Taking Uni to the vet tomorrow =/

[DvlshAngel985]

Yay but eww. I'm glad that mystery was solved and that little blood sucker was removed. I hope you found a way to solve the itchiness.

[Princess10]

I hope Uni continues to feel better. Those nasty little ticks! Err! I had one on me once & called my dad (barely decided against calling 911) & he thought it was a mole! That shows how hard they can be to recognize.

Princess goes in soon for allergy testing or whatever they do to find out why she's itching, waiting on a vet call as I type.

Good luck with Uni!

[kjc]

Wow! Hope she has a good recheck.... glad she feeling more comfortable...

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by Princess10

I hope Uni continues to feel better. Those nasty little ticks! Err! I had one on me once & called my dad (barely decided against calling 911) & he thought it was a mole! That shows how hard they can be to recognize.

Princess goes in soon for allergy testing or whatever they do to find out why she's itching, waiting on a vet call as I type.

Good luck with Uni!

LOL!!! But you knew it was a tick? I had NO idea! It started off just a regular skin colored bump, and developed into a bump with a black dot on one side. I was putting CO on it, and this morning I put some on again, looked the same. Once I got to the vet and showed him, the black dot had popped out and looked like a huge sesame seed! I wonder why it decided to pop out then, it had been on her so long already! Yuck!

[kjc]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

LOL!!! But you knew it was a tick? I had NO idea! It started off just a regular skin colored bump, and developed into a bump with a black dot on one side. I was putting CO on it, and this morning I put some on again, looked the same. Once I got to the vet and showed him, the black dot had popped out and looked like a huge sesame seed! I wonder why it decided to pop out then, it had been on her so long already! Yuck!

Maybe you suffocated it with the CO?

[Princess10]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

LOL!!! But you knew it was a tick? I had NO idea! It started off just a regular skin colored bump, and developed into a bump with a black dot on one side. I was putting CO on it, and this morning I put some on again, looked the same. Once I got to the vet and showed him, the black dot had popped out and looked like a huge sesame seed! I wonder why it decided to pop out then, it had been on her so long already! Yuck!

I was at a friends house who lives by some fields, etc. I got home & took a shower. While in the shower I felt a sting & looked down to see this black thing. I frantically tried to rinse it off & when it didn't, I knew what it was. I screamed bloody murder & was crying before I even realized it, lol. I jumped out of the shower & thought I should get an ambulance, lmao now. My dad rushed over & tried to pull it off, saying are you sure it's not a mole?, then took me to my mom's who used tweezers. I had a nickel sized raised bump for weeks that the docs kept an eye on it for lymes & they were very surprised I felt it attach.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

Ok guys back from the vet. I'm posting from my phone so bear with me. After talking w the Dr at length we decided to do the steriod shot and antihistamines. Sent me home w mediated shampoo that I must bathe Uni 2x weekly, I was doing only once a week. Prednisone and chlorpheniramine tabs. Also got her annual bloodwork done, heartworm test, heartguard plus, and her nails did. LOL she was such a good girl. So far no scratching yet since she got the shot.

Oh also that bump on her elbow, was a tick! Omg it was there a long time! I had no idea. Never seen one in real life before.

So Dr wants to see her again in 3 wks to follow up. I really like this hospital. Dr stayed explaining options and everything for nearly an hour.

For a bit over $300 not too bad. I felt like we were taken good care of.

I hope this treatment works and you can find some relief for Uni, constant itching must be so horrible. My foster is on Wellness simple solutions, it has only 4 or so ingredients, so it's easy to figure out some of the safe foods.

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by kjc

Maybe you suffocated it with the CO?

that's kinda what I was thinking. I put some on last night, then again this morning, so not much time inbetween applications. I did see this show on TV once where this guy had these fly larvae implanted in his skin by some gross creature. It was itching him so bad he was about to dig them out with a knife. A local man came by and put on some really thick oil of some type and within minutes the larvae came out themselves bc they weren't getting enough air. Gross huh? But they came out!

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by Princess10

I was at a friends house who lives by some fields, etc. I got home & took a shower. While in the shower I felt a sting & looked down to see this black thing. I frantically tried to rinse it off & when it didn't, I knew what it was. I screamed bloody murder & was crying before I even realized it, lol. I jumped out of the shower & thought I should get an ambulance, lmao now. My dad rushed over & tried to pull it off, saying are you sure it's not a mole?, then took me to my mom's who used tweezers. I had a nickel sized raised bump for weeks that the docs kept an eye on it for lymes & they were very surprised I felt it attach.

Haha. I would have screamed too.

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

I hope this treatment works and you can find some relief for Uni, constant itching must be so horrible. My foster is on Wellness simple solutions, it has only 4 or so ingredients, so it's easy to figure out some of the safe foods.

I'm thinking I'm gonna change Uni's food. We'll look around.


Oh so another thing I forgot to mention. The Dr also recommended fatty acid or fish oils. Do you think CO would be equal to that? Or should I go get some fish oil? Last time we tried Ark Naturals I think it was called. Smelled terrible. No one wanted to give Uni any kisses. Is there any brand that doesn't smell? Probably not huh? Any advice? We also used Missing Link before, no luck there.

[Perrella]

Just saw this and read through it. Sending good vibes that this will be the solution for sweet Uni to give her some relief. Ewww, ticks really gross me out too!

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

Haha. I would have screamed too.


I'm thinking I'm gonna change Uni's food. We'll look around.


Oh so another thing I forgot to mention. The Dr also recommended fatty acid or fish oils. Do you think CO would be equal to that? Or should I go get some fish oil? Last time we tried Ark Naturals I think it was called. Smelled terrible. No one wanted to give Uni any kisses. Is there any brand that doesn't smell? Probably not huh? Any advice? We also used Missing Link before, no luck there.

People give fish oils and flax seed (Missing Link) to help nourish the hair. I really don’t think that’s Uni’s problem. The itching sounds like its causing hair breakage and loss, maybe even an autoimmune type of problem. I would think Coconut Oil would be very similar, but you can use that topically as well. Obviously, with hair loss you might want to do something to nourish the hair, but I just don't see that as the solution.

Have you watched Real Housewife’s of Beverly Hills? The little dog Giggy on the show had lost nearly all his hair on his body from some type of allergy, the itching is horrible for him, and she has access to some of the best vets in the world. His breeder said he should be put to sleep, and I guess his vet recommended Atopica. I don’t know if she’s having any success yet, but you might want to check it out. Check out this site. Pet owners - Atopica

[yorkieusa]

It sounds like he was very thorough. I hope this will give Uni some relief.

[jadabug]

I hope the shots and the antihistamines give Uni some immediate relief. It sounds like you have a very thorough vet I hope you can figure out what triggers Uni's itching, I know how frustrating it is.

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

People give fish oils and flax seed (Missing Link) to help nourish the hair. I really don’t think that’s Uni’s problem. The itching sounds like its causing hair breakage and loss, maybe even an autoimmune type of problem. I would think Coconut Oil would be very similar, but you can use that topically as well. Obviously, with hair loss you might want to do something to nourish the hair, but I just don't see that as the solution.

Have you watched Real Housewife’s of Beverly Hills? The little dog Giggy on the show had lost nearly all his hair on his body from some type of allergy, the itching is horrible for him, and she has access to some of the best vets in the world. His breeder said he should be put to sleep, and I guess his vet recommended Atopica. I don’t know if she’s having any success yet, but you might want to check it out. Check out this site. Pet owners - Atopica

No I don't watch that show! How sad though, the breeder said to put him to sleep?! I'll check out the site, thanks.

[capt_noonie]

The site's not really working that well. =/