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Bugs’ Wild Adventure
By John Morgan | Dated October 9, 2021 | 0 Comments
Bugs was adopted by his owners as a kitten and settled right in. He was named after Bugs Bunny because he was born without a tail. Unfortunately, when he was […]
Joey’s Pet of the Week – A Troublesome Tick for Bosco
By Scott Lackenby | Dated September 25, 2015
A handsome cat checking out a handsome cat!
We say it a lot at this time of year, but the ticks are out and about so be sure to apply your tick prevention and do daily tick searches on your pets. Did you check out the video of Dr Helen and Nurse Jacqui performing a tick search on my good friend Gir? If not, be sure to. It gave some great tips on how to do a proper tick search. If you haven’t started your pet on their tick prevention or aren’t sure which product to use, just pop in and see us.
Keeping with the tick theme, my star this week is a new addition for some of my fave clients. Bosco, a very handsome 3month old Border Collie came in early one morning after his parents removed a very engorged paralysis tick of him. Bosco’s family had recently adopted not one but TWO Border Collie pups. Bosco’s brother, Seppe, thankfully was tick free. Unfortunately, Bosco was showing signs of tick paralysis. He had vomited, and he had laboured raspy breathing. Bosco’s Mum did the right thing and brought him straight up to us so we could start him on the tick serum. Unlike snake anti-venom, tick serum won’t reverse any of the damage that the tick toxin has already done, but stops the toxin from binding and causing more problems. For this reason, some animals actually get worse before they get better once they have had the tick serum. Luckily, Bosco was not one of those animals. He spent 4days in with us and was sent home with strict instructions to take it easy and not get too rowdy with his brother. It can take some animals quite a while to fully recover from tick paralysis and if they over do it, they can actually have a relapse. Bosco is a very good patient and is doing very well at home. I’m sure he will be much bigger by the time we see him again!
Handsome Bosco
The pesky paralysis tick
Well, better go. Have a great weekend and I’ll catch you all next week. Meows for now, love Joey xox
Written by Scott Lackenby
Scott joined the team at Gordon Vets in 1999, where he was immediately impressed with the high standard of customer service. Scott is very popular amongst clients for his kind hearted approach to pet care and his great sense of humour. His particular areas of interest are endocrinology and dermatology.
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