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06-28-2009, 12:31 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! | New Puppy with ticks & fleas! Help!! Hello, I just brought my yorkie home on friday. She's 6 1/2 weeks old. She's adorable, but come to find out, she's got ticks and fleas; absolutley covered! It's sad. My husband and I have been picking them off with tweezers. She's only had her 1st shot, and the people we bought her from told us that we couldnt put a flea and tick collar on her because it counteracts with the shot. They told us we had to wait until she's had all 3 shots until we could put one on. I'm not sure exactly how to go about this problem now. Does anyone know what's safe to put on a puppy this young or if what they told me is even true? I need to do something for her and there are way too many ticks to pick off just with tweezers. Please help!! |
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06-28-2009, 01:28 AM | #2 |
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| I have always used Zodiac Flea and Tick shampoo for puppies and kittens. Then I follow up with the Zodiac tick and flea spray. It is safe for very young puppies and kittens and works great. You will also need to bomb our whole house because these little critters reproduce quickly and in hugh numbers. I use the Zodiac upholstery spray and bombs. I think that Ryans Pet Supply carries this brand. I also have found it at Frys grocery stores. Dont use Hartz products as is has caused death in toy dogs.
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06-28-2009, 01:42 AM | #3 |
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| aww poor baby.. take her to the vets for a check up, surely they will have products that will get rid of all her unwanted visitors |
06-28-2009, 03:04 AM | #4 | |
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Welcome to YT. My MIL lives in Portales. My suggestion would be to get her into your vet office and have them handle the fleas/tick with a prescription. I believe that revolution is one of the only ones that you can use that young. You should have her fully check out also with her being infested and so so young. She really shouldn't have left her mommy and litter mates yet. You will need to bomb your home also to get rid of the fleas that she has brought into your home. Go threw the site and read everything you can about young pups. It will help you deal with anything that may arise. There is a great deal of information and very caring breeders on this site that will be more than happy to offer any help/advice you may need. | |
06-28-2009, 03:18 AM | #5 |
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| 6 1/2 weeks???? Wow. That very young to be away from the Mom. I would get to the vet for a check up and help with the fleas and ticks. Be sure to have some Nutrical on hand in the event of any hypoglycemic episodes. Be sure to feed small meals 5-6 times a day. |
06-28-2009, 03:31 AM | #6 | |
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| Puppy covered in ticks and fleas Quote:
If taking ticks off with tweezers make sure you get them by the head otherwise you squeeze the infected blood back into your dog! Cover the tick with vaseline (petroleum jelly) especially the back of the tick. When they are feeding on your dog they breather through their rear ends so covering that end in vaseline stops them breathing and they drop off or are easier to remove. Hope you solve you problem soon | |
06-28-2009, 04:29 AM | #7 |
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| Give her a light bath with Dawn dish detergent. Yes it works. I believe you leave it on for a few minutes. Make sure you completely dry the puppy, she is so little. Even if it means use a blow dryer, on low heat. You probably did not know this but little Yorkies are not suppose to leave their Mom and littermates until they are 12 weeks old. The are not like the bigger breed dogs. So I'm surprised a Yorkie breeder didn't know this. You could have a lot of problems because she left so young. But we will do what we can to help you. Now you could easily experience what is known as hypoglycemia. VERY DANGEROUS and it affects this breed easily. If left untreated,they will die. Their sugar drops and starts to close down the organs. Did the breeder discuss this with you? What causes this? Them not eating or even skipping one meal. Being stressed fromeaving Mom and being in a new place. The little one, because of the age needs to be fed often, at least 4 times a day. Stress. If she seems to want to sleep a lot, it's ok for pups to sleep but if need be, wake him up for him to eat. If he doesn't seem to want to wake up, or you see him walking funny, like he is drunk, you need to give him nuti-cal immediately. If you don't have it then Karo syrup. You must get the sugar level back up. I would even put a little in his drinking water anyway as a preventitive. Who is the breeder anyway? Does she live close to you? Here is some info. Please read because these pups can't afford fleas sucking what little blood they have. Good luck and keep us updated and post if you need help with anything, ok? Toy Breed Hypoglycemia
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