Last week I found a thing on Daisy's belly. It looked so odd but Hubby had been eating peanut brittle in bed and I found many pieces stuck to him and the carpet. (Don't eat peanut brittle in Bed!!) So I thought this thing was sticky peanut brittle in Daisy's hair.
Our neighbor gets Hubby up and dressed every morning and found the thing on the floor. Then he called me all excited to come look. The thing had legs and was moving. We put it in a little cup and I called my nephew (a biology teacher) to ask if he knew what it was. I have never seen anything like it. The body was kind of hard and was about the size of a dime. It was a pale gray color with white splotches on it.
I went online and found similar things that were ticks! So I called our vet and made a appt. for Daisy. I took her in today and the vet took the tick (I brought it along) and said she would contact the manufacturer of K9 Advantix to tell them their product didn't seem to be working like it should. She gave Daisy a good exam -- no more ticks -- cleaned the area (Daisy had some red pin pricks and some dried blood there) and we went home with 14 days worth of Cephalexin.
Everybody was telling me that here in northern Ohio deer ticks are not a problem. Well, more and more deer are moving into our neighborhood so I guess they're bringing the ticks with them. I am concerned about Lyme Disease and hoping this one tick didn't carry it. Have any of you had this happen to you?
We are also checking for low thyroid. Daisy seems to be gaining weight lately. I'll know tomorrow.
Sorry this is so long. I'm a little worried!
Monica and Daisy
Our neighbor gets Hubby up and dressed every morning and found the thing on the floor. Then he called me all excited to come look. The thing had legs and was moving. We put it in a little cup and I called my nephew (a biology teacher) to ask if he knew what it was. I have never seen anything like it. The body was kind of hard and was about the size of a dime. It was a pale gray color with white splotches on it.
I went online and found similar things that were ticks! So I called our vet and made a appt. for Daisy. I took her in today and the vet took the tick (I brought it along) and said she would contact the manufacturer of K9 Advantix to tell them their product didn't seem to be working like it should. She gave Daisy a good exam -- no more ticks -- cleaned the area (Daisy had some red pin pricks and some dried blood there) and we went home with 14 days worth of Cephalexin.
Everybody was telling me that here in northern Ohio deer ticks are not a problem. Well, more and more deer are moving into our neighborhood so I guess they're bringing the ticks with them. I am concerned about Lyme Disease and hoping this one tick didn't carry it. Have any of you had this happen to you?
We are also checking for low thyroid. Daisy seems to be gaining weight lately. I'll know tomorrow.
Sorry this is so long. I'm a little worried!
Monica and Daisy