dogbesotted Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Just a heads up folks: check your dogs and cats daily.. My boy Hairy Harry Huge is at vet with tick poisoning.. his advantix was current.... so check check check and then check again Helen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Oh no, I hope he's ok, very scary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffyluv Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Oh no. I hope he is OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbesotted Posted December 2, 2012 Author Share Posted December 2, 2012 this is the second for the season.. Gina was the first cab of the rank here.. for the first time since we moved here in 1993.. we have not had ticks until last year when battalions of bandicoots arrived.... laying tiny land mines all over my lawns and grassy areas and de[positing biological weaponry in the form of ticks... my dogs have become walking chemical depositories to no avail H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff'n'Mutt Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Hope he's going to be ok. So damn scary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbesotted Posted December 2, 2012 Author Share Posted December 2, 2012 he is still alive after a battle last night.. still cant walk tho. hopefully there will be an improvement thru the day h Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff'n'Mutt Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 good news fingers crossed he responds well to treatment and he's up and about soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ari.g Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Hope he is up and about soon :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Bloody horrid things! I hope HHH will be OK and home again soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimax Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Hope he's home soon and feeling better! With advantix in his system, does it mean the tick effects are less severe or anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbesotted Posted December 3, 2012 Author Share Posted December 3, 2012 Hope he's home soon and feeling better! With advantix in his system, does it mean the tick effects are less severe or anything? he went down very quickly.. the tick we found was not completely engorged.. with the advantix it should have been dead... yesterday afternoon he was a little quieter than usual and panting a bit.. but as the day was extremely hot i thought that was why.. but at 4.45 when i went ot feed.. when he came over he was slower than usual, and when he stopped to eat at his bowl his hind quarters sort of wobbled... then he sat. I fed the other two then checked him again.. he did not want to get up so when i took is bowl he rose and wobbled towards it.. raced into to call vet.. and by the time i got back he was flat.. i had not found a tick and was starting to think snake.. but we found the bloody thing at the vets. H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily123 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 I hate ticks so much. Sending healing vibes for your poor boy and hugs to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Hope HHH will be fine I could cheerfully move somewhere there are NO ticks. 3 this year, all wearing Advantix. So much for Advantix. 2 saves, one loss. What a shocking waste of a nice dog. Last tick was miniscule, but it sure packed a punch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amstaffs4me Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Thinking of your boy... Bloody ticks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9angel Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Keeping everything crossed your boy makes it Dogbesotted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbesotted Posted December 3, 2012 Author Share Posted December 3, 2012 HHH is home .. still has a compromised gag reflex and laboured breathing when stressed.. but his lungs are clear. he has antibiotics and of course me watching over him like an enraged mother tiger.., he has water with loads of ice in it to stop him wolfing down too much at once and no food until tomorrow. Whilst at the vets he won over everybody who met him.. acted like butter would not melt in his mouth....... until my wonderful next door neighbour ( who bravely helped load a snarling 52kgs of dog into my car yesterday) visited... they said at firt HHH's ears pricked up and he looked happy then sniffed and realised who it was and his eyes narrowed and he looked away in disgust the ungrateful wretch.. so hoping for more improvement overnight.. he still cannot use his back legs. H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffyluv Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Glad he is home.. I think they recover better in their own beds (providing they are out of the woods).. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tralee Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Where was the tick H? I had the same thing happen and it was hidden in a paw. You must check twice a day. Why not add some Malaban or if you're game, Maldison, to your arsenal? Its odd Advantix has not been working. Maybe the ticks become more virulent as they move further north. Most other living things are bigger up north. I hope HHH recovers completely. P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash1 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 . Why not add some Malaban or if you're game, Maldison, to your arsenal? Tralee, would you be kind enough to elaborate? We have some Maldison that we use on the chooks for lice, apparently it is good for fleas on dogs, but doesn't mention anything about ticks - does it work? And why "if you're game"? The stuff smells terrible, very chemically, is that the reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianca.a Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Oh no, sending so many good thoughts for your darling boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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