 Ring Worms in my Yorkie??
Hey all,
I just got my first yorkie pup when he was 9 weeks old. He seems very healthy and the most healthy out of the litter. I got him from a lady that wasn't really a full time breeder, but she hired a stud and bred her own personal pet yorkie.
Well, 3 days or so after we got him home, my daughter came down with ringworm on her neck and got sent home my the school nurse. I immediately thought it was our new pup because he likes to lay up hear our neck with his face.
When I called my vet, he was very surprised because he said he very rarely see pups with Ring Worms as it's a disease mainly seen in kittens.
Anyway, my daughter said she was NOT around any other animals at all so I'm almost sure she didn't catch it any where else. The puppys breeder said she had a few cats and that the pup was good around cats. So maybe he does have ring worm and got it from one of her cats.
I've had the dog treated once with a dip. The vet wants to do this dip once a week x3. My baby needs two more dips. I'm doing this in case he does indeed have the ring worms. The vet said the only way he will know for sure is if he does a skin test and it takes 4-6 weeks for the results to come back.
I'm just hoping that being exposed to these chemicals to kill this ring worm isn't going to effect my baby puppy later in life. But I don't want to NOT treat him then it get worse. KNow what I mean?
Any advice? I sure do love my new little baby boy. He is so playful, but sometimes that little squirt like to play rough!! LOL |