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| Okie Farm Girl |
Posted - Nov 15 2011 : 3:06:43 PM
Boy did we get a shock this morning. Our little mini-longhaired dachshund has been pretty sick since last Thursday. She has something called Cherry Eye and we were afraid she would have to have surgery. But the vet had us putting a steroid ointment in her eye all weekend and she just got worse...fever, lethargic and just all around pitiful. When I took her back to the vet on Monday, she had lost almost a lb since Thursday. Well, come to find out, she has Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and that is what has also caused the Cherry Eye. She is on tetracycline for 21 days
Just thought that I would warn you to watch your dogs because we keep Frontline on her religiously and she only goes outside for the short time she uses the bathroom. The vet says that he is seeing it in dogs that are totally in the house on the prescription pour-on stuff and that it is really bad this year. Don't know when she got a tick but it doesn't take but one bite even if the tick stuff kills them after they bite.
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
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| texdane |
Posted - Nov 20 2011 : 2:10:37 PM
Hope your furbaby feels better soon! Thanks for the info. We have had a terrible time with ticks recently.
Nicole
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| ClaireSky |
Posted - Nov 17 2011 : 07:48:11 AM
Mary Beth, I hope your little dog gets better fast! Please keep us informed on her condition. God Bless her with a speedy recovery.
Julie
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| Violets November |
Posted - Nov 17 2011 : 06:51:43 AM
Poor little thing. Glad you had it diagnosed and you were able to take care of her.
~Violet~
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| Okie Farm Girl |
Posted - Nov 15 2011 : 3:41:57 PM
Thanks, Natalie. She seems a little better already after her first dose of tetracycline!
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
www.Oklahomapastrycloth.com/blog
The Sovereign Lord is my strength - Habakkuk 3:19 |
| YakLady |
Posted - Nov 15 2011 : 3:35:15 PM
Oh scary! Thanks for the heads up! I hope your little girl is feeling much better very soon.
~Natalie~ Just a farmgirl in Western Montana. http://mtnme.blogspot.com
Starting a family and raising Tibetan Yaks, Nigerian Dwarf Goats, Laying hens, Muscovy ducks, and a few dogs. |
