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Originally Posted by Packer1012  Cody's mom
I agree. I lost my last husky "Lexi" girl this spa September 2016
I was devastated, she got a heart attack as we were taking our evening walk. She passed in my arms. I was lost and empty without her, starting out with two huskies and two labs. She was the last and the loneliness crept up inside me. I needed the love and to love another dog. I decided to get a lapdog since the huskies and labs required so much exercise and loved walking. At my age 67 I needed to not exert myself so I fell in love with a friends Yorkie or so I thought it was a yorkie-poo much calmer dog. Unknowingly my friend was lead to believe she purchased a teacup Yorkie so I set out to get one. I love him to death. He's adorable 1/2 ref Yorkie and 1:2 teacup he now weighs 61:2 lbs at 7 months and he is a terror terrier. I never was exhausted as much as this little sack of potatoes gets me just going on a walk. I live upstate ny and the tics are out of control plus it's been raining and cold so I e tried to keep him indoors. He has gotten st least 15 tics 1/2 I was able to remove the others were impossible he doesn't sit still. Were going to the vet we'd to see if they have a much better treatment for the tics he's getting and if they have affected his overall health. I've been using advantixII and revolution for fleas and heart worms. If there are any suggestions on successful meds of collars, sprays, bath shampoos please share your experience and what you do to fight these little tics off our little doggies
I don't know what else to do. Each time I come back I. The house I use a live comb to go through his hair making sure there are no tics but nys is infested this year and I don't want to constrain my little guy to indoors. I appreciate any suggestions and medical solutions any of you have used that were successful
Thanks a million
Packer's Mo
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Let me start off with....there is no such thing as a "teacup" yorkie, the word "teacup" is used as a ploy to sell under standard size yorkies and charge big bucks for these smaller dogs. There is only one size in the yorkie breed and that is "standard" 5 to7 pounds is the proper weight for the breed. Of course there are bigger yorkies, my now passed girl weighed in at 17 pounds, my adopted boy is 12 pounds. Then there are runts of the litter that can weigh less then 5 pounds. If a breeder advertises they breed "teacup" yorkies, this is not a reputable. Reputable breeders do not breed for tiny dogs, they breed for "standard" 5 to7pounds.
Your pups weight
61:2 lbs at 7 months, I do hope this is a typo and you mean 6 1/2 pounds lol, otherwise you should list him in Ripley's Believe it or Not for the worlds biggest yorkie lol.
To address your Tic problem. I have used Frontline and Frontline Plus since it hit the shelves years back and my yorkies never had a tic or flea on them. I start my dogs in April unless we have warm weather in March, I stop using flea / tic prevention mid Nov. when temps stay below 50 degrees.
Last July my vet told me to use Simparica, no tics / fleas using Simparica, at this point i cannot say which product is better since I just started using the Simparica.
If you walk your pup in heavily wooded area I would advise you against this as tics live in leaves that have fallen to the ground. I live in a heavily wooded area, my yard is fenced. I clear ALL leaves in the fall and Spring.
In the fall when temps reach 50 degrees tics bury them selves in the ground and will emerge when the temps are 50 and above.
If your pup still has tics that you were not able to remove I would get him to your vet. If tics have attached themselves to your pup I would ask your vet for a better tic protection and do keep him out of heavily wooded areas, there is no need for a dog to romp and play in piles of leaves.
Good luck and please let us know what your vet did and suggested as a good tic prevention.