Bloody ticks

[Wortho]

Taken 5 ticks off the dog in the last two days he's got frontline on but they keep appearing it's not even tick season any ideas on how to get rid of ticks round the place would be appreciated(got two on me as well).

[incisor]

there is advantix which is an upmaket version of advantage which does ticks or there is tick collars.

[crump]

Are you in a Paralysis tick area or are they just the Brown dog tick??

[Wortho]

Yep Medowie is near Newcastle we get paralysis ticks he's only had one thank god the rest just normal ticks, The in-laws use advantix and frontline seem better.
Seem to be getting more ticks each year.

[LandyAndy]

Hi Wortho
Look Im no vet and use the following info at your own use.
When I was working on the farm my sheepdogs and pair of Golden retrievers loved exterminating foxes.They were never encouraged,BUT I would chase any fox across the paddock and soon as I got to the bush the dogs jumped ran and destroyed.
Often they got mange fron the foxes.I was talking to the rep from the Ivomec company oneday and got some "on the side info".From then on I had a jar of Ivomec and would dip a rag in it and rub it on the dogs bare skin on the belly.
No more worms,fleas or MANGE.
A word of warning DO NOT GIVE IT ORALLY YOU WILL KILL THE DOG.
I would almost gaurantee it will kill the ticks as wall as that is what they use on cows.
Now all you need to do is find a sheep or cow cocky willing to sell or give you a bit as you dont need 20lts of the stuff.
I REPEAT NEVER ADMINISTER IVOMEC ORALLY TO YOUR DOG YOU WILL MORE THAN LIKELY KILL IT.
Andrew

[crump]

Ivermectin is the constsituent of most of the cattle pour ons aswell as the yearly heartworm injection for dogs, the concentrations for the animal size is the variation, drop down to your vet and get a dog specific variety.

[Michael2]

I believe the Bedouin used camel urine to good effect :D :D :D

or maybe that's not such a bright idea :thumbsdown: :no2:

[Captain_Rightfoot]

I believe the Bedouin used camel urine to good effect :D :D :D

or maybe that's not such a bright idea :thumbsdown: :no2:
Hmmm.... I'm fairly sure I'd rather deal with the ticks any other way than by holding my dog while a camel pi$$3d on it :eek: :eek: :D

Having said that, it's just out there enough that a dog could well enjoy it. :lol:

My info is out of date now, but when we had a dog (up till feb this year :( ) they said frontline only controlled ticks for the first 2 of it's 6 week usefullness. What about talking to the local vet? If you're having the problem, someone else in your area will have dealt with it for sure.

[DirtyDawg]

Hi Wortho
Look Im no vet and use the following info at your own use.
When I was working on the farm my sheepdogs and pair of Golden retrievers loved exterminating foxes.They were never encouraged,BUT I would chase any fox across the paddock and soon as I got to the bush the dogs jumped ran and destroyed.
Often they got mange fron the foxes.I was talking to the rep from the Ivomec company oneday and got some "on the side info".From then on I had a jar of Ivomec and would dip a rag in it and rub it on the dogs bare skin on the belly.
No more worms,fleas or MANGE.
A word of warning DO NOT GIVE IT ORALLY YOU WILL KILL THE DOG.
I would almost gaurantee it will kill the ticks as wall as that is what they use on cows.
Now all you need to do is find a sheep or cow cocky willing to sell or give you a bit as you dont need 20lts of the stuff.
I REPEAT NEVER ADMINISTER IVOMEC ORALLY TO YOUR DOG YOU WILL MORE THAN LIKELY KILL IT.
Andrew

Andrew "orally" does that mean you can't talk to your dog about it?:p

[crump]

Andrew "orally" does that mean you can't talk to your dog about it?:p

or there's the other definition, but we wont go there!!:eek: :D

[FenianEel]

There is a sheep dip, you dilute with water. No harm to the dog, super effective. I'll see if I can remember the name. Used on my collie for years on the farm. Cheaper than the supermarket rubbish.

Any of that off the shelf stuff like Frontline, is as useless as t*ts on a bull, if the dog goes out of the house.

[RobHay]

or there's the other definition, but we wont go there!!:eek: :D

Yeah, damn thing might start chewing :nazilock: :bangin:

[worraps]

getting hard to find but malwash diluted down acording to specs and all u do is basicly dunk the dog to it's neck or for larger dog use a jug and pour it over it's been around for years and works a treat from memorie a tin of it's around 30-40 dollars and will last you quite a while and it works out a lot cheaper then advantix frontline :)

[Wortho]

Andrew "orally" does that mean you can't talk to your dog about it?:p

Well i spoke to him about it and he was all for it orally, then i caught the glint in his eye, the dirty dog, so needless to say that's off the cards.
I'll see what i can find out about Ivomec and see if i can get some.Thanks for your help, pulling ticks out nearly every day is really annoying plus i don't won't to miss one, love this bloody dog!.

[Lucy]

FOR DOGS:

Daily searching and manual removal of ticks is the only 100% method.

Frontline and Advantix still work, but the number of ticks around appears to be on the rise. Advantix seems to work better.

Preventic collars work OK, can combine with Frontline/Advantix

Malawash etc - incredibly toxic, I wouldn't recommned using it, yes it kills ticks, but can kill you and your dog with repeated exposure. Not good for families with young children - contact with the dog can be toxic!

Fidos Fre-itch rinse: Cheap, works very well, have to apply regularly (every few days), and safe, especially for kids in contact with dogs

Permoxin: Cheap, use weekly, some dogs can have nasty reaction to the stuff.

Proban: Tablets every second day, basicly giving your dog low dose poison, reasonably effective.

Ivomec will kill ticks, but doesn't work fast enough to be useful for control of paralysis ticks, especially in summer. Ivomec kills tick in 4-5 days, tick kills dog in 2-3 days (during summer, can take up to 3 weeks in winter). Ivomec can be used orally, just need to get the dose right, and don't use in collies.

FOR CATS:

Fidos Fre-itch rinse and Frontline Spray are your only choices. Everything else will kill your cat just as quick as the Ticks will.

FOR POCKET PETS:

Fidos Fre-itch rinse is the only safe thing to use.




Looking forwards to the tick season, need a few new toys:vampire:

And as I said above: Daily searching of all your pets is the best method of prevention of tick paralysis.

[Grizzly_Adams]

Yeah that's what we had to do whilst in Switzerland, though at least they don't have paralysis tics over there.

Everynight we'd sit and pat our dogs for an hour or so after we got home, and pay attention straight away if they started scratching.

Was a real pain until we got onto the frontline, which worked wonders (for normal tics). Take a look at their coats and imagine trying to search through that :)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2006/07/136.jpg

We did it though and because the doggies got all the attention they loved it.

One cool little device we found was a tic remover, worked wonders for removing tics - though the little tic remover device seem to be a little sparse on the ground here in Aus. Was shaped like a little curvy "Y" thingy and was great for removing the little buggars.

[dobbo]

or there's the other definition, but we wont go there!!:eek: :D

Crump remind me never to let you give my dog a bone,

anyway, when you scrub the dog in cattle wash what would happen when the dog (as dogs do) lick themselves (cause they can)

The only problem with malwash is the smell, I'd be finding a present for the dog to roll in just to get rid of the malwash odour