I found the first ever tick in our cats in the middle of the night. I was stroking Teppo and there it was in his hindquarters, yech! I woke up assistance (not so gently), and we somewhat successfully removed the engorged %&*%$#. I think it's a deer tick and I am of course freaked out.
Teppo is indoor cat but we are aware we live in tick zone and lately have noticed we carry those things everywhere. We must have carried it in on our clothes. I do not know how long he has had the tick on him. I have been brushing him daily because he has flaky spring skin and we pet our boys a lot, so it's hard for me to fathom I have missed it!
My freak out deepened when Teppo vomited in the afternoon. He's the cat that never vomits - maybe once while he's been with us for real bad hairball. Anyway, I called the vet just to ask do they do anything as a preventative measure for Lyme disease here. Naturally, my freak out is about that. They just told me to come in to change from Revolution to Advantix or Frontline.
Has anyone ever had anything done as a treatment for Lyme before it was confirmed? Or tested for it? Antibiotics? I read somewhere you would want to treat early. I would rather expose Teppo to one unnecessary course of antibiotics than wait whether he gets joint pains etc.
Teppo is indoor cat but we are aware we live in tick zone and lately have noticed we carry those things everywhere. We must have carried it in on our clothes. I do not know how long he has had the tick on him. I have been brushing him daily because he has flaky spring skin and we pet our boys a lot, so it's hard for me to fathom I have missed it!
My freak out deepened when Teppo vomited in the afternoon. He's the cat that never vomits - maybe once while he's been with us for real bad hairball. Anyway, I called the vet just to ask do they do anything as a preventative measure for Lyme disease here. Naturally, my freak out is about that. They just told me to come in to change from Revolution to Advantix or Frontline.
Has anyone ever had anything done as a treatment for Lyme before it was confirmed? Or tested for it? Antibiotics? I read somewhere you would want to treat early. I would rather expose Teppo to one unnecessary course of antibiotics than wait whether he gets joint pains etc.