Well, I have said over and over that we have never had ticks, and have controlled fleas successfully with Advantage. I lied. We have ticks now. I have only found one on Honey and one on Lilly, but guess who has had more? Me !!!!! I know that is gross, but yesterday, I found one in my hair, and today, one behind my ear. They were not attached, thank goodness, but I almost feel like taking a Benadryl because of the creepy itching feeling I am experiencing.
I'm going to take back my unopened box of Advantage to the vet tomorrow, and get Frontline instead. And I have to buy it for two cats and two BIG dogs.
Here's my question. How do the rest of you handle treating your yard and home? I just want to do the right thing for the animals instead of tossing chemicals down in the yard. I have a newly sodded lawn, where there has been no grass before, and also all of my beds have recently been replinished with pinestraw instead of mulch. Could this be contributing to the problem?
Again, I've only seen 4, none on the cats, and no more on the dogs that I can see or feel, and I have checked them thoroughly. But when they are on me, and possibly could get on Helen, then I MUST do something.
Any advice would be welcome.
Thanks. Logan
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