I am not sure of dog ticks, but this looks like a really comprehensive overview of tickborne diseases from the CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/diseases/
Just found this from the above link about the American dog tick:
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) is transmitted by the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis), Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni), and the brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sangunineus) in the U.S. The brown dog tick and other tick species are associated with RMSF in Central and South America.
and this:
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Tularemia is transmitted to humans by the dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis), the wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni), and the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum). Tularemia occurs throughout the U.S.
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I'm a big fan of destroying their homes.
We live in the interior of British Columbia, in a desert belt that wiggles up from Nevada. Cold winters but dusty, dry, hot, hot, hot summers. April and May are horrendous for Ticks. Advantix works for us, well the dogs. We watch our clothing very carefully.
Ticks move – upwards. This is why you usually find them on the tops of grasses and bushes and around the head and necks of our dogs. When we come in we shake off our clothes and then hang them. If one was on them you’ll find it around your jacket collar or waist of your pants.
On a side note - Does anyone know how to get rid of sagebrush? This is where the majority of ours hang out and our property is full of it. A tiger torch isn't really effective and they are completely resistant to Round Up. We're at war here, we'll try anything. A chain tied to our 4x4, yanking the nasty beasts out, has been our only success. It's everywhere though and it's time consuming.
Tea tree oil makes them let go too, but after reading the article about using vaseline or matches I guess I will skip that method.
I do put some tea tree oil on the wound after removal though, it seems to help it heal more quickly. Some ticks leave an itchy hole on me for months and months.
We use comfortis for fleas because it is the only thing that seems to work, so when we go out walking in the woods I spray them down with Adams spray from the Vet.
My husband swears by using flea/tick collars over his socks when out hiking.
Had to take a tick off the conjunctiva of one of my rabbits today. Now that's hard. I guess we should be thankful that ticks can find places to feed on dogs where they're easier to remove.
We use diatomaceous earth for both internal and external parasites of our pets and farm animals. So far it seems to work well and we are in a heavily tick infested area.
We use diatomaceous earth for both internal and external parasites of our pets and farm animals. So far it seems to work well and we are in a heavily tick infested area.
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