I Can Breathe Again!

[StillandSilent]

For the first time in 24 hours! I have just gone through the most friightening experience of my life with Neon. He seemed a little listless at daycare yesterday, which I assumed was the unfortunate result of having devoured a large bowl of chili the night before (can we say, not a fun night for Neon or Mommy? )
I took him home, and noticed he was limping a little bit on both hind legs and looking very uncomfortable. Money is tight right now, but the vet agreed to see him in about a half hour. I assumed he had pulled something at daycare, and rested him in his crate until his appointment.
I got him out to take him to the vet....and he couldn't WALK! Literally, my precious Neon kept standing up and collapsing as soon as he tried to take a step. I snatched him up and rushed him to the vet, which was luckily only two miles or so away.
Once we were there, Neon was rapidly diagnosed with Tick Paralysis. Long story and many tears later, they removed the tick, and Neon was able to talk out of the office just a few hours later.
I had never heard of such a disease. They told me that he would make a full recovery, and that I was far more traumatized than he was. Has anyone else ever dealt with this?
Neon is thankfully doing great now, as full of himself as ever.

 

[nkthen]

Man, that's serious.

I check out what is Tick paralysis and I found this:
Tick paralysis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

That's scary!

 

[mjb]

I have heard of it.

Spanky was boarded during my daughter's wedding, and it was a hot, humid, wet time of summer. He stayed only overnight and came home, and he was covered with ticks. He had apparently gotten into a nest of them.

A couple of days later, he couldn't lift his tail at all. It drooped all the time. We took him in, and that's what they said he had. They told us how it could move to his legs, but that he would recover.

He did, but I'm still not sure that's what he had. He's had his tail do that again one time. It lasts about a day, and he had no ticks. I don't know what happens to his tail, but I'm not sure the diagnosis is right.

At any rate, I have heard of it. Scary!!! But I'm glad all will be fine!

 

[bubbatd]

New to me ! Glad I didn't know about when we had ticks !

 

[Brattina88]

Never heard of it! SCARY!!

Glad everythings ok!

 

[Baxter'smybaby]

wow--that is frightening! Glad to hear he is ok--but I would have been a mess if it was one of my guys!