The Coffee House

[jcdeboever]

Just back from the vet. The dog has lyme disease. Antibiotics and pain meds for the next month. Poor guy. He's been limping a bit and more sleepy/lethargic than usual so took him in for a check up. Hopefully he will be feeling better soon.

oh, poor boy. don't the flea collars prevent those things?

Nobody uses flea collars anymore, it is either a topical oil which lasts a month or a pill/chewy which lasts three months. Both are much more effective than a flea collar.

hmmm, we are behind the times I guess.

 

[Gary A.]

PS- Gary update: Saturday morning, while walking Maggie and Max, the dogs took out his knee. We were all in the park and Gary unleashed Max for the dogs to play unrestrictively ... with wild abandonment. They were running full tilt, snapping and growling at each other with abandonment them Max, the 75 pound Golden Retriever and Maggie, another 35 pounds of pure muscle, hit the side of Gary's knee. Gary never saw it coming and not only took him out of the game, he's presently on the injury roster. It hurts like hell when he rotates his knee. Between the knee brace and over-the-counter pain killers he's getting by and managed King Tut. But don't ask him to pivot.

Missed this earlier - stay off of it.

Can't do that. Took the brace off yesterday ... after a bit, stuck it back on. As of yet, no painkillers today ... so it's getting better or the brace is cutting off the circulation and killing everything from the knee down. Either way it's an improvement from the moment of impact. Max's head nailed the side of my knee right behind the kneecap (inside the leg).

Hope you have a speedy recovery! My friend broke her arm when her lab ran into her as he chased the grandpup. My pups like to sleep on the stairs and I told my bunch if they come home and find me at the bottom of the stairs they will know what happened.

Upon impact, Mary Lou saw me go down and she thought the dogs broke my leg. No brace today, it is very tender but no longer painful when I move. So in a day or two Gary thinks he'll be 100%.

 

[Gary A.]

Just back from the vet. The dog has lyme disease. Antibiotics and pain meds for the next month. Poor guy. He's been limping a bit and more sleepy/lethargic than usual so took him in for a check up. Hopefully he will be feeling better soon.

oh, poor boy. don't the flea collars prevent those things?

Nobody uses flea collars anymore, it is either a topical oil which lasts a month or a pill/chewy which lasts three months. Both are much more effective than a flea collar.

hmmm, we are behind the times I guess.

Compared to Frontline, Nexguard, et al, the flea collars are pretty much worthless. The new flea stuff is significantly more expensive, but also much more effective. You get what you pay for.

 

[jcdeboever]

Just back from the vet. The dog has lyme disease. Antibiotics and pain meds for the next month. Poor guy. He's been limping a bit and more sleepy/lethargic than usual so took him in for a check up. Hopefully he will be feeling better soon.

oh, poor boy. don't the flea collars prevent those things?

Nobody uses flea collars anymore, it is either a topical oil which lasts a month or a pill/chewy which lasts three months. Both are much more effective than a flea collar.

hmmm, we are behind the times I guess.

Compared to Frontline, Nexguard, et al, the flea collars are pretty much worthless. The new flea stuff is significantly more expensive, but also much more effective. You get what you pay for.

I wonder if that's why he's been scooting on his but in the grass. maybe he has a flea in his but?

 

[Gary A.]

Just back from the vet. The dog has lyme disease. Antibiotics and pain meds for the next month. Poor guy. He's been limping a bit and more sleepy/lethargic than usual so took him in for a check up. Hopefully he will be feeling better soon.

oh, poor boy. don't the flea collars prevent those things?

Nobody uses flea collars anymore, it is either a topical oil which lasts a month or a pill/chewy which lasts three months. Both are much more effective than a flea collar.

hmmm, we are behind the times I guess.

Compared to Frontline, Nexguard, et al, the flea collars are pretty much worthless. The new flea stuff is significantly more expensive, but also much more effective. You get what you pay for.

I wonder if that's why he's been scooting on his but in the grass. maybe he has a flea in his but?

LOL ... typically dogs scoot on their butts because there is some poop hanging around back there on the down-under.

 

[jcdeboever]

Just back from the vet. The dog has lyme disease. Antibiotics and pain meds for the next month. Poor guy. He's been limping a bit and more sleepy/lethargic than usual so took him in for a check up. Hopefully he will be feeling better soon.

oh, poor boy. don't the flea collars prevent those things?

Nobody uses flea collars anymore, it is either a topical oil which lasts a month or a pill/chewy which lasts three months. Both are much more effective than a flea collar.

hmmm, we are behind the times I guess.

Compared to Frontline, Nexguard, et al, the flea collars are pretty much worthless. The new flea stuff is significantly more expensive, but also much more effective. You get what you pay for.

I wonder if that's why he's been scooting on his but in the grass. maybe he has a flea in his but?

LOL ... typically dogs scoot on their butts because there is some poop hanging around back there on the down-under.

oh, makes sense. it was impressive none the less. never seen him do that. he went about ten feet

 

[Gary A.]

oh, poor boy. don't the flea collars prevent those things?

Nobody uses flea collars anymore, it is either a topical oil which lasts a month or a pill/chewy which lasts three months. Both are much more effective than a flea collar.

hmmm, we are behind the times I guess.

Compared to Frontline, Nexguard, et al, the flea collars are pretty much worthless. The new flea stuff is significantly more expensive, but also much more effective. You get what you pay for.

I wonder if that's why he's been scooting on his but in the grass. maybe he has a flea in his but?

LOL ... typically dogs scoot on their butts because there is some poop hanging around back there on the down-under.

oh, makes sense. it was impressive none the less. never seen him do that. he went about ten feet

LOL like a soccer goal victory slide.

 

[SquarePeg]

Just back from the vet. The dog has lyme disease. Antibiotics and pain meds for the next month. Poor guy. He's been limping a bit and more sleepy/lethargic than usual so took him in for a check up. Hopefully he will be feeling better soon.

oh, poor boy. don't the flea collars prevent those things?

Just back from the vet. The dog has lyme disease. Antibiotics and pain meds for the next month. Poor guy. He's been limping a bit and more sleepy/lethargic than usual so took him in for a check up. Hopefully he will be feeling better soon.

oh, poor boy. don't the flea collars prevent those things?

Nobody uses flea collars anymore, it is either a topical oil which lasts a month or a pill/chewy which lasts three months. Both are much more effective than a flea collar.

Just back from the vet. The dog has lyme disease. Antibiotics and pain meds for the next month. Poor guy. He's been limping a bit and more sleepy/lethargic than usual so took him in for a check up. Hopefully he will be feeling better soon.

oh, poor boy. don't the flea collars prevent those things?

Nobody uses flea collars anymore, it is either a topical oil which lasts a month or a pill/chewy which lasts three months. Both are much more effective than a flea collar.

We had to move away from the topical oil, because it was ineffective. The chewy pill (which Roxy dislikes) is much more effective. I just have to remember it every 3 months. Once a month was easier to remember.

We've been using Frontline for years (topical oil) and never had any issues. Unfortunately, we had a glitch this year and he didn't get treated in May or June. I thought Princess had taken care of it and she thought I had...

Just back from the vet. The dog has lyme disease. Antibiotics and pain meds for the next month. Poor guy. He's been limping a bit and more sleepy/lethargic than usual so took him in for a check up. Hopefully he will be feeling better soon.

That is sad. We found a tick our a hotel room in Santa Barbara. We figured Maggie may have picked it up and it found her distasteful and jumped off, (a lot of civil creatures find Maggie ill mannered) ... or ... the previous occupant left the live tick. Gary has had dogs most of his life and he never found a tick on any of his dogs.

The vet was telling us that this has been the worst year every for ticks. We found 1 on him back in May and took it off. That could have been the one... It's the only tick we have ever found on him.

Just back from the vet. The dog has lyme disease. Antibiotics and pain meds for the next month. Poor guy. He's been limping a bit and more sleepy/lethargic than usual so took him in for a check up. Hopefully he will be feeling better soon.

oh, poor boy. don't the flea collars prevent those things?

Nobody uses flea collars anymore, it is either a topical oil which lasts a month or a pill/chewy which lasts three months. Both are much more effective than a flea collar.

We had to move away from the topical oil, because it was ineffective. The chewy pill (which Roxy dislikes) is much more effective. I just have to remember it every 3 months. Once a month was easier to remember.

Yep, the vet reports that fleas are becoming immune to Frontline. We use Nexguard, it is supposed to have a beef flavor. Maggie seems to like them.

We'll be switching to the chewable. I was hesitant to do that because it seems like it could have more side effects but have to have something that works.

Just back from the vet. The dog has lyme disease. Antibiotics and pain meds for the next month. Poor guy. He's been limping a bit and more sleepy/lethargic than usual so took him in for a check up. Hopefully he will be feeling better soon.

oh, poor boy. don't the flea collars prevent those things?

Nobody uses flea collars anymore, it is either a topical oil which lasts a month or a pill/chewy which lasts three months. Both are much more effective than a flea collar.

hmmm, we are behind the times I guess.

Compared to Frontline, Nexguard, et al, the flea collars are pretty much worthless. The new flea stuff is significantly more expensive, but also much more effective. You get what you pay for.

I wonder if that's why he's been scooting on his but in the grass. maybe he has a flea in his but?

LOL ... typically dogs scoot on their butts because there is some poop hanging around back there on the down-under.

Gross TMI alert - stop reading now if you're squeamish.... you've been warned. When dogs scoot on their butts it means that their anal glands are clogged. The glands secrete when they poop. If they are clogged, they are very uncomfortable for the dog. The vet or the groomer can express them to clear the blockage. This usually resolves the issue.

 

[waday]

Just back from the vet. The dog has lyme disease. Antibiotics and pain meds for the next month. Poor guy. He's been limping a bit and more sleepy/lethargic than usual so took him in for a check up. Hopefully he will be feeling better soon.

oh, poor boy. don't the flea collars prevent those things?

Nobody uses flea collars anymore, it is either a topical oil which lasts a month or a pill/chewy which lasts three months. Both are much more effective than a flea collar.

hmmm, we are behind the times I guess.

Compared to Frontline, Nexguard, et al, the flea collars are pretty much worthless. The new flea stuff is significantly more expensive, but also much more effective. You get what you pay for.

Just a year or so ago, I had Roxy out for a nice walk along a stream by our house. When I brought her back in the house, I found a tick on a quick tick check. I decided to do a more thorough check just in case there were any others. I found 10 more. We need something effective here. The pill doesn't prevent ticks from being on the dog, but it kills the tick as soon as it bites. We don't use Nexguard.. the brand is escaping me at the moment. But, yes, it is quite the expensive, yet effective, pill.

 

[jcdeboever]

Just back from the vet. The dog has lyme disease. Antibiotics and pain meds for the next month. Poor guy. He's been limping a bit and more sleepy/lethargic than usual so took him in for a check up. Hopefully he will be feeling better soon.

oh, poor boy. don't the flea collars prevent those things?

Just back from the vet. The dog has lyme disease. Antibiotics and pain meds for the next month. Poor guy. He's been limping a bit and more sleepy/lethargic than usual so took him in for a check up. Hopefully he will be feeling better soon.

oh, poor boy. don't the flea collars prevent those things?

Nobody uses flea collars anymore, it is either a topical oil which lasts a month or a pill/chewy which lasts three months. Both are much more effective than a flea collar.

Just back from the vet. The dog has lyme disease. Antibiotics and pain meds for the next month. Poor guy. He's been limping a bit and more sleepy/lethargic than usual so took him in for a check up. Hopefully he will be feeling better soon.

oh, poor boy. don't the flea collars prevent those things?

Nobody uses flea collars anymore, it is either a topical oil which lasts a month or a pill/chewy which lasts three months. Both are much more effective than a flea collar.

We had to move away from the topical oil, because it was ineffective. The chewy pill (which Roxy dislikes) is much more effective. I just have to remember it every 3 months. Once a month was easier to remember.

We've been using Frontline for years (topical oil) and never had any issues. Unfortunately, we had a glitch this year and he didn't get treated in May or June. I thought Princess had taken care of it and she thought I had...

Just back from the vet. The dog has lyme disease. Antibiotics and pain meds for the next month. Poor guy. He's been limping a bit and more sleepy/lethargic than usual so took him in for a check up. Hopefully he will be feeling better soon.

That is sad. We found a tick our a hotel room in Santa Barbara. We figured Maggie may have picked it up and it found her distasteful and jumped off, (a lot of civil creatures find Maggie ill mannered) ... or ... the previous occupant left the live tick. Gary has had dogs most of his life and he never found a tick on any of his dogs.

The vet was telling us that this has been the worst year every for ticks. We found 1 on him back in May and took it off. That could have been the one... It's the only tick we have ever found on him.

Just back from the vet. The dog has lyme disease. Antibiotics and pain meds for the next month. Poor guy. He's been limping a bit and more sleepy/lethargic than usual so took him in for a check up. Hopefully he will be feeling better soon.

oh, poor boy. don't the flea collars prevent those things?

Nobody uses flea collars anymore, it is either a topical oil which lasts a month or a pill/chewy which lasts three months. Both are much more effective than a flea collar.

We had to move away from the topical oil, because it was ineffective. The chewy pill (which Roxy dislikes) is much more effective. I just have to remember it every 3 months. Once a month was easier to remember.

Yep, the vet reports that fleas are becoming immune to Frontline. We use Nexguard, it is supposed to have a beef flavor. Maggie seems to like them.

We'll be switching to the chewable. I was hesitant to do that because it seems like it could have more side effects but have to have something that works.

oh, poor boy. don't the flea collars prevent those things?

Nobody uses flea collars anymore, it is either a topical oil which lasts a month or a pill/chewy which lasts three months. Both are much more effective than a flea collar.

hmmm, we are behind the times I guess.

Compared to Frontline, Nexguard, et al, the flea collars are pretty much worthless. The new flea stuff is significantly more expensive, but also much more effective. You get what you pay for.

I wonder if that's why he's been scooting on his but in the grass. maybe he has a flea in his but?

LOL ... typically dogs scoot on their butts because there is some poop hanging around back there on the down-under.

Gross TMI alert - stop reading now if you're squeamish.... you've been warned. When dogs scoot on their butts it means that their anal glands are clogged. The glands secrete when they poop. If they are clogged, they are very uncomfortable for the dog. The vet or the groomer can express them to clear the blockage. This usually resolves the issue.

I'll get the wife on it

 

[waday]

We've been using Frontline for years (topical oil) and never had any issues. Unfortunately, we had a glitch this year and he didn't get treated in May or June. I thought Princess had taken care of it and she thought I had...

We had to move away from Frontline after we found multiple attached ticks on Roxy.

 

[Gary A.]

"Gross TMI alert - stop reading now if you're squeamish.... you've been warned. When dogs scoot on their butts it means that their anal glands are clogged. The glands secrete when they poop. If they are clogged, they are very uncomfortable for the dog. The vet or the groomer can express them to clear the blockage. This usually resolves the issue."

Oh yeah, that too.

 

[Gary A.]

We've been using Frontline for years (topical oil) and never had any issues. Unfortunately, we had a glitch this year and he didn't get treated in May or June. I thought Princess had taken care of it and she thought I had...

We had to move away from Frontline after we found multiple attached ticks on Roxy.

As a general rule, you really have to go deep in the bush to find ticks out here.

 

[jcdeboever]

Do we have anal glands? I feel like scooting lately...

 

[waday]

We've been using Frontline for years (topical oil) and never had any issues. Unfortunately, we had a glitch this year and he didn't get treated in May or June. I thought Princess had taken care of it and she thought I had...

We had to move away from Frontline after we found multiple attached ticks on Roxy.

As a general rule, you really have to go deep in the bush to find ticks out here.

Not here, unfortunately.