This morning I gave Muffy her usual going over with a fine-tooth comb while we were sitting outside. So much hair comes out it's a wonder she's not bald. This evening she hopped onto my lap while I was sitting inside on the sofa, and, as I'd left the comb outside, I stroked her with my fingers, getting handfuls of hair. I started on her back, going down towards her tail, then went to her head and neck. Oh my god, I felt dozens of tiny black balls, smaller than a pinhead, and when I pulled one out and squeezed it with a tissue, an amazing amount of blood for such a tiny creature came out.
Panic stations. It was 10 to 7. I rang the vet surgery and was told if I could be there by 7 we could see a vet. I threw Muffy into her cage and tore up the road and just as well. The vet said they were paralysis tick lavae and she let me have a look through the microscope at one. I actually let out a wild scream of horror, the magnification was so large, and the little black dot was now a very large creature with legs!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The vet bathed Muffy in tick shampoo and I bought some to bring home for a mere $50. (The visit cost $100.15 on top of the shampoo, but I'd pay anything to save her life!) I have to bath her every three days and check her out carefully every day.
The vet bathed Muffy in tick shampoo and I bought some to bring home for a mere $50. (The visit cost $100.15 on top of the shampoo, but I'd pay anything to save her life!) I have to bath her every three days and check her out carefully every day.
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What a pity!
I wonder how the vet was able to determine that they were paralysis tick?
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