mouseatthebusstop Posted May 31, 2003 Posted May 31, 2003 Rowie keep up updated six jolly dogs Was here come back six :) Quote
imported_Cassie Posted May 31, 2003 Posted May 31, 2003 Ticks, they are the ugliest little creatures!!! I work part time at a Vet clinic a grooming facility and a boarding facility...at the grooming facility we have a special little spoon called tick off which has a special little opening which fits perfectly where the tick and your dogs skin meet...you just slip it under the tick and pull it out...this allows you to remove the tick without accidently squeezing or twisting it. If you accidently squeeze the tick you can force harmful bacteria into your dogs blood stream. If you do remove the ticks your self and use tweezers pull out firmly and steadily directly out, do not twist the tick as you are pulling...put the tick in a jar of alcohol to kill it....ticks are not killed by flushing down the tolit. Then clean the bite wound with disinfectant and apply an antibiotic ointment where the tick was attached...its not uncommon for a welt to appear where the tick was attached. Of course using topical treatments as previously discussed by other posters is the easiest way of dealing with a tick problem. :) Here also is a great website to review on treating ticks on your pet and in the environment... http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1588&articleid=601 Quote
imported_Cassie Posted May 31, 2003 Posted May 31, 2003 Ticks, they are the ugliest little creatures!!! I work part time at a Vet clinic a grooming facility and a boarding facility...at the grooming facility we have a special little spoon called tick off which has a special little opening which fits perfectly where the tick and your dogs skin meet...you just slip it under the tick and pull it out...this allows you to remove the tick without accidently squeezing or twisting it. If you accidently squeeze the tick you can force harmful bacteria into your dogs blood stream. If you do remove the ticks your self and use tweezers pull out firmly and steadily directly out, do not twist the tick as you are pulling...put the tick in a jar of alcohol to kill it....ticks are not killed by flushing down the tolit. Then clean the bite wound with disinfectant and apply an antibiotic ointment where the tick was attached...its not uncommon for a welt to appear where the tick was attached. Of course using topical treatments as previously discussed by other posters is the easiest way of dealing with a tick problem. :) Here also is a great website to review on treating ticks on your pet and in the environment... http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1588&articleid=601 Quote
imported_Cassie Posted May 31, 2003 Posted May 31, 2003 darn! I posted twice!!!! :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: Quote
Rowie-the-Pooh Posted May 31, 2003 Author Posted May 31, 2003 Cassie, thank you so much! The website has helped alot! I'm going to show my mom the website, and hopefully, she will allow me to order off the internet! :D Thanks again Cassie! :wink: Quote
mouseatthebusstop Posted May 31, 2003 Posted May 31, 2003 DID YOU TAKE ROWIE TO YOUR AUNTIES HOUSE? Quote
Rowie-the-Pooh Posted June 1, 2003 Author Posted June 1, 2003 UPDATE!! Rowie was taken to the vets today, at 8'oclock. Although I begged and begged, my mother would not allow we to stay home from school to help with Rowie.(In Bahrain Saturdays and Sundays are not holidays, while Thursdays and Fridays are...something in thier religion :wink:) So I was worried sick at school, and actually needed to go to the nurse a couple of times! Anyway, I came back home and my heart was thumping, and my mother opened the gate for me. I asked her if everything went well, and if Rowie was fine, and if she behaved herself. She said everything went perfectly. Anyways, so I asked to see her, and if her haircut was nice, my mom said it was beautiful, but when I call Rowie what do I see? A scrawny little dog, with scabs all over her, and the most embarrassed look on her face! :lol: She looks PATHETIC!! All her beautiful fur! The fur I worked so hard on to make beautiful and silky and long! :evil: I asked why they cut her fur SO SHORT, and my mom said they needed to cut it so short because the needed to see all the ticks(since she had so much) so they cut it really short. I'm just glad that ALL THE STUPID TICKS ARE GONE! :D Phew! That's a HUGE wieght off my shoulders! And Rowie looks much better now...(not) I guess she feels better... :roll: They also gave Rowie 2 collars to wear, I'm guessing thier Tick&Flea collars... I tried to check the brand, I think it's either Advantage or Prevetic or SOMETHING like that, I couldn't see properly! :x They also gave us some kind of substance that we need to bathe Rowie in every day until the bottle finishes! :o Anyway, Rowie is going to the Boarding's on Tuesday... :( We just want to keep her there to keep her away from the ticks, until my grandfather moves out and Rowie can move back in. :) While Rowie's at the kennels, we're going to spray the whole yard with insectiside(my mom sais it's been taken care of and I don't need to worry) and we're hopefully going to get a bug zapper. I'm also going to keep Rowie on an EFFECTIVE flea and tick collar 24/7 from now on... :D I'm so glad everything went well! And thank you all so much for your support and advice..where would I be without my best doggy pals? :D Love you all so much! :angel: Quote
abker17 Posted June 1, 2003 Posted June 1, 2003 It's so good to hear that Rowie's OK! :D I'm so happy for U!!! :sweetCyberM: Now if you can just post some pics of Rowie... :wink: Quote
Angelboddy Posted June 1, 2003 Posted June 1, 2003 I am soooo happy for you and rowie. :D I am sooooo glad that you are such a caring and loving owner and to go out of your way to make rowie happy. :calus: Thank you for letting us know how things went. and please keep us updated on rowies condtion. Quote
Rowie-the-Pooh Posted June 1, 2003 Author Posted June 1, 2003 Thank you all so much! :D *blush* :oops: LOL! I'm kinda blushing! I owe all this happening to you guys! Without you, where would Rowie have been? Where would I have been? :lol: I love you all! (Dunno where the kissing emoticon is! :-?) About the pics! :lol: There is NO WAY the first pics of Rowie up here will be what she looks like now, you'll just need to wait till her fur grows back, then I'll take some nice pics! :wink: After that I will post the pics of her, ahem, *naked*! :lol: I would have scanned pics of her before the "Tick Incident" but not all of them are that nice! I want a REALLY nice pic that will show Rowie's beauty! :lol: Am I just talking jibirish now? :lol: Thank you all again! :wink: Rowie-the-naked( :o)-Pooh! :lol: :angel: Quote
Horsefeathers! Posted June 1, 2003 Posted June 1, 2003 Wow, Cassie, you guys do tick removal? I won't touch them! I am inside a vet clinic (but grooming is a separate business entity) and the owners have the option of having the vet staff handle the ticks, or they can handle them at home. I won't go near a tick except very occasionally where one or two might have slipped past me during the initial inspection (I inspect all new dogs upon taking them in, for bugs, lesions, anything unusual, but most of my clients are prebooked regulars). I'm glad that Rowie will be ok. I don't know if you can get your hands on Advantix, but it's supposed to be pretty good. Advantage is ONLY for fleas, but Advantix is for fleas and ticks. My vet stopped carrying Frontline after too many complaints of burns and irritation at the application sites. I would worry about using it on a dog that already has irritated skin. Still, where you are, you may just have to get whatever is available to you. Anything has to be better than nothing. Anyway, I'm glad that Rowie seems to feel better. Quote
Rowie-the-Pooh Posted June 1, 2003 Author Posted June 1, 2003 Thank you Horsefeathers! :D Actually I was mistaken about the collar brand. :lol: I always tend to make mistakes when reading in the dark! It was actually some kind of wierd brand, ummm, Preventage I think.. :-? Hope I spelled that right! Oh NO WAY YOU ARE GETTING PICS NOW!! No way!! Rowie is the ugliest little creature I laid eyes on! :lol: The poor baby, her head looks like an over large labs head, and her body! Don't even let me think about it! And her TAIL! Yuck! The poor baby, but she had the strength and courage to actually go and meet my mom's friends who where coming over today! :lol: All of them asked me what was wrong with Rowie! My poor baby, she looks SO pathetic! :lol: :lol: :lol: More updates soon! Quote
Angelboddy Posted June 1, 2003 Posted June 1, 2003 I feel soooo sorry for her now! The more you explain what she looks like. It makes me feel sad :cry: I hope she feels better though. Is she going around wagging her tail? And did she give you big doggie kisses, telling you thank you? I'm sure she don't mine what she looks like, just as long as she feels better! :D Quote
Rowie-the-Pooh Posted June 1, 2003 Author Posted June 1, 2003 Don't be sad, I'm sure she'll survive! :wink: She told me to tell you that she gives you a BIG kissy for thinking of her so much! :D When I first saw her with her new "haircut", she was staring at a birdie(you know Rowie :roll:) and then when she saw me came up to me, but didn't jump or get excited as usual, no, she just came up to me with a "What did I do to deserve this?" kind of look on her face, and then walked off in the direction of the kitchen! :lol: But after that, when I went outside to play with her and "talk" to her so she won't feel too lonely, she acted normal again. With her big Golden smile! :D Ahhh, I love that dog! :D Quote
courtnek Posted June 1, 2003 Posted June 1, 2003 She'll be fine Rowie - her hair wil grow back, probably thicker than before and she will look beautiful again. I'm glad the ticks are gone. The scabs and all will heal, she'll be ok. Just keep an eye out for infection while her hair grows back in. Glad she's all better!! :D Quote
pei obssessed Posted June 2, 2003 Posted June 2, 2003 Glad Rowie's better--and I'd really like to see naked pictures :lol: Quote
StarFox Posted June 2, 2003 Posted June 2, 2003 Aww that's Great that Rowie dosn't have any more ticks! I'm so happy for you and her!!!!! :P :D I know she probabaly looks funny but I bet you she feels much much much better with all thoes nasty ticks off her. Oh and the scabs and stuff that are on her now...Zebra had thoes too..and that was just from ONE tick...I can't imagine how poor rowie looks. Well give her a kiss from me and Zebra. Please can we see some naked pics of her???? Please??? :wink: :question1: Quote
Kiger Posted June 2, 2003 Posted June 2, 2003 Glad your dog is okay except for the bad hair day. I would suggest getting one of the topical flea and tick treatments like Advantage or Frontline. Or, your vet can give you a new one called K9Advantix. I use it and I haven't seen a tick on him yet, and my area is loaded with them. It repels and then kills ticks and fleas. I hope he kills a bunch of them everytime we walk through the tall grass. :chainsaw1: Quote
Rowie-the-Pooh Posted June 2, 2003 Author Posted June 2, 2003 Thank you all for your replies!! :D I've been worried about her coat...some parts where cut shorter than the others, will that mean when her coat grows back, it will be uneven? Will it really be thicker? That's nice! :D I'll be watching for infections! :wink: Naked Pics? Do you really want them?! I mean, she's really beautiful, and it would be mean to let you guys see her for the first time as a naked pooch! :wink: Let's make a deal, I'll take some pics of her now, and then when her coat grows back, I'll show you a pic of her with full coat, and a pic of her naked! Ok? :wink: She's going to the Boarding Kennels tomorow! :( I'll miss my Rowie Pooh! But it's for the best... Quote
Rowie-the-Pooh Posted June 2, 2003 Author Posted June 2, 2003 Forgot to add, my mom is getting a bug zapper, AND we're going to spray the whole yard for ticks! So hopefully when RooRoo returns, we'll have a tick free enviorment! :D Quote
Angelboddy Posted June 2, 2003 Posted June 2, 2003 We will miss rowie And YEAH! :banan: I am so proud of you to go those extra lengths to make your dog happy. Give Rowie a big hug and kiss for me. :calus: Quote
mouseatthebusstop Posted June 2, 2003 Posted June 2, 2003 It's so good to hear that Rowie's OK! I'm so happy for U!!! Now if you can just post some pics of Rowie... no excuse you must have lots of pre-tick rowie photos :) i am glad rowie is ok Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted June 2, 2003 Posted June 2, 2003 Kiger, does the advantix actually do everything it says it does? It sounds really good, but I know when we tried frontline, it didn't keep all the fleas off our dogs (not sure whether it was something about the dogs, or maybe the types of fleas we have), so we went back to advantage. I heard from someone around here that they've seen a LOT of ticks this year (I've only seen two on me or the dogs), and I know it's "mosquitos galore" in this area, so the mosquito repellent sounds really good if it really works. :lol: Quote
Kiger Posted June 2, 2003 Posted June 2, 2003 I live in an area that is loaded with ticks and mosquitoes. Fleas are a bit harder to see, but I'm sure we're infested with them too. So far no sign of anything on him - and I know they're out there because I found one crawling on my pantleg after walking through some tall grass. My parents used Advantage for years, and the one year they left it off, the dog brought fleas into our beach house. Ugh. So I can't say for sure if Advantix does all it says it does, but it does appear to be discouraging the little buggers. Quote
imported_Cassie Posted June 2, 2003 Posted June 2, 2003 Wow, Cassie, you guys do tick removal? I won't touch them! I am inside a vet clinic (but grooming is a separate business entity) and the owners have the option of having the vet staff handle the ticks, or they can handle them at home. I won't go near a tick except very occasionally where one or two might have slipped past me during the initial inspection (I inspect all new dogs upon taking them in, for bugs, lesions, anything unusual, but most of my clients are prebooked regulars). quote by horsefeathers at the grooming facility I work at we do remove ticks...removing ticks is not very difficult once you get used to it...and also with the tick off spoon it is quick and you don't have to touch the little critters!!! :lol: its not half as bad as when you get a sheltie in that has its butt covered with poop that you have to pick off in the bath tub! are you a groomer, I just work as a bath/blow dryer and at the vet clinic I am just a receptionist and the kennel I work with the customers and do all the kennel work and look after the owners Newfoundlands...she owns 9!!!! I keep them groomed (brushed etc) then when it comes time for a show they are in really good shape and all we have to do is bath them and scissor them. Rowie-the-Pooh One thing we always tell our customers after they have had to have their dog shaved off...treat the dog as if it looks beautiful...if you think they look funny the dog picks up on your vibes and can stress the poor little thing out because they don't understand why you are looking at them differently...we have had great success with this and some dogs that get shaved in the summer (choice of customer, not ours) the dogs get really excited after the old coat is taken off especially when the owners pick their dog up and tell them how beautiful they look...even if they don't :wink: as for a double coated breed like a Golden Retriever...we do not advise that they be shaved off...we always try to save the coat no matter have bad of shape it is in...then the groomer thins out the feathering on the pants, behind the ears and on the legs and leaves the skirt full...some times it is not always possible and we have had some Retrievers which have grown their coat back in normally...and some the undercoat has grown in quicker than the other coat and gives them a puppy type look. If your dog was full of hot spots and or sores then shaving those areas is necessary to let air get at them and keep the area dry...we usually advise a customer to put gold bond on hot spots to dry out the area and help it heal.... Quote
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