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 ?
If he had fleas, you could tune a ukulele...
Be sure he has the shot against Lyme Disease.
Guinea fowl.
Dogs should not eat garlic.
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.
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?
Lemon grass works but I do not recommend as the smell attracts bees.
Give him a bath using Dawn detergent (not a lot) . . . the ticks will fall off.
I believe the ticks are registered democrats
its your fault for allowing it to be near Bill Clinton..
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.
We’ve used Nextgard for a long time but very effective for fleas and ticks but it is a little expensive.
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.
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.
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/
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)
Does your dog also drag his butt across the carpet?
https://www.springtimeinc.com/product/bug-off-garlic-dogs/Natural-Dog-Supplements
I bought a tick removal tool at the vet - I think it’s called Tick Off - looks like a plastic tablespoon with a notch in it, and works very well popping them out whole.
Spock: my dog has no nose.
Kirk: how does he smell?
Spock: terrible.