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andibaby · 03-19-2009, 10:34 AM

Worms are yucky. We have been fortunate so far in that aspect.

LibbieLu08 · 03-19-2009, 11:32 AM

Is there a certian shampoo that I'm suppose to use to get rid of the white stuff on her skin/fur?

LibbieLu08 · 03-19-2009, 04:57 PM

So good news..... I took a stool sample to the vet and they will take a look at it and get back to me tomorrow morning. I can't wait I wanna know! I want to make sure shes okay. I gave her a bath to sooth her itchy self.....

sdnylz · 03-19-2009, 07:02 PM

ur brothers's dog has to be treated now.

lil fu fu girl · 03-19-2009, 07:11 PM

So glad that you were able to get the sample in. Keep us updated tomorrow.

bdb5853 · 03-19-2009, 11:53 PM

It sounds like a mite rather than a worm. If it's not something in her stool, then you might check into that. Just take the dog into the vet and have them look at it, or put one in a baggy and take that in. When kids get lice, they cling to the hair shaft like that and are small white wingless bugs. I'm pretty sure it will take a special insecticide shampoo to get rid of them, if that's what it is.

LibbieLu08 · 03-20-2009, 06:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sdnylz

ur brothers's dog has to be treated now.

He said he'll look for signs.... do you think he should go a head and start the treatment even if there is not signs?

LibbieLu08 · 03-20-2009, 06:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bdb5853

It sounds like a mite rather than a worm. If it's not something in her stool, then you might check into that. Just take the dog into the vet and have them look at it, or put one in a baggy and take that in. When kids get lice, they cling to the hair shaft like that and are small white wingless bugs. I'm pretty sure it will take a special insecticide shampoo to get rid of them, if that's what it is.

yeah, mite would have been my second guess but they said that the naked eye cannot see it unless its under a microscope. So I dont know. . . . . I'm getting the results in today..hopefully soon so I'll keep you guys posted!

DanielleAllen · 03-20-2009, 06:14 AM

Please let us know what it is. Now I am curious....

hugz4all4 · 03-20-2009, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chachi

Is it lice?

this was my first thought too. I took a stray cat to the vets once because it had really flaky skin and a few moving white things and it was lice.

LibbieLu08 · 03-20-2009, 07:31 AM

and shes positive for worms! The vet told me that it cannot effect anybody unless you touch the stool. I'm the only one that has touched her stool but I always washed me hands right after and of course with a napkin wraped around her stool. All the suddenly, I'm starting to feel all itchy! haha. The vet is going to perscribe some meds for her. Does anybody know about how much I should give her? Remember on Monday she weigh only 1.2oz so I don't want to over dose her. (I'm freaked about over dosing

with all the stories I hear.)

Then I started to ask about the moving white things... a grain of rice. They want me to bring her in right away to see if its MAGGOTS!

I'm so scared I dont' know what to do... I gotta see if I can leave early!

LibbieLu08 · 03-20-2009, 07:36 AM

has anybody ever heard of straw lice?

I called the breeder and she said that she has seen it before on her dogs. And to wash the dog with flea and ticks shampoo then finish it off with a human conditioner or oatmeal.

DanielleAllen · 03-20-2009, 11:37 AM

OMG! now I am all ichy..I am sorry that this is happening to your furbaby!

bdb5853 · 03-20-2009, 11:45 AM

She has straw lice and also worms? Poor baby! I bet she will be feel so much better after getting shampooed and medicated and gets rid of those things! Thank goodness you took her to the vet.

LibbieLu08 · 03-20-2009, 11:47 AM

She has worms and being treated for it... and the the little white bugs, well the breeder is saying that it could be straw lice. WHAT IS STRAW LICE? I've never heard of such a thing.....

03-19-2009, 10:34 AM	#16
andibaby Owned By Ace and Lizzie Donating Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: oklahoma Posts: 1,028	Worms are yucky. We have been fortunate so far in that aspect. __________________ Andrea-Momma to Ace Lizzie and baby Sid

03-19-2009, 11:32 AM	#17
LibbieLu08 YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Milwaukee,WI Posts: 331	Is there a certian shampoo that I'm suppose to use to get rid of the white stuff on her skin/fur? __________________ LibbieLu

03-19-2009, 04:57 PM	#18
LibbieLu08 YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Milwaukee,WI Posts: 331	So good news..... I took a stool sample to the vet and they will take a look at it and get back to me tomorrow morning. I can't wait I wanna know! I want to make sure shes okay. I gave her a bath to sooth her itchy self..... __________________ LibbieLu

03-19-2009, 07:02 PM	#19
sdnylz Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Woodland Park, NJ Posts: 251	ur brothers's dog has to be treated now. __________________ sdnylz and Sasha

03-20-2009, 07:31 AM	#26
LibbieLu08 YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Milwaukee,WI Posts: 331	I got the call back... and shes positive for worms! The vet told me that it cannot effect anybody unless you touch the stool. I'm the only one that has touched her stool but I always washed me hands right after and of course with a napkin wraped around her stool. All the suddenly, I'm starting to feel all itchy! haha. The vet is going to perscribe some meds for her. Does anybody know about how much I should give her? Remember on Monday she weigh only 1.2oz so I don't want to over dose her. (I'm freaked about over dosing with all the stories I hear.) Then I started to ask about the moving white things... a grain of rice. They want me to bring her in right away to see if its MAGGOTS! I'm so scared I dont' know what to do... I gotta see if I can leave early! __________________ LibbieLu

03-19-2009, 07:11 PM	#20
lil fu fu girl No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,410	So glad that you were able to get the sample in. Keep us updated tomorrow.

03-19-2009, 11:53 PM	#21
bdb5853 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: USA Posts: 115	It sounds like a mite rather than a worm. If it's not something in her stool, then you might check into that. Just take the dog into the vet and have them look at it, or put one in a baggy and take that in. When kids get lice, they cling to the hair shaft like that and are small white wingless bugs. I'm pretty sure it will take a special insecticide shampoo to get rid of them, if that's what it is.

03-20-2009, 06:14 AM	#24
DanielleAllen YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Phillips, ME, USA Posts: 273 Blog Entries: 1	Please let us know what it is. Now I am curious....

03-20-2009, 07:36 AM	#27
LibbieLu08 YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Milwaukee,WI Posts: 331	Straw lice has anybody ever heard of straw lice? I called the breeder and she said that she has seen it before on her dogs. And to wash the dog with flea and ticks shampoo then finish it off with a human conditioner or oatmeal. __________________ LibbieLu

03-20-2009, 11:37 AM	#28
DanielleAllen YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Phillips, ME, USA Posts: 273 Blog Entries: 1	OMG! now I am all ichy..I am sorry that this is happening to your furbaby!

03-20-2009, 11:45 AM	#29
bdb5853 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: USA Posts: 115	She has straw lice and also worms? Poor baby! I bet she will be feel so much better after getting shampooed and medicated and gets rid of those things! Thank goodness you took her to the vet.

03-20-2009, 11:47 AM	#30
LibbieLu08 YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Milwaukee,WI Posts: 331	She has worms and being treated for it... and the the little white bugs, well the breeder is saying that it could be straw lice. WHAT IS STRAW LICE? I've never heard of such a thing..... __________________ LibbieLu