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marcerella02 · 07-03-2011, 12:25 PM

Hello All, long time no talk

Hopefully with the summer holidays FINALLY here, I will be on here more frequently. I sure do miss my YT family.

I am looking for help from FL members. My parents bought a house near Punta Gorda and Layla will be living there for 3-4 months of the year (December- March-ish). The longest we have ever stayed is 2-3 weeks so I am needing help with some questions.

Layla will be on Interceptor for heart worm while she is there, not something we usually need in the winter months in Canada

I am just looking for any other info I might need to know to keep her healthy while she is there. I will most likely not be there for the full 3-4 months as I will hopefully be teaching. Are there certain bugs that we need to watch out for? Plants that are harmful? Any additional info I can get would be great!

Ellie May · 07-03-2011, 01:17 PM

Hi Marci. Good to see you on YT.

I'm definitely not from Florida, but I assume she will need a really good fleas product and possibly a tick product too.

You're strong being able to leave her for months! Two weeks away from Ellie and I get devastated. lol

marcerella02 · 07-03-2011, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Ellie May

Hi Marci. Good to see you on YT.

I'm definitely not from Florida, but I assume she will need a really good fleas product and possibly a tick product too.

You're strong being able to leave her for months! Two weeks away from Ellie and I get devastated. lol

lol it is going to be awful. They stayed a month last year and I was miserable. Thankfully I could fly down a few times to visit. I know she is better off there because if I am working she will be home alone all day- so whatever makes Layla happy

baby yorkie · 07-03-2011, 01:36 PM

We live in Central Florida, but I'm not sure of the difference in bugs and/or animals between our two areas. We watch out for the poisonous frogs, alligators, snakes, hawks, buzzards, racoons, possums, and armadillos. (We did have a bob cat at our other house about five miles away.) Both my girls have been affected by the frogs and Ally was almost taken away by a buzzard when she was a baby. My girls love to chase squirrels and lizards. The squirrels love to share their fleas and ticks, so don't set out a feeder to attract them. The other critters bring them too, but we've found them highly concentrated when people put out feeders for them. There is a lot of water here, whether it is the ocean, lake, or swimming pool. Please watch so Layla doesn't fall in and drown. Our babies tired quickly and may be unsure of how to get out. I have a fenced-in yard with a swimming pool and never leave my girls outside alone. Someone is always outside with them, watching, and playing. We hope you have fun here and if I think of anything else, I write back. There are a lot of Florida residents here, so I'm sure they'll add something too.

YorkieRose · 07-03-2011, 01:38 PM

We live in Palm Beach..and I do not allow mine out without a close watch...we have Bufo frogs, but mostly at night....and they are toxic. I prefer mine do not poke around the landscaping...so I use a stroller or stay out of the grass like most....best wishes

Yes, I forgot..hawks...mine pretty much stay in screened areas..I have 2 wee ones...

marcerella02 · 07-03-2011, 01:46 PM

Thanks to you both. Layla is never out of our sight and never off leash so we can count out the hawks- now what do these frogs look like? She goes out for a late night pee and the grass you have down there is so thick and,... well odd to us Canadians- I am sure I wouldn't even see it...

snowbird · 07-03-2011, 03:28 PM

I am Canadian but spend 6 months of the year in the Florida Keys. My Bella was only 8 months old when I took her down. I have her on interceptor and advantage. I use it 12 months a year. I only let her outside when she is with me and always on a leash. The hawks are a problem where I am. I am constantly looking to the sky. There are some poisonous plants that you have to watch out for. There is a type of palm that produces little red berries and if they eat them they will go into kidney failure. Like I said I always leash her so I can monitor what she gets into. If you google poisonous plants in Florida you will see which ones they are and photos. Bella likes it in Florida. We take her every where with us. She loves to go out to the tiki bars and restaurants. They are so accepting of pets there.

marcerella02 · 07-03-2011, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by snowbird

I am Canadian but spend 6 months of the year in the Florida Keys. My Bella was only 8 months old when I took her down. I have her on interceptor and advantage. I use it 12 months a year. I only let her outside when she is with me and always on a leash. The hawks are a problem where I am. I am constantly looking to the sky. There are some poisonous plants that you have to watch out for. There is a type of palm that produces little red berries and if they eat them they will go into kidney failure. Like I said I always leash her so I can monitor what she gets into. If you google poisonous plants in Florida you will see which ones they are and photos. Bella likes it in Florida. We take her every where with us. She loves to go out to the tiki bars and restaurants. They are so accepting of pets there.

Yes, I have noticed that about the restaurants. It is what I love most- total opposite of Canada! Good idea about looking up the plants- i will do that for sure!

snowbird · 07-03-2011, 03:32 PM

Your babies are adorable. How much do they weigh and how old are they. The smallest one reminds me of my Bella.

07-03-2011, 12:25 PM	#1
marcerella02 Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 11,257	Looking for info from Florida Residents Hello All, long time no talk Hopefully with the summer holidays FINALLY here, I will be on here more frequently. I sure do miss my YT family. I am looking for help from FL members. My parents bought a house near Punta Gorda and Layla will be living there for 3-4 months of the year (December- March-ish). The longest we have ever stayed is 2-3 weeks so I am needing help with some questions. Layla will be on Interceptor for heart worm while she is there, not something we usually need in the winter months in Canada I am just looking for any other info I might need to know to keep her healthy while she is there. I will most likely not be there for the full 3-4 months as I will hopefully be teaching. Are there certain bugs that we need to watch out for? Plants that are harmful? Any additional info I can get would be great! __________________ http://misscanam.blogspot.com/ Layla 's Simon

07-03-2011, 01:17 PM	#2
Ellie May And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 17,928	Hi Marci. Good to see you on YT. I'm definitely not from Florida, but I assume she will need a really good fleas product and possibly a tick product too. You're strong being able to leave her for months! Two weeks away from Ellie and I get devastated. lol __________________ Crystal, Ellie May (RIP), Rylee Finnegan, and Gracie Boo🐶

07-03-2011, 01:36 PM	#4
baby yorkie YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: USA Posts: 947	We live in Central Florida, but I'm not sure of the difference in bugs and/or animals between our two areas. We watch out for the poisonous frogs, alligators, snakes, hawks, buzzards, racoons, possums, and armadillos. (We did have a bob cat at our other house about five miles away.) Both my girls have been affected by the frogs and Ally was almost taken away by a buzzard when she was a baby. My girls love to chase squirrels and lizards. The squirrels love to share their fleas and ticks, so don't set out a feeder to attract them. The other critters bring them too, but we've found them highly concentrated when people put out feeders for them. There is a lot of water here, whether it is the ocean, lake, or swimming pool. Please watch so Layla doesn't fall in and drown. Our babies tired quickly and may be unsure of how to get out. I have a fenced-in yard with a swimming pool and never leave my girls outside alone. Someone is always outside with them, watching, and playing. We hope you have fun here and if I think of anything else, I write back. There are a lot of Florida residents here, so I'm sure they'll add something too. Attached Thumbnails

07-03-2011, 01:38 PM	#5
YorkieRose No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,577	We live in Palm Beach..and I do not allow mine out without a close watch...we have Bufo frogs, but mostly at night....and they are toxic. I prefer mine do not poke around the landscaping...so I use a stroller or stay out of the grass like most....best wishes Yes, I forgot..hawks...mine pretty much stay in screened areas..I have 2 wee ones... Last edited by YorkieRose; 07-03-2011 at 01:40 PM.

07-03-2011, 01:46 PM	#6
marcerella02 Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 11,257	Thanks to you both. Layla is never out of our sight and never off leash so we can count out the hawks- now what do these frogs look like? She goes out for a late night pee and the grass you have down there is so thick and,... well odd to us Canadians- I am sure I wouldn't even see it... __________________ http://misscanam.blogspot.com/ Layla 's Simon

07-03-2011, 03:28 PM	#7
snowbird Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Tide Head NB Canada Posts: 175	I am Canadian but spend 6 months of the year in the Florida Keys. My Bella was only 8 months old when I took her down. I have her on interceptor and advantage. I use it 12 months a year. I only let her outside when she is with me and always on a leash. The hawks are a problem where I am. I am constantly looking to the sky. There are some poisonous plants that you have to watch out for. There is a type of palm that produces little red berries and if they eat them they will go into kidney failure. Like I said I always leash her so I can monitor what she gets into. If you google poisonous plants in Florida you will see which ones they are and photos. Bella likes it in Florida. We take her every where with us. She loves to go out to the tiki bars and restaurants. They are so accepting of pets there.

07-03-2011, 03:32 PM	#9
snowbird Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Tide Head NB Canada Posts: 175	Your babies are adorable. How much do they weigh and how old are they. The smallest one reminds me of my Bella.