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Help! Hello :) I am new to YorkieTalk and this is my first post. I am the proud momma to a yorkipoo who is tentativley named Buddy (we just got him today). The reason for my post is I was checking him out when I noticed some gunk (or so I thought) near his eye. I wet a q-tip to try to get it out but it wasnt budging. Well it was a tick :mad: ... I frieked out but I was able to remove it from his face. It was definitley a wood tick and I know they dont carry lyme disease but Im still a little worried. I checked him for any more and he looks ok. Im just a little skeeved out right now. Any advice/suggestions? PS - I got him from a private breeder who did take the puppies out on her lawn to go potty and get some fresh air. Im guessing thats how he got it. Thanks guys! |
Hello and welcome to YT! I found 4 ticks on Kloey this week and she is on advantage! I freaked out to, I hate ticks! If I were you I would let the breeder know about you finding the tick on him. I don't really know if you can give them anything when there so young. |
i believe its safe for you to put frontline on him. ask your vet when you take him |
:wavey: welcome to YTalk! Tilly had a tick that we picked up on vacation to the trinity mountains, I didn't know she had one because she was also On adantage (switched to advantage plus) when I gave her a bath the next day upon returning home, It was right on her forehead all puffy and ugly looking. it did gross me out! I lit a match and put it on the tick and boy did that make him back out :eek: but he re-attached himself so I used Vaseline which smothered him and enabled me to grab it with the tweezers! I was worried to because it looked so sore and didn't really know if I got all it's head out. but anyway welcome again to the forum:exclaim: |
Thanks for all of the info everyone. :) Im going to call the vet tomorrow. I just hope hes ok...I worry since hes only had his one set of shots.. I feel like hes so vulnerable. And thanks for accepting my half-yorkie :p |
He's so cute if that's him in your Avatar. Welcome. My sister's dogs have had several ticks on them the last few weeks and they are fine. I would get him et checked anyway since you just got him. |
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they have (avantage plus) and this is the one for ticks and fleas:) |
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let me add to that, i meant he was reading it for the weight and age. |
Frontline is the only thing I can put on Baby. I tried k9 advantix and she had a seizure. I bathed her twice and ended up taking her to the vet. That was my experience. |
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