My dog has ticks

self ^ | April 6, 2019 | knarf

[knarf]

He's had a few ticks over the winter, which is unusual, but with the good weather, he's getting three or four a day. I've been reading up on remedies to this problem ...

[knarf]

And have discovered two things;

The store bought topicals are expensive

and

the home made stuff seems to operate off of a garlic smell the dog eats.

I found a real simple rice recipe with garlic that sure sounds good, but ...

FREEPERS know everything.

Does anyone have a suggestion that they know works ?

[null and void]

If he had fleas, you could tune a ukulele...

[tirednvirginia]

Be sure he has the shot against Lyme Disease.

[piasa]

Guinea fowl.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Dogs should not eat garlic.

[eastexsteve]

If you really want to get rid of them, you have to treat the yard. Otherwise, a good flea and tick collar usually works. Not perfectly, but they do work. Also, keep the yard mowed and weed-eated. Ticks love tall grass.

[Autonomous User]

My grand father learned me to play the guitar with the chords to “My Dog Has Fleas”

You are on your own ... Can he sing or dance. Rub his ass across the carpet...hump a leg?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Rose and Rose geranium oil (therapeutic grade Dilute six to one) works but your dog will smell like roses.

Lemon grass works but I do not recommend as the smell attracts bees.

[Pilgrim's Progress]

Give him a bath using Dawn detergent (not a lot) . . . the ticks will fall off.

[big'ol_freeper]

I believe the ticks are registered democrats

[max americana]

its your fault for allowing it to be near Bill Clinton..

[Maudeen]

I use diatomaceous earth (food grade). Just don’t wave the powder substance so that the dog can breathe it in. I also use the Mercola Flea and Tick Collar. www.Mercola.com I’m not big on chemicals around the house so I use diatomaceous earth outside as well. I use it in my garden, too.

[antidemoncrat]

We’ve used Nextgard for a long time but very effective for fleas and ticks but it is a little expensive.

[T-Bird45]

Or a family of possums ...

[mkmensinger]

I don’t know about the efficacy of home remedies. Revolution for dogs prevents all kinds of bad things. It’s worth the money, IMO.

[Ponyexpress9790]

1 go to pharmacy and get small container of powdered sulfur
2 1 jar of petroleum jelly
3 a bottle of flea and tick spray
4 pair of rubber gloves
5 mix about half cup of sulfur and 2 tablespoon full of petroleum jelly, then about 2 tablespoons of flea and tick spray, mix well, put on rubber gloves, rub small amount of mixture into fur, head to tail.
6 keep your dog in area penned up for a couple hours,do not give them a bath, just wipe down any excess mixture, then take a rag and wipe him down. Should kill everything on him and keep him clean for couple weeks. This also works on mange, only don’t wipe them down, keep them penned for two to three days, and apply mixture everyday for the two or three days then give them a good bath.
I used this on three dogs that had mange and three days later they were clean.

[Go Gordon]

Anti,

Double that. Neither dog has gotten fleas. A previous dog we had had gotten fleas before knowledge of Nextgard. The remedy was a bath for the dog with medicated soap AFTER, spreading an anti-flea power on the carpets throughout the house. Sorry, I don't remember the product, but I'm sure the local pet shop can help.

[Cowgirl of Justice]

Please don’t use the dollar store stuff - it kills dogs.

http://www.hartzvictims.org/2008/01/28/danger-sergeants-gold-flea-and-tick-squeeze-on-2/

[waterhill]

Dawn Lavender works well beyond the bath.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Its flea and tick season..I know our Shih Tzu Maxie been itching himself a lot recently..we use “Revolution” on him it helps somewhat but he’s always going in the darn bushes so it just happens..there are medications to prevent fleas and ticks but I dont recommend them, who knows what kind of side effects they have(Or what are the long term effects of them)