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10-20-2006, 11:51 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Queens, NY
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| dilemma w/ puppy getting sick hey guys, I just wanted some advice. I have a dilemma, it seems that everytime cash plays with my cousin's yorkie, tweety (8 mo.), he starts having symptoms of worms infection (i.e. white stringy stuff in poop, scooting butt etc.) the first time he played with her, a week after he was diagnosed with Giardia and coccidia which, could be a coincidence since i had just gotten him 2 weeks prior. he has since been treated and his stool sample came back negative or any signs of internal parasites. the last time he played with her was about a week ago and again two weeks ago and yeaterday i noticed that his poop was funny looking and he was scooting his butt a lot. so, today i dropped off a stool sample at the vet and am waiting for the results. now my problem is, how do i tell my aunt that her dog may be getting my dog sick? she seems to think that her dog is perfectly healthy and she recently got spayed but i'm not sure if they did a stool analysis during the whole process. I guess what i'm trying to ask how do i word it so that she doesn't get offended cuz you could say that she prides herself on NOT having spent so much money on her vet bills as opposed to me. I don't want to offend her in any way because I'm not certain that it was her yorkie that got my puppy sick although that would be a reasonable assumption since her dog is the only dog cash plays with. Plus, tweety is really aggressive towards cash but i'm not sure if that's just how dogs play but to me it looks aggressive due to the "rough and tumble" play. sometimes it looks like she chases him then bites him and he yelps and starts running away from her (keep in mind that she's twice his size) but then 2 seconds later, he goes to play with her again after we separate them. I just think it's kind of rude to say please don't bring your dog over until she has been checked out or if she is going to be aggressive towards him. I don't think that is something that they can control (the aggression). sorry for the long post. i'm a wordy person. Thanks for all the suggestions!
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10-21-2006, 12:14 AM | #2 |
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| (1) Your aunt should not take it offensively if you inform her that her dog may have parasitic infection...Telling her early before the dog becomes seriously ill, will save her money in vet bills as opposed to letting it become a situation where it is exacerbated...I had a similar situation with a close friend and his Frenchie, when it became very apartent he had parasites and I did not want Bruce to catch them... I would just say this "well you know parasites are pretty common in young pups and I think you should have Tweety checked out because Cash has shown symptoms and they have been together" (2) As to the rough play, if Cash is going back it is probably not as bad as it sounds. I believed that Bruce was becoming horribly aggressive because he would growl and snarl and some dogs that were overly pushy in their play with him, so I took him to a behaviorist and spent a fortune having him evaluated. First, older dogs naturally correct pups when their behavior is "socially unacceptable" and to us it sometimes sounds/looks worse than it actually is. Secondly, yorkies are terriers they are naturally wrestly and wild and prone to some rough play. I would not worry that much if the other dog has been properly socialized. But if not then I would feel no shame in saying that you are uncomfortable and setting boundaries.
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10-21-2006, 12:27 AM | #3 |
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| If you don't want to offend you could try saying that while on a routine vets visit you discovered your dog has worms and your vet recommended that any dog your dog has been in contact with should be checked out. Almost hint that perhaps you didn't realise that your dog had worms and that she also might not be able to tell with her dog, but stress how bad worms are at the same time. This way your not placing "blame" on anyone, and can look like a concerned friend rather than an accusing one. If she starts getting smug or rude, you can always "clarify" exactly where you think she got the worms from. Then next time she wants to come over / have a puppy play date you can simply ask if she managed to check out her pup yet and if not, then you can just say you don't want to risk re infecting your dog so you can't meet her quite yet, but for her to let you know when she's had her dog checked out. |
10-21-2006, 12:28 AM | #4 | |
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10-21-2006, 06:53 AM | #5 |
My furkids Donating Member | For the sake of YOUR puppies health I would definately say something to your Aunt..She should understand and be grateful that you told her..meaning her little pup could be in some discomfort as well.
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10-21-2006, 07:24 PM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Queens, NY
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| Thanks for all your advice! My aunt was searching for a new vet so i gave her the number of my vet and suggested that she get a stool sample analyzed for worms. I don't know if she will but she said she'll look into it. as for the rough and tumble play, i think i'll just have to set some boundaries as I'm beginning to think that it has to do with they way my 10 year old cousin plays with her. She's very rough with her dog.
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