Hi. Everyone I'm seeking thoughts or advice on flea and tick treatment I have a weimaraner 2years old and he loves hikes and walks out in the woods tall grass, fields etc. My problem is I want to protect him from these critters. But my breeder is more holistic and says that giving them...
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It is true that flea and tick shampoos only kill live bugs and do not treat the life cycle. And yes it is dangerous to use flea shampoo in conjunction with topical drops or any other treatment. But to make matters worse, the chemicals in ALL of the over the counter flea products are posionious and lethal. Do not use over the counter flea products.
With Flea/Tick medications the spot on type some kill and others repel AND kill. Due to heavy tick population where I live, I want it to repel AND kill. Kill only meds the tick/flea must bite the dog to die. Repel and kill meds do the same thing but also keep pests from biting be repelling. I change what I use every other year.
Ticks have to stay on dog for a few hours to infect , and , the flea/tick meds will kill the tick before this happens. Best way to remove a tick: Soak a cotton ball with liquid dish detergent ( Dawn ) and place on tick so that the liquid covers the tick , wait 30 or 40 seconds press down lightly and wipe away and tick will be in cotton ball.
Is there an amout of time that the tick should needs to be on the dog to transmit lyme? I live in a very deer tick infested area and I know that with people the tick has to be on for 24 hours before it really passes lyme to a person..
WARNING - Adverse Side Effects NOT listed: “Seresto” anti-flea and tick collars that contain a nicotine chemical (imidacloprid) that can cause seizures, thyroid gland damage, mutations, abortions and birth defects, (and is a class of widely used agricultural chemicals implicated in the...
I have fumigated my yard for Fleas and Ticks since its spring time. Apart from the normal/usual Topical for Fleas and Ticks, would a good flea and tick spray be ok to add to the arsenal? Like Spraying his bed and other areas where he sleeps? would it harms the dog to spray him also even...
For the last couple of nights, I've found 20 - 30 dead ticks on my dog's bedding when he gets up each morning. I clean them up, and then there are more back again the next morning. My dog is outside in my yard for most of the day and sleeps on this bedding in his crate inside our house at...
Can you please share what you use for flea & tick prevention and whether you are happy/unhappy? Currently, I use Seresto, but I've removed 5 ticks from...
