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Originally Posted by FlaYorkie  thanks, I thought about it and I might look for a Yorkie too. This is my first pet so I have to take thing slow and the Chi is a fireball who wants 24/7 attention, doesn't want to be left alone and doesn't want to come in from his walks. On top of that my knee is swollen and sore and I can barely move it, I hope I didn't get a tick bite. |
Well, I totally understand about having just one. Tibbe is all I can manage to handle now and I used to foster dogs and have a houseful of dogs years back, many with behavior problems to re-train. Don't know how I did it! Trying to keep up with his teeth brushing, toenails(I can only use Gentle Paws since I'm almost phobic about cutting the cuticle on him for some reason) and brushing, bathing, training, playing with him several times a day which almost always involves chasing him around the house several times each session or he's unhappy with me and cuddle time, letting him out to potty several times daily, walks, washing his dishes and changing his water at least twice daily, keeping stocked up on his food, his frequent vet visits and tending to him when he's feeling bad and various needs keep me running. Plus the expense! Yikes! I had no idea had expensive vet visits had gotten when I got Tibbe as it had been five years since I lost Jilly and things had changed a lot with vet expenses. I couldn't handle a second dog to save my life! We'd both love to have another but it would be just too much with my bad back, which was really painful this past two months and it was really hard with just one dog. Plus, if the other dog had a chronic condition to vet, buy medicine for, have lots of tests, etc., as Tibbe has, it would likely put me in the poor house! But I love the idea of a second one!
Watch that swollen knee and look for the signs of a bite. If you get a red circle around a place on your knee, a rash or that swelling doesn't subside, better see a doctor before other symptoms start.
Here are some pictures of tick bites:
https://www.google.com/search?newwin...56.ptG2S1zyYb0 https://www.google.com/search?q=had+...w=1051&bih=672