What's up with Rosie?
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Rosie has been with us for nearly 9 years. Never noticed her ageing up until now.
She walks for miles each day, plays in the garden, chases flies, thinks the guest room is her own etc.
Never had a reason to take her to the vets for anything other than her regular checkups.
Recently spotted this on her belly;
Pictures not great as they were sent via text message to me by my other half.
This is the first and largest that appeared over the last couple of weeks. We went on holiday and left her with my parents.
There are also another couple that seem to be growing on her back.
Is it simply a sign of age or do we need to worry and get her to the vets? I'm hoping that Pet Plan won't need to be used!
She walks for miles each day, plays in the garden, chases flies, thinks the guest room is her own etc.
Never had a reason to take her to the vets for anything other than her regular checkups.
Recently spotted this on her belly;
Pictures not great as they were sent via text message to me by my other half.
This is the first and largest that appeared over the last couple of weeks. We went on holiday and left her with my parents.
There are also another couple that seem to be growing on her back.
Is it simply a sign of age or do we need to worry and get her to the vets? I'm hoping that Pet Plan won't need to be used!
It (they) is a tick. My dog has had them, if you remove them then usually all is well (but you have to remove carefully to get the parts which are under the skin as well, there are tools for this but I just kinda got my fingernails under it and twisted) but if the dog is showing signs of un-wellness then go to the vets straight away. I can't recall the symptoms or effects but ticks can cause Lymes (sp?) disease which I gather can be quite serious. I'm sure one of the vets or Bex will be along shortly to advise further.
Good stuff. Probably best to be safe. I wasn't 100% sure when Duffy had them, not until I removed one. Fortunately she had no side-effects. I've bought a couple of little tools now, couple of quid from ebay, one is like a pair of pincers (actually like a plastic version of watch hand removers!) the other is a twist tool that was recommended by a family member. Ironically of course not had to use them since!
PetMD website said:
Lyme disease is one of the most common tick-transmitted diseases in the world. It is caused by a spirochete (bacteria) species of the Borrelia burgdorferi group. Dominant clinical feature in dogs is recurrent lameness due to inflammation of the joints. There may also be a lack of appetite and depression. More serious complications include damage to the kidney, and rarely heart or nervous system disease.
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