My dogs face n chin is hanging with ticks

[Paul Smith]

Nothing will stop ticks! The use of a good flea and tick treatment will kill them and they drop of without being gorged full of blood! Lyme's disease is a killer for both you and your dog!

 

I use a strong stuff called Stronghold.👍

[Breezeblock]

Here Stateside I would recommend a product called Revolution by Pfizer.

*. I personally have used this product on my Cat and the results have been fantastic. Good Hunting.

easy-lift guy

 

did it get rid of the cat?

[difflock]

Oddly, despite our dogs regularly frolicking up the moss, through endless heather and other vegitation.

Only very very occasional ticks.

This could be because the Jack Russell is a proper fiend for grooming all the others, teeth chattering like a sewing machine.

marcus

[NFG]

Hi

 

Our ginger cat Leon seems rather prone to them, we use Frontline but he still gets the odd one, whilst Tahlulah seems to avoid them. Ive ordered a Tick Twister as in principle it seems like a good idea.

 

I have got rid of one with Eau de Vie which is 60% ABV but I dont think thats the correct method!

 

We 'spot on' the chickens, its powerful stuff but does seem preventative.

 

Will have a go with the garlic in the diet, they are French cats after all!

 

N

[NFG]

Never smother/drown/burn them with anything, as they release themselves from their "hosts" they regurgitate their stomach back into the "host" and if they are an infected tick, the host is now infected with Lyme Disease

 

Please read this

 

Q.2 – How do I remove a tick from myself or my pet?

 

 

A.2 - How you remove a tick is very important as it can help to prevent the transmission of disease-causing organisms or leaving bits of the tick behind, which can cause irritation, infection and scarring. Using methods of freezing, burning, or applying solutions to a tick may cause it to regurgitate (vomit) its saliva or stomach contents. These fluids may contain disease-causing organisms. See our section on ‘Tick Removal‘ for the safest ways to remove an attached tick and for our ‘Myth Busting‘ section.

 

Taken from here

 

BADA UK | Borreliosis and Associated Diseases Awareness UK

 

 

Take care guys:thumbup1:

 

Good post, thanks

 

N

[Gardenmac]

Just had to get our Tibetan terrier close shaved as he was full of ticks from a vist to Iona.Not a happy Dobbie, I mean doggie

[predator]

Ive had to cancel his vet appointment for his yearly jabs in the morning as i feel ashamed to be honest i,ve just spent another 20 mins rooting removing the ones i,ve missed but the baby ticks are so small on his nose i,ve left,em alone to die off as i,ve give him a good dose of spot on etc so as soon as i,ve got him clear i will get him off to the vets for his yearly mot i dread it to be honest as he bites anyone in a blue uniform so has to be muzzled because he wont let them near him i think a vets is the worst place to take your dog as every man and his dogs there with one thing or another wrong with them so i think its all to easy to catch stuff from the vets etc

[Gardenmac]

Vet might be able to nuke em all with some special potion rather than spot on. Might be worth giving him a call to explain, it's nothing to beat yourself up about. I feel,sorry for our dog as he's normally a confident little chappie but since he's been shaved and looks like Dobbie and he knows it is now a bit of a timid wreck.

[s.varty]

Was he playing with a hedgehog in the garden?

[Dean Lofthouse]

Only time my dogs get ticks is when they have been where sheep are or have been