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[CLKD]

Any joint pain jaypo?

[jaypo]

No, I don't think so,for a small dog,she's tough as old boots and doesn't show you if she's sore,unlike the poodle,drama queen extraordinaire   

[C.C.]

They are such a worry 

What did the Vet suggest for Cleo?

C.C. - is DH getting panic attacks as, it's another responsibility after being dog-less for a while.    Sharing care might work.  Distraction 4 the barking which will take a day or two.  You mentioned growling ............

It's actually my oldest ds who gets them.  He had been struggling accepting the dog, he just needed some time to come to terms with the loss of our other dog.  He seems better now.  The growling doesn't seem to be aggressive, its deep in his throat and he barks once or twice. We have been ignoring him and that seems to calm him down.
The vet said yesterday he is pretty healthy.  He does have some oral issues, maybe some gum disease and he will need a good cleaning at some point.  He had bloodwork and fecal tests and I'll get the results sometime today.  The vet wasn't 100% sure he has scabies, she took a scrape of his skin just to makes sure there were no mites. She sent us home with medicated shampoo and conditioner, dewormer, and flea and tick prevention (Interceptor), and updated his vaccines. 
The rescue paid for all this....thank goodness! Cha-Ching!$$$$

[CLKD]

MayB DS should write a letter to your other dog, put it with a 'photo in a frame?  The new one isn't a replacement, it's because you have enough love to share because you know this one needs caring 4.  Mine went to sleep in 2002, still if I find a lead or blanket I get a lump in my throat.  So it's OK to feel sad occasionally.

jaycee - any news? 

[CLKD]

Mange can be diagnosed under the microscope ;-) quick little critters they are 

[jaycee]

[Update] took cat to the vet,she had an antibiotic injection and steroid for inflammation,
I asked the nurse to check with Lewis my usual vet,and he said what to give her,as it was yet another,[new] nurse,
I always know when she starts coughing that it is time for a vet visit,she sounds to have fluid on her chesy be they say her chest is clear,so maybe the drool is going back into her chest,i don't know

On another subject, i was horrified to find my other cat crawling with fleas, never ever seen a single flea before, and they only go into the garden, no hedgehogs etc can get in,so was puzzled,
I then realised that i keep an old sheet and blanket in my outhouse,to put over my glass garden table to keep the sun off them as they like to lay under it,,and one day a few weeks ago ,got the blanket out and a mouse jumped out of it,
I didn't think until later that is where the fleas must have come from, i had only that morning put advantage spot on on both of them
I had noticed the boy scratching but just thought it was the heat,as both long haired Ragdolls
I googled what to put on to stop the itching and vinegar diluted came up,so sprayed them both with that,the scratching stopped almost immediately
I rang the vet again about some household spray to put on carpets etc,[living room is laminate] she said RIP which was £25,couldn't believe the price
found same on Amazon for £8-99, ordered and delivered next day
Who says vets don't make a good profit on what they sell,
All flea clear now thank god, wasn't bitten ,but couldn't stop scratching

[CLKD]

Ragdolls are lovely, we have several local to where we live 

Fleas - I could write a book  .  My cocker was blonde, when she was asleep beside me after a day's hunting, I could pick the critters out of her coat. I would put them into a glass of water, they would sit on the surface tension  - same if tipped into the loo! and if I put them down the sink, they would jump up on2 the porcelain!  They do crack easily between the finger nails ;-).  Our cat was white, so fair game going through his coat too. 

Each flea is specific to it's host.  Mice don't usually carry fleas  . 

Glad that you got puss sorted :-))).  Does she eat more with the steroid treatment?  I use ordinary household spray for carpet moth etc., can't remember the name of the flea treatment either  . 

[sheila99]

They're vets, they'll take the p*ss when they can. Ours is about a third more than the agricultural suppliers so we don't get anything from them except prescription medicines. Apparently animal health check certificates to take a pet to the EU is noticeably cheaper at large animal vets than small animal ones (around £50 instead of over £100).

[jaypo]

Ha Jaycee,my vet tried to charge me £18 for a packet human piriton,I really can't stand most vets 

[jillydoll]

We put flea killer on our dog today. She’s had a wash n brush up and looking all glamorous. 
Don’t want pesky fleas on her now. 


Bloody vets! They don’t half take the p*#*#. 😡

[CLKD]

As with care homes, we pay for the whole business plan: buildings, insurance, wages, vehicles ............

[jaycee]

CLKD i can't think where else thje fleas have come from, i don't get cats in the garden, but was thinking mice could have got fleas from hedgehogs,
It is only since the blanket incident that they appeared,
I also sent for some Frontline spray,in a panic, in case i couldn't get rid of them, very small size was  from vets £30, i didn't get
The one i ordered is500mil, didn't realise it was so big,£25 online, didn't notice at the time of ordering it was coming from France, so took a few days,
I think i will have enough for the rest of their lives
I always use Advantage, but was so horrified at how many i think i freaked out
Also of course washed everything in sight at 95dg,vacuumed and washed all carpets and rugs

[CLKD]

A boil wash should do it  .  The important place is along the edge of the carpet along the skirting boards ..........

Do b aware that cats will die if a dog product is used  .  If my pets had fleas I would treat, I think we put far 2 many chemicals on our animals.  I have wondered if that's why my dog got lymphoma 

[jaycee]

CLKD yes it was a boil wash i used, i usually use Advantage spot on for cats,every so often, but not every month, more as a precaution as never seen fleas on any of them, and i had 6 cats until the last few years when most of them got very old,
The only other thing i can think of which has caused them are bird fleas,as the boy kies under the bushes often, we have lots of pigeons, and magpies apart from the usual small birds
Years ago,i was covered in what looked like flea bites, but had no animals
I went to the Drs as i could fathom out what they were ,just lots of itching,he said they were probably bird fleas and they could drop through vents and wall cavities,,
I had no contact with animals at all, so was a mystery to me
I sprayed everywhere again last night as found a flea on my hand,vacuumed again and washed carpets again ,done all floors not even carpeted,even windowsills etc, everywhere in fact

[CLKD]

Fleas are good survivors.  Birds rarely have fleas ........ mites, yes in the feathers.  I had to treat our chickens with mite powder regularly.  Red mite can be dangerous, hides in nooks and crannies as well as the scales on their legs.  Very very tiny.  Wild birds rarely go back to their nesting sites due to infestation, unless like ospreys they build new beds each year. 

A good spray round the edges of the floor near the skirting board.  DH has washed our lounge furniture and carpet this morning  . 

Make sure that you comb through their coats often, I loved flea hunting  with a special comb that was supposed to ping when it killed one  .  Think that was a gimmick!

At least U won't need a visit to the Gym this week!