Help!

[curlyboysmomma]

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 ... 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!

[yougetthesmiles]

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.

[kalina82]

i believe its safe for you to put frontline on him. ask your vet when you take him

[jbarile]

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 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

[curlyboysmomma]

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

[Patti]

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.

[Kizzys Mom]

Originally Posted by yougetthesmiles

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.

My vet had me to use advantix for Kizzy, he said advantage is for fleas but does nothing for ticks. But advantix is for fleas and ticks. So far, so good and kizzy goes out every day.

[jbarile]

Originally Posted by Kizzys Mom

My vet had me to use advantix for Kizzy, he said advantage is for fleas but does nothing for ticks. But advantix is for fleas and ticks. So far, so good and kizzy goes out every day.

they have (avantage plus) and this is the one for ticks and fleas

[Kizzys Mom]

Originally Posted by jbarile

they have (avantage plus) and this is the one for ticks and fleas

well, maybe it had something to do with her weight at the time. she weighed 3 lbs and he was making sure it was fine to use the advantix at her age. I dont know about the advantage plus since i've never used it but the advantix was what he recommended. And he had 2 different kind of boxes in his hand reading on them before he told me to use this. So ive used it and so far , so good. she was just at his office yesterday and she checked out gr8. but ty as i might ask him about it when we go back.

[Kizzys Mom]

let me add to that, i meant he was reading it for the weight and age.

[baby03]

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.