Bacca has some kind of rash on his feet....

[BarbV]

Well, that's weird....Bacca won't eat in his usual spot either! He insists on eating on carpet!!!! And I just thought it was a new fetish of his.

Nope, I've not changed any of my floor cleaners but it does make me wonder if he finds it uncomfortable standing on hard floors.

 

[BarbV]

Interceptor is a heartworm pill. It also covers adult hookworm, whipworm and roundworm. K9 Advantix is for mosquitoes and ticks. Depending on where you live, your dog should be on both a heartworm and a tick preventative.

Yes, so I found out! I'm surprised that the vet did not push on Incerceptor along with the K9 Advantix. Instead, she just wants a fecal sample from both pups.

Next year, I will have to rethink their preventatives....

 

[take4roll10]

Yes, so I found out! I'm surprised that the vet did not push on Incerceptor along with the K9 Advantix. Instead, she just wants a fecal sample from both pups.

Next year, I will have to rethink their preventatives....

Are you sure your dogs are not on a heartworm pill? Interceptor is not the only pill for heartworm prevention.

Unless, heartworms are not existent in your area, I would talk to your vet about a heartworm test and a preventative pill. Heartworm infestation is very serious in a dog. Treatment is expensive and can be painful. If left untreated, it can even lead to death.

Some info:
http://pets.webmd.com/dogs/guide/heartworms-in-dogs-facts-and-myths
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+2096&aid=743

 

[Ann]

I can't believe poor Bacca has a new mystery illness, Barb. It sure sounds like allergies, but they can be so hard to isolate. I would think his new food aversion might be related too. I have no advice to offer but I sure hope you find a reason soon and Bacca is feeling himself again.

 

[mbfrench]

Well, that's weird....Bacca won't eat in his usual spot either! He insists on eating on carpet!!!! And I just thought it was a new fetish of his.

Nope, I've not changed any of my floor cleaners but it does make me wonder if he finds it uncomfortable standing on hard floors.

Well now could be the problem right there.Were your floors in your other home carpeted,or perhaps another texture?

There was nearly 3 years Brian totally spoiled Earnhardt when we lived in the rental house.Brian would feed Earnhardt in the main center room of this house.

It was a large room,and the bedrooms,and bathroom were on the perimeter of this one big room.(quite a cool set up really)..but Earnhardt refused to eat anywheres but on that carpet.

 

[BarbV]

Well now could be the problem right there.Were your floors in your other home carpeted,or perhaps another texture?

There was nearly 3 years Brian totally spoiled Earnhardt when we lived in the rental house.Brian would feed Earnhardt in the main center room of this house.

It was a large room,and the bedrooms,and bathroom were on the perimeter of this one big room.(quite a cool set up really)..but Earnhardt refused to eat anywheres but on that carpet.

We had carpet upstairs but not in the kitchen, so nope....and he was fine when we first moved in. Its only the the last couple of weeks that he has gotten funny about where he ate. This morning, he went under the bed and wouldn't eat at all. Supper, he got all excited about the meal prep, then when I was about to serve, when back to the carpet. He ate it fine there, but would not go to his placemat to eat.

Randi...I thought K9 Advantix has heartworm until I went to the vet last week. I'm shocked that my vet did not step up earlier and remind me that the pups were unprotected! But neither did she seem disturbed. She simply said, lets test their stools and see.

All to say, that when Bacca acts like this, something else is going on. He's going for new bloodwork next week and I'm dropping off stool samples at the same time. Hopefully nothing....just a fussy pup....

 

[Emmasmom]

I am really surprised your vet let you get away all summer without the heartworm. They are usually very careful about that.

We had to put Emma's placement in the living room right in front of the TV stand. She is almost in the kitchen and can see us when we are at the table. We had had her tray in the laundry room, but this was not good enough for Missy Picky - she needed to be where the action was and where we are.