Tick & Lyme Disease Season

[Bonny]

I got a good deal at the Vets office. They sent out coupons from the company where you buy two doses & get the third dose free all prepackaged. The stuff is working good at keeping the ticks off. Both dogs have had two doses so far. It has been really wet & warm the last month so good breeding season for the ticks. I have another set of coupons to if I need to purchase more doses into the midsummer & Autumn. The early spring & late fall is when I have noticed ticks at their worst.

[wishbone]

On my Aunts place, there are lots of ticks and fleas during this season and they need to hire tech to spray on nearby trees to kill and prevent ticks coming close to their home and dogs.

[Jessika]

I know this thread is a bit older, but feel compelled to reply to say that we are seeing resistances to Frontline at my clinic. Pets coming in on frontline covered in fleas. I think the tick portion of it still works but remember: the tick has to bite the pet in order for frontline to kill it.

We are now recommending a new topical product called Vectra 3D that REPELS ticks, fleas, mosquitoes, lice, mites, and flies with a much faster kill rate than other topicals on the market.

I DO NOT recommend using the OTC stuff from Walmart; I know frontline recently went generic but keep in mind, just because the active ingredient is the same does not mean the method-of-action is the same.

I just felt the need to let owners know that we are seeing these resistances with Frontline, so you may want to explore other options!

The minced garlic sounds like something to try along with the dryer towels. I know some outfitters put vinegar in their horses drinking water when they are on dry lot before the bug season & say it helps ward off the bug problem.

Garlic can be toxic to dogs, so please be VERY CAREFUL with it... I don't recommend it. Better safe than sorry.

[Bonny]

Thanks Jessika & took note of the Vectra 3D. Will ask the veterinaries about it. The Frontline Plus has been doing its job so far. Haven't used the garlic seeing as the Frontline Plus is doing the job at keeping the ticks off.