Vets urge owners to keep tick preventatives at hand as there are a few weeks' delays before antiserum is stocked up.
abc.net.au/news/shortage-of-tick-antiserum-in-australia-/101606978A nationwide shortage of tick antiserum is leaving vets concerned following a high number of cases this year amid rising temperatures.There is little to no tick antiserum available in Australia for at least another two weeksVets say symptoms include coughing, vomiting and then wobbly gait
"It is a worry, especially for dogs who might be suffering from this tick paralysis at the moment, but I'm sure that this is going to go away," Dr Abdullah said.Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume.Dr Swaid Abdullah says the lack of tick antiserum is worrying as the risk of attracting ticks increases.
"And it's not going to go away any sooner because the risk is increasing, and people are going out a lot nowadays. "Signs like coughing, vomiting and then wobbly gait and then later and proper respiratory failure and heart failure can happen."Dr Abdullah said if owners noticed a tick on their pets, they needed to act on it immediately with tick-specific tools available from pet shops.
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