We’re allergic to cats and this is tick country.
I cannot imagine the amount of effort it would take to keep an outdoor cat anywhere near tick free.
We use ‘Frontline.’ For the cats and house Beagle I use the liquid that goes between their shoulder blades and Beau mixes up a spray and sprays the hunting dogs down every week or so. Works really well.
We’ve had dozens of dog through the years and only one case of Limes disease. I think he started them on a round of tick-prevention shots last year too, or else it’s a tablet - don’t remember. It’s total tick country by us, too.