My dog keeps getting these ticks and we keep taking them off, but they keep coming back! (she a border collie) how do I keep them off?!
Ticks On Dog
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Frontline or K9 Advantix (not Advantage, it doesn't work on ticks)
Don't buy something cheaper, remember that these are basically pestacides that you are putting on to your pet and the cheaper stuff has been known to cause some pretty nasty chemical burns.
Don't buy something cheaper, remember that these are basically pestacides that you are putting on to your pet and the cheaper stuff has been known to cause some pretty nasty chemical burns.
Just got some frontline today!
Itort said:
That's only if it's injested (like heartworm medication), and Border Collies only have a 5% chance of having this particular gene. It also doesn't kill them, it causes them to have seizures until it leaves their system, but like I said, only if injested.
I'm sorry that I gave this warning but as a breeder (not of border collies but shelties) I felt it was my responsibility to give this warning. It does kill and the death is a slow deteration of neural function. This I know because a beutiful loving boy out of our kennel died this way when was told info like above. Our puppy contract specified this risk as do all responsible breeders. I beleave 5% chance is too much if it can be avoided. On this forum there is much discussion on responsible breeding and sale of tortoises so should not it be extended to all animals.futureleopardtortoise said:
I foster for a Border Collie rescue, and we only use Interceptor for heartworm preventative as any other heartworm medication contains ivermectin. Frontline and other flea and tick medications contain so little ivermectin and Border Collies are effected so little by the Collie gene anomaly that there is no added danger to using them on a Border Collie. That being said, Frontline is a pesticide, of course, and there is ALWAYS a risk of using it on any dog.
The only breeds that are generally effected (although any breed can have the particular gene anomaly) are ones that can be traced back to the Collie. Border Collies don't have rough or smooth coat collies in their history, so the 5% is more or less dogs that have been bred within the past few generations into another breed that does have the Collie in its lineage (like Shelties, Aussies, etc.)
The only breeds that are generally effected (although any breed can have the particular gene anomaly) are ones that can be traced back to the Collie. Border Collies don't have rough or smooth coat collies in their history, so the 5% is more or less dogs that have been bred within the past few generations into another breed that does have the Collie in its lineage (like Shelties, Aussies, etc.)
Where is your dog picking the ticks up at? In your yard or else where? Thinking another solution is to try to eliminate the dog even coming into contact with the ticks.
Jacqui said:
This year is so dry, it's been a bad year for the ticks. I've seen them in my own back yard and I live in the suburbs!
It's funny here, just down the road a ways from you, our tick population went down as the season became drier. Of course, between all the dogs and cats, they only got one tick and that on the coonhound. I on the other hand, was getting atleast one a day for about a month.
Maybe it's because so many people water their lawns here (we don't, we have a very nice brown lawn)
futureleopardtortoise said:
Our grass in the lawn is crunchy.
Jacqui said:
In the backyard. She doesn't go anywhere else. But I just spray'd the yard (my grandpa is a exterminator so he gave us some poison) so that should take care of the problem!
dont fed any of those weeds from the yard for a while..
And even with Frontline... the dog may still get a few ticks, but they won't live long...
And even with Frontline... the dog may still get a few ticks, but they won't live long...
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