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red swollen tick bite
My dog had something similar only in the ear. It wouldn't go away and I did
take him to the Vet, who recommended BACTRODERM, a topical antibiotic, applied twice a day. Put it on sparingly. He said if it didn't go away in a week to return him, but it took care of itself. He did not give him anything orally. The topical ointment was purchased at the Vets. Keep the area clean and apply the ointment, if you don't have it, Polysporin (OTC) or triple antibiotic (OTC) ointment will do. (That's what the Doc told me) Watch him for infection, pain, heat at the site, swelling, redness, possible fever, lethargy. Then of course you need to take him to the Vet. The bite was in a sensitive area, so you would expect more swelling there. Joyce "Lacustral" wrote in message link.com... my dog had a tick, taken out with head i think, just over his jaw & under his eye. The area is all red and swollen. Is it important to take him to the vet right away, or ok to wait & see if he seems sick? He's as energetic as usual. The area was swollen before i took the tick out. He's been vaccinated for Lyme and DHLPP and rabies. Lyme is rare here. I have some metronidazole around, would it be a good idea to give it to him for a few days? thanks laura |
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My dog had something similar only in the ear. It wouldn't go away and I did
take him to the Vet, who recommended BACTRODERM, a topical antibiotic, applied twice a day. Put it on sparingly. He said if it didn't go away in a week to return him, but it took care of itself. He did not give him anything orally. The topical ointment was purchased at the Vets. Keep the area clean and apply the ointment, if you don't have it, Polysporin (OTC) or triple antibiotic (OTC) ointment will do. (That's what the Doc told me) Watch him for infection, pain, heat at the site, swelling, redness, possible fever, lethargy. Then of course you need to take him to the Vet. The bite was in a sensitive area, so you would expect more swelling there. Joyce "Lacustral" wrote in message link.com... my dog had a tick, taken out with head i think, just over his jaw & under his eye. The area is all red and swollen. Is it important to take him to the vet right away, or ok to wait & see if he seems sick? He's as energetic as usual. The area was swollen before i took the tick out. He's been vaccinated for Lyme and DHLPP and rabies. Lyme is rare here. I have some metronidazole around, would it be a good idea to give it to him for a few days? thanks laura |
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"windswept" wrote in message ... If you missed the head, which is easy to do or if it was more than one tick - which is hard to tell in the swelling - you are going to have infection. Even if you got it all - there has to be infection or the sweling would have gone down. .................Not necessarily. Tick bites often become inflamed, even when there's no head there. Topical care - like applying hydrogen peroxide once, (not daily as it can keep tissues inflamed) and keeping it clean is usually all you need. Feeding dogs antibiotics at every turn just fosters resistance in bacteria and it's not usually necessary. It really depends on how long the tick was feeding at to how big a hole it leaves. Most of the time, the hair does not grow back in a small area. I've never had one get infected, they just look yucky for a few days. And last year was the tick year to end all tick years. ......Note to OP, if your dog is old or prone to infections or in ill health, you might want to visit the vet, otherwise, clean it up and leave it alone. It should heal day by day. buglady take out the dog before replying |
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"windswept" wrote in message ... If you missed the head, which is easy to do or if it was more than one tick - which is hard to tell in the swelling - you are going to have infection. Even if you got it all - there has to be infection or the sweling would have gone down. .................Not necessarily. Tick bites often become inflamed, even when there's no head there. Topical care - like applying hydrogen peroxide once, (not daily as it can keep tissues inflamed) and keeping it clean is usually all you need. Feeding dogs antibiotics at every turn just fosters resistance in bacteria and it's not usually necessary. It really depends on how long the tick was feeding at to how big a hole it leaves. Most of the time, the hair does not grow back in a small area. I've never had one get infected, they just look yucky for a few days. And last year was the tick year to end all tick years. ......Note to OP, if your dog is old or prone to infections or in ill health, you might want to visit the vet, otherwise, clean it up and leave it alone. It should heal day by day. buglady take out the dog before replying |
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"buglady" wrote:
................Not necessarily. Tick bites often become inflamed, even when there's no head there. Topical care - like applying hydrogen peroxide once, (not daily as it can keep tissues inflamed) and keeping it clean is usually all you need. Feeding dogs antibiotics at every turn just fosters resistance in bacteria and it's not usually necessary. It really depends on how long the tick was feeding at to how big a hole it leaves. Most of the time, the hair does not grow back in a small area. I've never had one get infected, they just look yucky for a few days. And last year was the tick year to end all tick years. .....Note to OP, if your dog is old or prone to infections or in ill health, you might want to visit the vet, otherwise, clean it up and leave it alone. It should heal day by day. Yep, ditto to that. They often look inflamed for a while but will almost always heal uneventfully with little or no attention. |
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"buglady" wrote:
................Not necessarily. Tick bites often become inflamed, even when there's no head there. Topical care - like applying hydrogen peroxide once, (not daily as it can keep tissues inflamed) and keeping it clean is usually all you need. Feeding dogs antibiotics at every turn just fosters resistance in bacteria and it's not usually necessary. It really depends on how long the tick was feeding at to how big a hole it leaves. Most of the time, the hair does not grow back in a small area. I've never had one get infected, they just look yucky for a few days. And last year was the tick year to end all tick years. .....Note to OP, if your dog is old or prone to infections or in ill health, you might want to visit the vet, otherwise, clean it up and leave it alone. It should heal day by day. Yep, ditto to that. They often look inflamed for a while but will almost always heal uneventfully with little or no attention. |
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windswept wrote:
have I happened upon posting in a place that has an averstion to doing the vet thing? alt.med.veterinary? Hardly. You've happened upon a place with a realistic sense of what needs treatment and what doesn't. I wouldn't go to a doctor for the same thing on myself. I live in an area full of ticks, and my dogs and I spend a lot of time outdoors. I see these things all the time. It's just the body's normal defensive reaction and there's nothing to be done about it unless it starts showing signs of infection. |
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windswept wrote:
have I happened upon posting in a place that has an averstion to doing the vet thing? alt.med.veterinary? Hardly. You've happened upon a place with a realistic sense of what needs treatment and what doesn't. I wouldn't go to a doctor for the same thing on myself. I live in an area full of ticks, and my dogs and I spend a lot of time outdoors. I see these things all the time. It's just the body's normal defensive reaction and there's nothing to be done about it unless it starts showing signs of infection. |
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