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The Tick Apocalypse they're saying...
I wish there was something we could do to nuke these little ****ers. I refuse to walk my dogs in parks/woods in my town - just don't want to risk it. I walk her around town on sidewalks etc. where the risk is lower.
Very toxic too cats.
This.I've been out in the woods scouting hard since Jan. I have yet to pick up a tick on my cloths that I've noticed. I wear light colored cloths, all tucked in, etc. Take all the precautions. But I know the real reason is permethrin. I don't go afield without it. In my mind deet isn;t enough. I don't want to repel - I want to kill. And permethrin turns you into a walking weapon of tick mass destruction. They get on you - they die.
Do your part to protect yourself AND reduce the tick population. Wear permethrin.
My dog is a tick magnet I think. Seriously, it is nuts how many ticks I pull off her. Luckily for me she is totally white.
Last week we put frontline on her. A couple days later we were having dinner and she looks up at us wanting something after we are done. Anyway, I see blood on her snout. It looked like she had a serious injury and I freaked out for a minute. Turns out we missed a tick before we put the frontline on. The thing must have been on her for a while and died. When it died all the blood it sucked came out on her. It looked like a lot of blood. So nasty.
Thinking of switching to Sorresto collars, but reviews I have read say Frontline is better. Do NES folks think that is true?
But yes frontline is better, well according to people I've spoken to. If you're taking your dog to trails and parks and stuff frontline is the way to go, just my opinion.
My dog is a tick magnet I think. Seriously, it is nuts how many ticks I pull off her. Luckily for me she is totally white.
Last week we put frontline on her. A couple days later we were having dinner and she looks up at us wanting something after we are done. Anyway, I see blood on her snout. It looked like she had a serious injury and I freaked out for a minute. Turns out we missed a tick before we put the frontline on. The thing must have been on her for a while and died. When it died all the blood it sucked came out on her. It looked like a lot of blood. So nasty.
Thinking of switching to Sorresto collars, but reviews I have read say Frontline is better. Do NES folks think that is true?
We have had much, much better luck with the Sorresto collars the past two years than we did with Frontline or Advantix.
We've pulled more than 10 off the dogs and five off humans. It's bad this year.
Dogs are on Nextguard. No way I'd let them run around now without it.
Does the nexguard work well for your dogs? Would much rather use the chew than put the treatment on my dog. Was interested in them, always have my yard treated every year so typically I don't use anything on them but I plan on doing more hiking this year.
Does the nexguard work well for your dogs? Would much rather use the chew than put the treatment on my dog. Was interested in them, always have my yard treated every year so typically I don't use anything on them but I plan on doing more hiking this year.