Dog ; Flea and Tick Treatment
yovan mcgregor
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HAVE: have named daylilys for dog flea/tick advantix
Comments (0)HI, i have many named daylilys that I will trade for dog flea/tick advantix or equal. For large size dog. Also will trade for heartworm pills. I will be very generous with the named daylilys for these products....See Moreflea and tick control
Comments (3)I use Advantix on them, and then one day they just had them. Whats weird though is that I took them all to petsmart to get bathed when it was so cold and I just didnt want to do it :) They told me they didnt have one flea, then within the next week they had ticks all over them. You dont think they could have got them there ? That was the first time they have been to the petsmart store and the firsttime they have had ticks, sooooooo........ Now it makes me subconcious aobut it because I dont want ticks in my house and in my floors and couches and ect ect ect. I just was thinking that maybe the lavender and other stuff could have been like extra protection, but I didnt want to burn or irritate thier skin. Thanks....See MoreGentle flea & tick treatments
Comments (16)Thanks again everyone for all of your advice! Nancy in mich, it sounds like we are on the same page as far as how we think about vets! I am now on my 8th vet in 15 years. Previous vets cost me dearly in dollars, time and frustration. Most due to misdiagnosis. Because of early experience with this, red flags go up when ever vet says something about disease and medications. Fortunately, I now have a vet that I truly love. Plus, I know of many others who feel the same way. I only wish I had found her years ago. Her points are always well made, I may not always agree with them, but they are well made. She operates on the premise is prevention. If there is a chance that the animal could get something (such as Lyme) she insists on the dog getting a Lyme disease shot. My previous vet had the opinion that if the dog got Lyme, it was easily diagnosed and treated, so he did not give the shot. Vet is truly looking out for the well being of my three dogs. I have told her of my previous experience, so she knows very well how I feel about this. I have considered brewers yeast, but have not had experience with it. I will make a trip to the holistic pet shop I use to see what they have/suggest. Thanks again for all of your advice!!! SG...See MoreWhat are you using for flea and tick control
Comments (25)I think it is important to understand that no medication prevents ticks from getting on your dog and biting. They only start working at that point. A flea & tick bath or dip can come close to that, though. That could very well encourage a tick to leave your dog before it bites. But of course their effectiveness wears off in a matter of days. Still, if you find a lot of ticks on your dog (I once found about 20 crawling around after coming back from a walk) the shampoo or dip is the fastest and most effective solution. It kills immediately on contact. So, that leaves you with the situation that when using medications the tick will bite, and then within about a day either die or let go - probably the latter. So now you have a live tick leaving your dog, probably in the house, and looking for another host. This is something to think about especially if you let your dog sleep in your bed. This means that dealing with ticks is not a one step process. The tick medication is only the first step. But you also might want to consider having your yard sprayed - not just to prevent ticks from moving in, but to take care of freeloaders that came in on your dog and then hopped off when the going got rough. Also, use a tick spray on the dog bedding or favorite chair or anyplace else in the house they could disembark....See Moreyovan mcgregor
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