13 TICKS & COUNTING!

[AnthonyC]

So within the last 24hrs I've removed 7 ticks off of Autumn's head, 4 off of Bella's head, and 2 of the engorged bastards out of Jeter's ear! Since I already have Lyme Disease it really doesn't bother me or freak me out to do it, but it's WTH!!! Enough is enough! I've tried all of the Vet recommended preventatives and suggestions.... BIG $$$... and they don't even work! Does anyone have any home remedies????? HELP!!!

 

[Tony the tank]

I have a place up north deep in the woods.. And my dogs use to always pick up a few almost daily.. So I started spraying the grass and the woods once a month...and it's been 3yrs tick free..

Im sure you've tried advantik...have you tried the heavy duty tick collars..sold at some vet hospitals...

 

[Jacqui]

Only advise I have is to keep your area mowed, then keep the dogs out of the tall weeds and trees. I would much rather deal with ticks, then fleas.

 

[african cake queen]

hi, so sorry you have to deal with that many ticks. i live by the swamp , so we get it all. yellow jacket crawling around acting crazy here in ct. a good cold spell is the only way out nasty bugs.

 

[AnthonyC]

Yup I've tried all of those things (Advantix, etc), but nothing seems to work. The lawn was cut yesterday so I thought that maybe that's what got them all stirred up. Add to that the fact that 1/2 the lawn is covered with fallen leaves so they have tons of places to hide. One problem is that they're dachshunds, and their bodies are mere cm's above the ground. Grrr....

 

[Jacqui]

You could buy them little booties with lifts in them... just sayin'

 

[AnthonyC]

Wow Jacqui why didn't I think of that! I'm gonna give you a booty lift!! Haha!

 

[Tony the tank]

Weiner dogs..your options are limited..I'm surprised you even used advantik with all the bad press they have gotten about the small dogs suffering neurological problems..But if your torts don't graze that part of the yard you can use the yard spray..I can tell you the lawn spray does work..

You could try diamateous <(sp?) earth.... Or spray the perimeter of the yard and keep them at bay..

 

[AnthonyC]

Honestly I didn't hear anything about it being bad for small dogs, in fact I bought it from the vet... freakin' jackass! I thought about spraying but it's not worth the risk. I want my Sullies to do a lot of grazing next spring/summer so kinda out of the question. I did hear that d.e. works, but I haven't looked into it too much. I also heard that if you buy a few guinea hens they really do wonders with tick control.

Weiner dogs..your options are limited..I'm surprised you even used advantik with all the bad press they have gotten about the small dogs suffering neurological problems..But if your torts don't graze that part of the yard you can use the yard spray..I can tell you the lawn spray does work..

You could try diamateous <(sp?) earth.... Or spray the perimeter of the yard and keep them at bay..

 

[dmarcus]

I hate ticks, I adopted a dog once that had them, didnt let him in the house tell i got them all off...

 

[jackrat]

I mixed up some all natural stuff that Kristina gave me the recipe for.It has lemon,rosemary,cloves and other stuff.Works really well.My wife filed the recipe away and she's in the bed.Maybe Kristina will see this and post the recipe.

 

[AnthonyC]

Thanks, Jack! I bought some store bought stuff 1x and it sounds kinda like what you're describing. It was some kind of "natural" tick drops; the kind you put between the shoulder blades and down the back. I don't really remember if it worked but it smelled nice... BONUS!!!

I mixed up some all natural stuff that Kristina gave me the recipe for.It has lemon,rosemary,cloves and other stuff.Works really well.My wife filed the recipe away and she's in the bed.Maybe Kristina will see this and post the recipe.

 

[fbsmith3]

Actually we went all summer reletively flea and tick free.

We bathed the dogs and cats monthly with a homemade lemon shampoo (Made with dawn dish soap and boiled lemon peels). Their hair was silky smooth and easy to brush. The dogs loved it, the cats did not like it whatsoever.

 

[ascott]

I was thinking the food grade DEarth as well....Guinea Hens ROCK...also PeaCocks are rockin in the insect control....the Guinea Hens however will not disturb the flowers and pretty garden sections as they can pluck a bug like nothing I have ever seen....they can get the bug straight off a flower pedal and it never even move....fricken sweet...But Anthony, if you are sensitive to an audio ruckus....they may not bee the pest control you seek (the peacock either) although I find it fun and amusing the sounds that they each make....


Jacqui can not have any booty lifts, no surgery....didn't you hear? she is pregnant

 

[tyler0912]

So within the last 24hrs I've removed 7 ticks off of Autumn's head, 4 off of Bella's head, and 2 of the engorged bastards out of Jeter's ear! Since I already have Lyme Disease it really doesn't bother me or freak me out to do it, but it's WTH!!! Enough is enough! I've tried all of the Vet recommended preventatives and suggestions.... BIG $$$... and they don't even work! Does anyone have any home remedies????? HELP!!!

One last thing.......
Watch your language , your a bad example to me
SHH...I wont tell!

 

[Jacqui]

So within the last 24hrs I've removed 7 ticks off of Autumn's head, 4 off of Bella's head, and 2 of the engorged bastards out of Jeter's ear! Since I already have Lyme Disease it really doesn't bother me or freak me out to do it, but it's WTH!!! Enough is enough! I've tried all of the Vet recommended preventatives and suggestions.... BIG $$$... and they don't even work! Does anyone have any home remedies????? HELP!!!

One last thing.......
Watch your language , your a bad example to me
SHH...I wont tell!

Watch if for what? The closest thing I see is WTH (What The Heck) and that is not bad language for a child.

 

[Yvonne G]

One last thing.......
Watch your language , your a bad example to me
SHH...I wont tell!

Watch if for what? The closest thing I see is WTH (What The Heck) and that is not bad language for a child.


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"Engorged Bastards"

 

[tyler0912]

One last thing.......
Watch your language , your a bad example to me
SHH...I wont tell!

Watch if for what? The closest thing I see is WTH (What The Heck) and that is not bad language for a child.

"Engorged Bastards"

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What Yvonne said....

 

[Jacqui]

One last thing.......
Watch your language , your a bad example to me
SHH...I wont tell!

Watch if for what? The closest thing I see is WTH (What The Heck) and that is not bad language for a child.

"Engorged Bastards"

What Yvonne said....
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Tyler! Watch your language, there are adults in here! Okay, It wasn't in your quoted part when you made the comment about it, so it confused my simple mind. You right, he does need to watch his language.

 

[tyler0912]

One last thing.......
Watch your language , your a bad example to me
SHH...I wont tell!

Watch if for what? The closest thing I see is WTH (What The Heck) and that is not bad language for a child.

"Engorged Bastards"

What Yvonne said....

Tyler! Watch your language, there are adults in here! Okay, It wasn't in your quoted part when you made the comment about it, so it confused my simple mind. You right, he does need to watch his language.


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Dont want him learning me any naughty words