Hi everyone! Well we're day 1 in our mini vacation and I'm thinking we may have to find a local vet to take Zoe to. She's acting really strange, I'm not sure what the problem is (and I don't know what caused it!). So much happened today....
This morning she went in the pool for the first time ever (we held her as she kind of paddled around a tiny bit). She got out of my eyesight for a second and made it all the way down to the second floor and was exploring the garage (though there's nothing in there but tools and extra wood). I almost panicked, thankfully a really horrible situation didn't happen but I was freaked until I found her (prancing around as if to say "this place is fun!"). Today we went to the movies and left her in her crate for about 3-4 hours. After we got home from the movies she's not been her usual self. She's usually perky and chipper and a ball of energy. Now she's NOT. She's been shaking on and off and panting every once in a while. It's Florida, it's hot, but we've been giving her water, she shows limited interst in food (which is kind of normal for her), but she hasn't peed since this morning! (And we've walked her a bunch too! Nothing outside or inside since about 11 this morning.)
Last night when we first arrived we stopped at my boyfriend's Dad's house (out in the woods), she got walked at one point but away from the dirt and known flea areas. One visit for 3 hours and she got fleas, more fleas than ever before (she's only had them twice before, and only 2-3 each time). I use Frontline monthly and it doesn't seem to work down here. Either she's become immune to it or the fleas here are super powered. Either way, we've been trying our best to pick them out, so far we've got about half a dozen or more. Tomorrow I'm hoping to find a store that sells Capstar locally.....
She's just not herself and it's making me really nervous and worried. She's shaking and panting and she's not chipper and happy. Instead as I walk past her (which by the way since getting back home and noticing the difference she hasn't left our arms) she's got this look in her eyes that just makes me feel really worried for her! I'm not sure if this is enough to warrant finding a vet that'll see her here (forgetting the cost they'll charge us!)...
This isn't really an emergency but I don't know what this is, so I didn't know where to post this. I hope here is fine, if not please move this wherever it belongs. In the end all I really want is the opinions of you YTs, what do you think is going on and what should I do???