tick protection

[Jane Austen]

What do you do for ticks? I applied one of the monthly tubes to repel fleas and ticks. Ever since, Duchess has more ticks than before. Is it okay to also use a flea and tick collar? Or is flea and tick spray a better option?

[Chip's Mom]

Hi Jane:

We have the tick problem here also and I use frontline plus on Jasmine as she is a magnet to ticks. It has kept her tick free so far this spring. I haven't used anything on Chip yet but he stays out of the tall grass and hasn't had any. I don't think you are supposed to use more than one type of treatment at a time but I am sure someone will have the answers. I am going to ask the Vet about it for Chip when I go on Thursday - I hate using chemicals on pups if I can get out of it. That paranoid thing again.

[corgimom]

I know here in Wisconsin we are advised to vaccinate against lyme disease
from ticks since it is a real risk here. I haven't done it yet, but I am calling
tomorrow to schedule something.

linda

[KatC]

I use Advantix monthly for Abby. If going into Paralysis Tick country then it is used fortnightly. I was having trouble with a ground flea plague, and I too thought that only one preparation should be used. There is no instruction re this on the package, so I contacted the manufacturer and got a very vague reply.

However I now take Abby for a Hydrobath at the RSPCA, they use a Flea & Tick Wash/Rinse and tell me it is quite OK to use this in conjunction with the other preparation ( best to leave the bath for 2-7 days after application of the other).

I also later asked the Vet and he said it was OK.

[Michael Romanos]

I'm sure Frontline is the best. And the type of Frontline sold in the USA should take care of typical USA ticks as well as fleas etc. One application of Frontline in NZ lasts at least two months - - more likey three/four months.

[darci]

We use frontline plus and we also treat our yard for fleas and ticks. The yard
treatmant works very well when used in conjunction with a topical treatment for dogs.
Check with your local co-op for yard tx.

[corgimom]

Michael,

My vet told me that the frontline lasts 3 months for fleas and 1 month for
ticks.

linda

[darci]

hmmmmm........ I didnt know that about the three months for fleas and frontline, very interesting.
Of course I still would have to use it monthly for the ticks, our summer's are pretty full of ticks here in Tn.

[Michael Romanos]

Well the blurb on the Frontline packaging says everything the stuff protects against or destroys lasts for at least two months. And it my experience that has levelled out to at least three months. Now, where a vet says three months for that and one month for this, is very intriging. You must have some powerful ticks in the USA! But those niggly little things vary from country to country - I know that we in NZ don't have quite the same sort of tick invasion as you do in America. Ours are less a problem to sort out. But you people who haven't cottoned on to Frontline: it's the best on the world market, can now fully protect no matter how many baths your dog has -and when - and overall, is the best option price-wise because of its lasting qualities. Gee, I can remember those bad old days when all I had to use was powder - and most of that was rubbish and smelly and sickly.

[Jane Austen]

Thanks for the help on the tick problem. I didn't use Frontline but I will from now on. Is there a website that sells Frontline that is cheaper than Petmeds?

[Michael Romanos]

Frontline can vary a little in price in NZ depending on where you buy it. Some vets offer their clients a discount voucher of $5. But its great worth is once you've applied it all worries are over and there's no need to do anything else other than pencil in the next approximate date for dosage which I set for three-four months. I always get my wife to help administer it on Taylor's back near his head (that way, Taylor can't lick it). She parts the hair to get a nice little strip of skin and I squeeze the dosage onto the skin. It's amazing stuff.

[darci]

I have used 1800 pet meds and it has been cheaper than the vet as well as fast shipping.

[corgimom]

Does anyone else have to worry about Lyme disease from the Deer tick? or are you guys more worried about wood ticks in your states?

It take a deer tick 24-48 hours of feeding before they can transmit lyme disease. I have read that in Wisconsin 15-20% of the adult deer tick carry the disease. Also the early signs of lyme disease in dogs is supposed to be loss of appetite, fever and lethargy and possible lameness. It said that symptoms of lyme disease are usually delayed for several months, but start to occur about 2 months after exposure. I think I am gong to have Cody vaccinated which is supposed to be about 85 - 90% effective.

linda