Under My Paw?

[sharronhurlbut]

I sure hope he is better soon. Please keep us informed.

[wizard]

Take the dog and the tick to the vet - today.

[lvoss]

Talk to your vet, there is a tick panel they can run for the various tick borne illnesses like Erlichia and Lymes. It is a blood draw, results back by the next day. Also, with the presence of puss, I would also see if a course of antibiotics may be in order for infection.

[agilebasenji]

is chance neutered? my boys (even the neutered one) tend to go off thier food this time of year.

[tanza]

If there is a chance that this could be tick related, I would be off to the Vet… it can be really nasty if LYMES or another tick borne problem. Seeing that you found a tick on him, there is a very good chance that there could be a problem... and as lvoss said, if nothing else, treatment for the infection...

[Vanessa]

We threw the tick out last night (if it was a tick) like I said, when I pulled it out of his paw it was dead so I have no idea how long it was under his skin. I'll be giving the vet a call and taking him in to have him looked at.

[tanza]

@Vanessa:

We threw the tick out last night (if it was a tick) like I said, when I pulled it out of his paw it was dead so I have no idea how long it was under his skin. I'll be giving the vet a call and taking him in to have him looked at.

Lets us know how he is????

[Duke]

Paws crossed for Chance. I hope he'll be OK.

[Tayda_Lenny]

How is Chance doing?

[Alex]

He is doing much better, but I am taking him to the vet today just to make sure.

[Vanessa]

UPDATE
We took Chance to the vet last night and the vet was able to get a closer look at his paw. She believed it was a tick that we removed and saw an infection. She advised us to soak his paw in a warm bath of epsom salt w/ water for a few days and she perscribed an oral antibiotic which should help.
Other than that we decided against having a blood panel taken since it takes up to 3 weeks for results. I think this should clear it up but if he gets any worse well be taking him back into the vet for further treatment.

[tanza]

@Vanessa:

UPDATE
We took Chance to the vet last night and the vet was able to get a closer look at his paw. She believed it was a tick that we removed and saw an infection. She advised us to soak his paw in a warm bath of epsom salt w/ water for a few days and she perscribed an oral antibiotic which should help.
Other than that we decided against having a blood panel taken since it takes up to 3 weeks for results. I think this should clear it up but if he gets any worse well be taking him back into the vet for further treatment.

But if it is a tick borne disease that he now has, isn't it a whole different set of antibiotics that would be used? And can't those last for their lifetime? Or am I getting this confused with Valley Fever?

I guess my real question is, can't a tick borne disease be present along with the infection in the paw, both needing to be treated in different manners?

[Vanessa]

Im not sure.
The vet just didn't think giving Chance an injection for the tick was a good idea. She felt that he would be fine since he wasn't lethargic she thinks a simple treatment with antibiotic and soaking his paw in epsom salt should clear up the infection.
But like I said, were keeping a close eye on him and if any change in his behavior occurs were going back

[tanza]

@Vanessa:

Im not sure.
The vet just didn't think giving Chance an injection for the tick was a good idea. She felt that he would be fine since he wasn't lethargic she thinks a simple treatment with antibiotic and soaking his paw in epsom salt should clear up the infection.
But like I said, were keeping a close eye on him and if any change in his behavior occurs were going back

Sounds like good news for Chance!

[sharronhurlbut]

Good news, lets hope this is the end of it.

[Duke]

OK - stupid question here…Where do you suppose Chance got the tick? I worry about this all the time when we're up-north in Michigan. We have "deer ticks" that carry the "lyme disease". Are there other types of ticks and/or do all ticks carry Lyme? I do, however, put Frontline on both when we go up north. I don't use it otherwise on a monthly basis, because we only go up twice a year. Should I guard year round? Ohhh - I'm with you both for Chance - My hopes are that he has a great immunity for that tick.

[agilebasenji]

hmmm, soaking little basenji toes in salty water. good luck with that.

glad he's feeling better though.

[Duke]

@agilebasenji:

hmmm, soaking little basenji toes in salty water. good luck with that.

glad he's feeling better though.

I also had the same thought. It's always been a huge struggle for me to rinse off Duke and Daisy's muddy feet in a bowl of water (usually in spring from snow melt). Would appreciate knowing how you and Chance do it.