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Post by gladys on May 4, 2013 14:02:16 GMT
Thanks caz2golden I will have a look at the links. I think the ones I came across said not to use with other products so I did dismiss them. I wondered about the shampoo or the collar if we were on holiday but not sure if the collar could be worn if Cooper had been treated with Stronghold spot on?? I have not been for a walk in Thetford forest since I was 20 years old and I went with my folks and the family westie. I thought we kept getting baby spiders on our legs so spent the whole walk brushing them off and freaking out (I HATE spiders) while my parents just ignored them. When we got home my folk realised they were ticks (dad had some buried in his legs) and mum had some on her clothes. We all had showers and a thorough check over, including Max the dog and I was the only one without any on me, I thank my spider phobia!! I have never been back since, which is a shame cause it's not that far from me.
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Post by caz2golden on May 4, 2013 14:58:07 GMT
While we are on parasites anyone know what badgers normally carry and what they can pass on to your dogs?
The worst place I remember was in north wales, sit down or put anything down and bam, there one was crawling away!!
Thankfully I have never had one attach to me, plenty in the dogs though!Whats it like taking one off yourself? Does it hurt?
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Post by orpheous87 on May 4, 2013 19:40:52 GMT
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Post by gladys on May 5, 2013 9:13:11 GMT
I've never had a tick on me but dad did after that walk. They were those really small brownish ticks. I think he used surgical spirit, which you probably not meant to but it got them out intact!?!
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Post by BorderTerrier on May 5, 2013 9:19:49 GMT
A huge TOUCH WOOD, I have not had any problems with either fleas or ticks before!
I keep Earl well up to date and keep him out of dense woods.
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Post by caz2golden on May 5, 2013 10:04:56 GMT
The spot ons don't stop the tick attaching and therefore can still potentially pass infection on, it just kills them so that you don't have a live one when you remove it.
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Post by fatamorgana on May 5, 2013 11:54:15 GMT
Activyl Plus claims to repel ticks Activyl Tick Plus is exclusively for dogs and combines the effective flea control of Activyl with long-lasting protection against ticks. In addition to indoxacarb, Activyl Tick Plus contains permethrin, an acaricide with proven efficacy against ticks, which provides the added benefit, of repellent activity, to keep ticks off dogs in the first place. Studies have shown Activyl Tick Plus to be more than 96 percent effective against four tick species known to carry such diseases as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichiosis and Lyme disease.4 extract from www.merck-animal-health-usa.com/news/2012-6-11.aspx
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Post by gladys on May 5, 2013 19:25:23 GMT
Thanks fatamorgana I shall click on the link now. I like the sound of the shampoo or the spray, was that link from caz2golden or orpheous87 ?? I think I can use the spray even thought I have used spot on treatment, although there would be a gap inbetween them anyway. I have never had a problem with fleas or ticks either @boederterrier but we holiday in a tick area and last year lots of people were saying they had found ticks on their dogs. We went a little later in the year so didn't see any but the thought of ticks just FREAKS me out!!
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Post by caz2golden on May 5, 2013 20:26:57 GMT
Not me Gladys Must have been someone else I think anything like fleas and ticks freaks most people out! Thought of fleas and I scratch myself and ticks still makes the hairs on my neck go!! I guess as I have had to deal with lots of ticks I just sort them nowadays!! My mum and dad are not overly great at dealing with them so I tended to do them since the tick removers were invented!! I also tend to go to tick prone areas when on holiday!!
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Post by orpheous87 on May 5, 2013 21:01:50 GMT
T'was me, gladys! I've got some of that spray and will be starting to use it in the next couple of weeks I think. I think you'd probably be fine to use the spray as well as spot on as it's natural so no risk of overdosing on anything!
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Post by gladys on May 5, 2013 21:52:44 GMT
Ah I knew it was one of my girly forum friends Oh that's good to know orpheous87 are you using it because of visiting a certain area or just going to be using it as an on going treatment? It's quite pricey, hope it lasts a while??
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Post by orpheous87 on May 5, 2013 22:11:57 GMT
Haha More of a precaution really. I've never had a tick problem, but I don't want to get one either! Once I start taking the dogs into the farmer's fields where the deer bed down I'll start using the spray. I've barely used any of the bottle I've got, but I think that's mainly due to the way the weather's been!
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Post by gladys on May 6, 2013 10:10:45 GMT
Oh ok. Well let me know how it goes. Guess you wont know how good it is But you will only know how bad it is if your girls get ticks?!?
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Post by AnnaAmber on May 6, 2013 11:58:41 GMT
Well my Mum is thinking about switching the flea stuff to Billy no mates or even garlic. The stuff we are getting at the moment, I think is only killing any fleas/ticks they might have, instead of actually preventing them.
She's not sure about the wormers, but I think we'll go down to three monthly. That should cover them for worms do you think?
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Post by gladys on May 6, 2013 13:19:28 GMT
Worming every three/four months seem to be the average I think.
I treat fleas with Stronghold and I think I will treat worms with Panacur thanks to peeps on here. As Stronghold does treat some worms I will only be using Panacur only twice a year, so every 6 months.
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