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My dog has ticks
self ^ | April 6, 2019 | knarf

Posted on 04/06/2019 6:09:08 PM PDT by 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 ...


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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 ...

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Does anyone have a suggestion that they know works ?

1 posted on 04/06/2019 6:09:08 PM PDT by knarf
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To: knarf

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


2 posted on 04/06/2019 6:11:26 PM PDT by null and void (If socialism is so grand, why are Guatemalans coming here instead of going to Venezuela?)
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To: knarf

Be sure he has the shot against Lyme Disease.


3 posted on 04/06/2019 6:11:39 PM PDT by tirednvirginia
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To: knarf

Guinea fowl.


4 posted on 04/06/2019 6:13:09 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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Dogs should not eat garlic.


5 posted on 04/06/2019 6:13:49 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (If you are going to be baked by a witch you might as well go out with a mouth full of gingerbread!)
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To: knarf

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.


6 posted on 04/06/2019 6:14:32 PM PDT by eastexsteve
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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?


7 posted on 04/06/2019 6:18:35 PM PDT by Autonomous User (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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To: knarf
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.

8 posted on 04/06/2019 6:20:53 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (If you are going to be baked by a witch you might as well go out with a mouth full of gingerbread!)
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Give him a bath using Dawn detergent (not a lot) . . . the ticks will fall off.


9 posted on 04/06/2019 6:20:53 PM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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I believe the ticks are registered democrats


10 posted on 04/06/2019 6:21:05 PM PDT by big'ol_freeper (If your opponent is of choleric temper, irritate him. ~ Sun Tzu)
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its your fault for allowing it to be near Bill Clinton..


11 posted on 04/06/2019 6:22:05 PM PDT by max americana (Fired libtards at our company for the past 12 yrs at every election. I hope all liberals die.)
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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.


12 posted on 04/06/2019 6:22:33 PM PDT by Maudeen (JESUS . . .The United States of America's ONLY Hope)
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To: knarf

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


13 posted on 04/06/2019 6:22:50 PM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: piasa

Or a family of possums ...


14 posted on 04/06/2019 6:24:16 PM PDT by T-Bird45 (It feels like the seventies, and it shouldn't.)
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To: knarf

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.


15 posted on 04/06/2019 6:24:43 PM PDT by mkmensinger
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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.


16 posted on 04/06/2019 6:29:59 PM PDT by Ponyexpress9790
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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.

17 posted on 04/06/2019 6:34:10 PM PDT by Go Gordon (I gave my dog Grady a last name - Trump - because he loves tweets.)
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To: knarf

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/


18 posted on 04/06/2019 6:38:19 PM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: Pilgrim's Progress

Dawn Lavender works well beyond the bath.


19 posted on 04/06/2019 6:38:48 PM PDT by waterhill (I Shall Remain, in spite of __________.)
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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)


20 posted on 04/06/2019 6:39:49 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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