Yorkie sick from flea meds. What alternatives? High red blood cells?

Unfortunately fleas only hop on the body of your pet when they want to feed, then they hop off again and stay in your pet's environment. So you need to treat all pets in the household as well as the environment (which contains the fleas, their eggs and larvae). Flea treatment:  1) Get some flea medication such as a Flea spray or a spot on from a pet shop or your veterinarian and apply monthly 2) get flea powder, put some in your vacuum cleaner bag and vacuum your house and furniture and also non-carpeted areas frequently to remove flea larvae and eggs which live off house dust., Dispose of the bag in the trash outside. Hot-wash all the pet's bedding, If you do this diligently for a few months you will get rid of the fleas. Flea products: Some of these are prescription, best call your veet and ask if you need to bring in the dog in order to buy those from him or get a prescription from him. Spot-ons and/or chews Advantage, Advantix Advantage Multi (Advocate in the UK) Frontline (ticks as well) Bravecto spot on (ticks as well) - for cats, in tablet form for dogs Simparica, Nexgard Revolution (stronghold in the UK) Tablets: comfortis (will only kill fleas once) Collar: Seresto (ticks as well)

Hi and thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Sorry to hear about Oliver. This is very hard to answer without knowing all of the details. First, I would make sure that this gets reported either by you or your veterinarian if you bought it through your vet. Adverse reactions like this need to be reported and often times the manufacturer will reimburse for any medical bills accrued due to the reaction. So get this reported as soon as possible. Secondly, with everything that is going on, you should contact your vet who treated Oliver and get their opinion on giving the antibiotic. They know all of the details and they can assess Oliver again if needed and make a better judgement call. Good luck with Oliver.

The blood is probably from the dead fleas. I would not be overly worried about it. You just really need to get him on a high quality prescription flea medication. There is really no excuse for a flea infestation when there are so many good products on the market. Poor guy must be miserable...... I suggest an oral pill like Bravecto, Nexgard, Comfortis or Simparica. You can try one of these local vaccine clinics to get a product. ( https://www.vippetcare.com/find-a-clinic/32534/ ) ( https://www.ezpetclinic.com/products ) ( https://www.shotvet.com/pages/walgreens-pet-vaccine/ ) If you don't want to do that then you can try using K9 Advantix II from your local Petco or Walmart. ( https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/k9-advantix-ii-topical-large-dog-flea-and-tick-treatment )

I'm sorry to hear that your dog is having so much trouble! Fleas can cause a tremendous amount of discomfort, especially if he has an allergy to them. You can get a tablet called Capstar over the counter that will kill any fleas on your dog every effectively within 30-60 minutes, so this would help to give him some immediate relief. It only lasts for 24 hours, so you will need to start him on a longer-lasting medication as well to prevent them from coming back - the most effective products are oral medications like Bravecto or Nexgard, which you can get from your vet. Depending on how severe his skin problems are, he may also need prescription medication such as an antibiotic and anti-inflammatory medication to treat the bleeding sores - for this, he would need to have a vet exam. I understand that costs are a concern, but this should not be an expensive visit at all - just the exam fee, and you can request written prescriptions for the medication to be filled at a human pharmacy. The medications themselves are very inexpensive.

Ouch, poor Rose! Some dogs are allergic to fleas and can become intensely itchy, which can then lead to the development of a bacterial skin infection, which only amplifies the itch cycle. You did the right thing by starting Rose on flea prevention (K9 Advantix II is my favorite OTC topical), but a flea collar is unnecessary. Be sure to continue using topical flea prevention monthly to prevent flea eggs from hatching to larvae and reproducing. With the redness on Rose's skin, it is highly suspicious that she has developed a skin infection, which requires antibiotics for resolution. There aren't any over the counter medications available to to help with her itching or skin infection, so Rose will need to go to the vet. The vet will be able to prescribe the best medication (likely antibiotics and anti-itch medications) for Rose to remedy this issue. I hope that she feels better soon!

Hello, the elevations of the cells is very mild. It appears that she may have a mild infection, given that his eosinophils are high, the most likely cause may be associated with parasites. The medications should not cause the white blood cells to go up, instead, it should help decrease their number. Speak with your veterinarian about checking his stool for parasites and consider deworming him as well. Also check for heart worm disease. Hope this helps and best of luck.

Most flea medication can still be given if a pet has heart problems. Poor guy. I would recommend Simparica oral or Comfortis oral, if she doesn't like the topicals. However she will have to treat all the pets if she has any chance of breaking the flea life cycle. If too many fleas are concentrated in one area then they can overpower any flea product. Treating the Home with a flea fogger from Lowe's or Home Depot is also recommended, along with washing his and her bedding in hot water. A Capstar can be given to rid all fleas within 24 hrs before the flea preventative is given, if the fleas are as bad as you say. I hope she is able to get things under control very soon. Best wishes and take care.