Rob Abel wrote 04/15/2011 07:32 PM Re: TICKS [Re: Kiersten Lippman ] #327578 - 04/15/2011 07:32 PM
Rob Abel Webboard User Reg: 04-16-2010 Posts: 498 Loc: Southwestern USA Offline	Quote: Kiersten Lippman I am glad to be north of tick country now. Hi Kiersten - I'll bet you won't miss those nasty little buggers at all! Any ticks in your country would be tick-sicles by now. Last time my son was in Nebraska, he took his BC out to explore along a trout creek for a couple hours. Came back home and counted 17 of the thieving, bloodsucking little creatures, burrowing their way underneath his dog's long hair. A dog has alot of friends because he wags his tail instead of his mouth. - Charlie Daniels
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Kiersten Lippman wrote 04/16/2011 03:14 AM Re: TICKS [Re: Lauren Jeffery ] #327647 - 04/16/2011 03:14 AM
Kiersten Lippman Webboard User Reg: 09-28-2009 Posts: 487 Loc: Alaska Offline	Lauren, I'm not sure about what's recommended, but I found that Advantix worked much better on the Massachusetts ticks we encountered. With Frontline the ticks still ended up crawling all over the dog (getting into your house, car, bed, etc.), and I found that many did attach to the dog. My shepherd probably ended up with more attached (when we were on frontline and natural stuff), just because of her darker fur/skin. With my lighter colored dog the ticks were easier to find. I always folded any live (or dead for that matter) ticks into scotch tape. It's nasty to crush a bunch of ticks, and the tapes secures them nicely. Plus, it's a good way to grab a tick without having to touch it, if one gets away. With Advantix, the ticks were actually repelled and didn't hang on to the dog's fur. Hi Rob! Yup, we are enjoying the tick free environment up here! http://skiersten1.wix.com/perfect-storm-k9
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Arik Kershenbaum wrote 04/16/2011 05:00 AM Re: TICKS [Re: Kiersten Lippman ] #327648 - 04/16/2011 05:00 AM
Arik Kershenbaum Webboard User Reg: 03-21-2008 Posts: 91 Loc: Galilee, Israel Offline	We had our first tick only last week, but we had a really really late winter. Last year we used Advantix and had very little problem, so we'll go back to it this year. Anyone have any opinions on the collar? I'm reluctant to use it because the kids are always playing with Darwin and rubbing his neck. research.haifa.ac.il/~leon/html/Arik_Page.htm
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Barbara Schuler wrote 04/16/2011 07:01 AM Re: TICKS [Re: Kiersten Lippman ] #327653 - 04/16/2011 07:01 AM
Barbara Schuler Webboard User Reg: 01-15-2009 Posts: 5090 Loc: Lanexa Virginia Offline	Quote: Kiersten Lippman With Advantix, the ticks were actually repelled and didn't hang on to the dog's fur. I'm going to give this a try when we finish up our Frontline; I didn't realize it actaully repels.
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Melissa Hoyer wrote 04/16/2011 07:34 AM Re: TICKS [Re: Barbara Schuler ] #327656 - 04/16/2011 07:34 AM
Melissa Hoyer Webboard User Reg: 05-09-2005 Posts: 1340 Loc: SE Michigan Offline	Keep in mind it is unsafe to use Advantix if you have a cat unless you can absolutely keep the cat away from the dog for awhile. http://www.ehow.com/about_5521511_advantix-cats.html I don't have issues with ticks, but did with fleas last year. I opted for Advantage (similar to Advantix, without permethrin) as it is supposed to kill fleas before they bite, very important if you have a dog with a flea allergy. My poor Cairn Terrier had a bald butt when she was on frontline due to the fleas needing to bite to die.
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Meredith Hamilton wrote 04/16/2011 07:52 AM Re: TICKS [Re: Melissa Hoyer ] #327659 - 04/16/2011 07:52 AM
Meredith Hamilton Webboard User Reg: 01-25-2009 Posts: 1082 Loc: Columbus, Ohio Offline	Ticks make me glad to be female so that I can scream like a little girl when I see one. Luckily 2 of my besties are entomyologists at OSU. I can ask them all my bug questions AND get them to remove anything stuck on me or the dog. Ripley & his Precious
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Lauren Jeffery wrote 04/16/2011 08:27 AM Re: TICKS [Re: Meredith Hamilton ] #327665 - 04/16/2011 08:27 AM
Lauren Jeffery Webboard User Reg: 01-16-2010 Posts: 1389 Loc: Offline	Keirsten, I kill those little suckers with rubbing alcohol and then flush them down the toilet. I don't even want them in my kitchen trash can! I will give the advantix a try. We don't go to the Fells anymore, its too dog parky, but we do go to the Blue Hills. The Blue Hills are crawling with them! Luckily, the ticks don't seem to like me.
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Joyce Salazar wrote 04/16/2011 08:47 AM Re: TICKS [Re: Lauren Jeffery ] #327666 - 04/16/2011 08:47 AM
Joyce Salazar Webboard User Reg: 02-28-2008 Posts: 2075 Loc: Dallas, Texas Offline	http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?aid=62 I was curious how to safely remove a tick, and looked this up. I was surprised that it said not to use alcohol or petroleum jelly or even a match to burn it off as this could result in the tick regurgitating disease spreading saliva into the human or animal. Also no twisting, just remove by pulling straight out with a tweezers. Joyce Salazar
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Arik Kershenbaum wrote 04/16/2011 09:03 AM Re: TICKS [Re: Joyce Salazar ] #327668 - 04/16/2011 09:03 AM
Arik Kershenbaum Webboard User Reg: 03-21-2008 Posts: 91 Loc: Galilee, Israel Offline	I also rub the site down with a bit of alcohol, just in case you haven't pulled the mouthparts out cleanly. research.haifa.ac.il/~leon/html/Arik_Page.htm
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Lauren Jeffery wrote 04/16/2011 09:13 AM Re: TICKS [Re: Arik Kershenbaum ] #327669 - 04/16/2011 09:13 AM
Lauren Jeffery Webboard User Reg: 01-16-2010 Posts: 1389 Loc: Offline	Good to know about the alcohol. I usualy just drop the tick into the alcohol to kill it post removal, but I have used it on particularly hard to remove ones before. My father used to use matches all the time!
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