Tis the season...for TICKS!

[Alysser]

Thanks guys for the advice!!

I talked to my mom, she said she was over-reacting and she didn't really mean it. She also hadn't told me that she ordered K9 Advantix II instead of Frontline, which is why I THOUGHT he was on Frontline. So, he is on k9 Advantix. The engorged tick we found was dead, so I guess it did work. I would like something that essentially repels ticks AND fleas though, and I would like to have peace of mind when I take him out in the woods. I think we're going to look into finding an all natural spray that repels bugs and spray his paws with. That is where we find them. He was in tall grass too, which was my own fault. My biggest worry is that he could get Lyme's Disease because these aren't wood ticks, they are deer ticks. We have such a huge deer problem out here, that they're just about everywhere now. I had a tick on me the other day just walking to the store...on the sidewalk, go figure. I've started using Deep woods off! everytime I go out.

I will check out Cedarcide and a few others I've looked up (Adams and PROTECT from pet naturals of Vermont). I guess I'll just have to use my K9 Advantix II and a spray to fight this, and when I get home ALWAYS check. I am good at finding them and I usually check everywhere.

Pomtzu, you are pretty close to where I live. Granted, I don't know how much deer reside in Delaware, but I'd imagine it's a lot. You're lucky you've never had ticks on your pups! I am hoping this was a one time thing, but I will do anything to combat these gross bugs. For those who mentioned Vectra 3D I am not sure I have heard of that. It is something to look into when we're done with our supply of Advantix.

[Jessika]

Thanks guys for the advice!!

I talked to my mom, she said she was over-reacting and she didn't really mean it. She also hadn't told me that she ordered K9 Advantix II instead of Frontline, which is why I THOUGHT he was on Frontline. So, he is on k9 Advantix. The engorged tick we found was dead, so I guess it did work. I would like something that essentially repels ticks AND fleas though, and I would like to have peace of mind when I take him out in the woods. I think we're going to look into finding an all natural spray that repels bugs and spray his paws with. That is where we find them. He was in tall grass too, which was my own fault. My biggest worry is that he could get Lyme's Disease because these aren't wood ticks, they are deer ticks. We have such a huge deer problem out here, that they're just about everywhere now. I had a tick on me the other day just walking to the store...on the sidewalk, go figure. I've started using Deep woods off! everytime I go out.

I will check out Cedarcide and a few others I've looked up (Adams and PROTECT from pet naturals of Vermont). I guess I'll just have to use my K9 Advantix II and a spray to fight this, and when I get home ALWAYS check. I am good at finding them and I usually check everywhere.

Pomtzu, you are pretty close to where I live. Granted, I don't know how much deer reside in Delaware, but I'd imagine it's a lot. You're lucky you've never had ticks on your pups! I am hoping this was a one time thing, but I will do anything to combat these gross bugs. For those who mentioned Vectra 3D I am not sure I have heard of that. It is something to look into when we're done with our supply of Advantix.

If you want repellant properties, I would recommend Vectra 3D. This is actually the product we've switched to at my clinic from frontline. Our clinic price for it vs Frontline is only a few dollars more per package, too, and since it covers so much more than Frontline does, it's definitely worth the money.

Also someone mentioned Comfortis. Comfortis is actually a fantastic flea preventative but does not have any tick preventative properties (at least, none that they can legally put on the label).

[robinh]

We live where there are lots of ticks. I have always used Frontline Plus because our vet practice recommends it. But I have the rescue dachshund Shamus that I've tried to put it on twice and he started spnning, rolling and got whale-eyed both times. I wiped it off and called the vet. They've never heard of that reaction, but I'm really nervous about using it again. Is there something holistic/natural out there to use for ticks?