Something wrong with Teddy's eye

[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by roseylovestosho

I was just handed over the Ivermectin by the receptionist. The vet was apparently too busy to see me.

That happens sometimes, but after everything they put you through, I'd think they would have at least talked to you. "Personally", I'd probably be going the ivermectin route, but if you wanted to try something topical, they should be talking to you about it. Sounds like it's time for a new vet.

[roseylovestosho]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

Ivermectin (Heartgard, Iverhart), milbemycin (Interceptor, Sentinel), selamectin (Revolution), and moxidectin (Advantage Multi) are all heartworm preventatives. They just are different from each other.

I think you can use milbemycin for demodex, but if going with one of these drugs, ivermectin is very common.

Pups needs heartworm meds. So if ivermectin caused a problem, then another should be tried.

Thank you for clearing it up for me...I made a mistake I assumed all heartworm medicines contained Ivermectin becaue when the optho talked about heartworm meds and Ivermectin he mentioned both Heartgard and Interceptor as examples...he probably didn't realize they're made of different things?
Either way, Teddy had a hard time with Interceptor so it the Ivermectin shouldn't bother him (he did fine when he took Heartguard)

[roseylovestosho]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

That happens sometimes, but after everything they put you through, I'd think they would have at least talked to you. "Personally", I'd probably be going the ivermectin route, but if you wanted to try something topical, they should be talking to you about it. Sounds like it's time for a new vet.

That's what I'm upset about. I was also told (by the vet) on Friday that they would talk to the optho for me and give me a call on Saturday to update me. I never received a call. I only got a phone call on Tuesday at 5:30PM just to give me the phone number of the opthomologist so that I can call them myself and make the appt. Funny thing is that when I went to the opthomologist this is literally the first thing he told me after checking out his eye: When vets call him to talk to him about referring a client to an opthomologist the first thing they do is tell the vet to perform a skin test first to make sure before scheduling an appt. If my vet had spoken to the opthomologist like he said he would, this might have been avoided.

I'm sorry if I'm sounding petty about everything. I'm not upset about the money- I'm upset because I don't feel that my vet did everything he said he would (which was call the opthomologist to talk about Teddy).

[MaddiesMommie]

I am glad to see Teddy is on his road to recovery and it was nothing more serious. I hate that you had to see a specialist for such a diagnosis, although knowing the problem is worth it, I'm sure. I will continue thinking of Teddy and his complete recovery.

[lisaly]

It is so obvious how much you love Teddy and how devoted you are to his care. I'm sorry you have had to go through all of this worrying, especially when it sounds like this diagnosis should have been caught earlier. I hope Teddy responds immediately to the ivermectin and that you can rest easier now. Teddy looks like he's such a doll, and he's lucky to have a mom who loves him so much.

[roseylovestosho]

Teddy just threw up immediately after eating a liver treat. I'm not sure if this has something to do with the medicine or what because Teddy gets liver treats all the time (the freeze dried kind) and he does just fine. He threw up his food along with the liver treats. He is not lethargic or anything like that.

[107barney]

Originally Posted by roseylovestosho

Teddy just threw up immediately after eating a liver treat. I'm not sure if this has something to do with the medicine or what because Teddy gets liver treats all the time (the freeze dried kind) and he does just fine. He threw up his food along with the liver treats. He is not lethargic or anything like that.

What medicine did he take?

[roseylovestosho]

Originally Posted by 107barney

What medicine did he take?

He's taking 2ml of ivermectin daily for the demodex around his eye.

[Maximo]

What kind of activity did he have before throwing up? Was he outside/hot?

[roseylovestosho]

Originally Posted by Maximo

What kind of activity did he have before throwing up? Was he outside/hot?

He's been indoors since 10:30AM. He was just lying around when I gave him the liver treat. I weaned Teddy off of his old food into a new one. I used to feed him Royal Canin adult and now I feed him Artemis for small breeds...maybe because this food has more protein in it he can't take the liver as much as before? Teddy also used to be very sensitive to heartworm medicine (he would be lethargic when I would give him heartguard) so maybe this is getting to him? I'm just confused. I want to take him to the vet but it would be to a new vet and I'm not sure what to say?

[Maximo]

Could be the change in food if it is a richer food, and could be the medication. Could be the treats.

Is it Artemis Small Breed Fresh Mix? That has 25% protein, which is not concerning. Even if that is a big jump from the RC, I don't think that would be too rich.

Poor boy. Hold the liver treats for awhile.

[roseylovestosho]

Originally Posted by Maximo

Could be the change in food if it is a richer food, and could be the medication. Could be the treats.

Is it Artemis Small Breed Fresh Mix? That has 25% protein, which is not concerning. Even if that is a big jump from the RC, I don't think that would be too rich.

Poor boy. Hold the liver treats for awhile.

Okay thanks I will. Poor Teddy can't catch a break.

[ladyjane]

Poor Teddy. Honestly, though, I would not stress too much over one incident. Sometimes they just have a passing tummy upset. Hopefully that is all this is.

[roseylovestosho]

I'm sorry to be a pain. I took Teddy outside b/c he prefers to pee outside than indoors (he just learned to lift his leg so he likes to hold his pee for a tree outside even though he has a pee pad) but instead he was more interested in eating grass...he usually doesn't do this he likes to sniff instead. He was just eating grass...excessively. I also looked at his gums and I can't tell if it's because I'm freaking out but I don't think I remember seeing so much brown in Teddy's gums. I brought him back in and he's eating his food now...I'm sorry if I'm being ridiculous.

http://i51.tinypic.com/ab2ghx.png

[Maximo]

Don't ever apologize for being concerned. Grass eating sounds like something is up and that his tummy is bothering him. I have never seen gums turn that color. Is he acting okay otherwise?