that so much cud change w/in 6 months. Especially one was so caught up with own life thus neglecting others.

At this time, I was close to 7 months pregnant. And during so, the whole family was concentrated on my pregnancy, rather than on GiGi. Luckily I was conscious enough to have her shave down ... to cut down effort and time on grooming her.

But sad to say, it was the beginning of a long struggle for both of us. Cos with those long period of neglect, GiGi's skin had suffered dearly from it. From then on, it has been an on-off affair with skin problems.

Altho the Maltese breed is prone to skin problems, GiGi never had problem with it. Not even when my mum was using the human pdt on her. Guess that was GiGi's way of telling me she felt neglected and depressed.

Fortunately, her skin problem is not so severe that it needs regular medication. All I hv to do is to maintain her coat short. And shower her with Troy Selederm Medicated Wash once in a while.

With her skin sensitivity, I dun use conditioner. For fear that shud I fail to rinse off thoroughly, the residue might create another set of problems.

Despite all this, I hv always harboured some *dark* hope that her skin might improve and stay clean so that I can keep her coat long. Yet, on the other hand, I am also glad that she is healthy and well.