Tick Season - Page 2

spent2much · ‎03-10-2010

@cheriere THANK YOU for that picture. I'm going to save it.

I've NEVER had a problem with ticks personally, but I'm SO worried about our precious Golden Retriever. She loves to be outside and I hate to load her up with all those *poison* flea and tick repellants. I'm searching products that won't harm her but will repel those nasty bugs!!!

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Mz iMac · ‎07-26-2014

@cheriere wrote:
I wish there was a medicine humans could take to get rid them lol.😃

@cheriere I live in the boonies where Lyme Disease rules. When walking the dog in my area, I wear long pants, bobby socks & hightops. I spray DEET from the knees on down. Never found a tick (or fleas) on my clothes.

"Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."

Natureluvr · ‎06-14-2018

@Mz iMac - I’m in Delaware where Lyme disease also runs rampant. Lots of deer here, hence deer ticks. I’ve already had one dog contract Lyme and he was on a flea/tick preventative. The vet told me it’s very common in our area. I also worked with a girl who got it. She had some horrible symptoms from it (hair loss, achy joints, etc)

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

Where I used to work, in a hospital lab, we would sometimes get bug specimens from doctors' patients who brought them in for id. Mostly ticks and spiders from bites. Helps with diagnosis and treatments.

cheriere · ‎12-01-2023

@Mz iMac wrote:
@cheriere wrote:
I wish there was a medicine humans could take to get rid them lol.😃
@cheriere I live in the boonies where Lyme Disease rules. When walking the dog in my area, I wear long pants, bobby socks & hightops. I spray DEET from the knees on down. Never found a tick (or fleas) on my clothes.

I try to do that too. We live pretty far out. Sometimes though, when it's really hot and I'm outside working I still manage to find a few trying to crawl up my leg.

Once when I was a kid, a tick got stuck in my head and I'll never forget how hard it was for my parents to get it to finally turn loose so they could get it out. I still have a fear of that happening again.

cheriere · ‎12-01-2023

@spent2much wrote:
@cheriere THANK YOU for that picture. I'm going to save it.

I've NEVER had a problem with ticks personally, but I'm SO worried about our precious Golden Retriever. She loves to be outside and I hate to load her up with all those *poison* flea and tick repellants. I'm searching products that won't harm her but will repel those nasty bugs!!!

Your quite welcome.💝🌸. I needed it as a reference for my little dog Ruby too...and of course myself, but she always comes first lol.

goldensrbest · ‎03-10-2010

Ticks in maine are just so bad, they are killing the moose,and deer also.

When you lose some one you L~O~V~E, that Memory of them, becomes a TREASURE.

JeanLouiseFinch · ‎10-03-2011

@spent2much wrote:
@cheriere THANK YOU for that picture. I'm going to save it.

I've NEVER had a problem with ticks personally, but I'm SO worried about our precious Golden Retriever. She loves to be outside and I hate to load her up with all those *poison* flea and tick repellants. I'm searching products that won't harm her but will repel those nasty bugs!!!

We have a Golden Retriever and treat him year round with heartworm prevention and flea & tick prevention. The flea and tick is a topical - K9 Advantix II or Pet Armour are both good. He's an old boy now and has never had a problem.

Mz iMac · ‎07-26-2014

@JeanLouiseFinch "The flea and tick is a topical - K9 Advantix II"

It's what I use for my chi-mix. I love it because you purchase by the dogs weight. Never found anything sucking or crawling on her. She is short-haired, so easily found when checking.

I also use Wondercide (for me & my dog) right before the blooming of trees & bushes which was recommended by someone on this message board whose name escapes me.

"Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."

JeanLouiseFinch · ‎10-03-2011

@Mz iMac wrote:
@JeanLouiseFinch "The flea and tick is a topical - K9 Advantix II"

It's what I use for my chi-mix. I love it because you purchase by the dogs weight. Never found anything sucking or crawling on her. She is short-haired, so easily found when checking.

I also use Wondercide (for me & my dog) right before the blooming of trees & bushes which was recommended by someone on this message board whose name escapes me.

Thanks for the recommendation. It might be something DH and I could use.