Maggie is going for a shave soon, and I have some frontline stuff on her. I don't like poison either but I like ticks even less.

I just wish I could reason with the ticks. I would give them some food and shelter if they would just leave my dog and I alone.

That's brilliant!

Between yellow-jackets and ticks, I think the only reason they exist is to keep more people from going camping.

Roger

i usually don't find them on chloe until they're in that grey plasticine gorged state but i picked a tiny one off her this weekend. it has been a bad year and i hate those little fuckers.

my cousin once got one on the tip of his wee wee. yow!

i have several patients who've had some severe damage to their nervous system from undiagnosed lyme disease. we're talking about brain inflammations, paralysis, and dementia.

the diagnostic tests for lyme are not very good, and early detection of the disease is not reliable. meaning you'll have to wait until you're chronically ill, and falsely sure that you don't have lyme because you have a negative test on your "permanent record" - making further diagnosis difficult.

also, several of my friends who've got dogs were treated with lyme infections. two of them were severely ill, unable to walk because of swollen joints.

the damn tics are really tiny and the tinier ones are the ones that transmit the disease most frequently. i have to agree with John D on this one. Deet on yourself and poison on the dog.

It's the tic collars that have had the most negative reports concerning health problems for cats and dogs. Frontline works great.

I spend a good deal of time in the woods and have had the kids on Frontline since March, when I found the first tick. My vet just told me that Frontline has a spray you can use on areas that are more exposed to ticks, like belly's and feet. I am going to try it, as I they still get ticks once and awhile. I will try the stuff Roger recommended, for me!

ya dont give it beer either

The thing with ticks is there is no natural product that gets rid of them. I personally had lyme disease when I was in high school, not pretty. Lucky for me I have two indoor kitties...

Permethrin is a neurotoxin that is generally pretty well tolerated in dogs. However, it's quite toxic in cats, so it can be potentially dangerous in a multipet household. Topspots containing permethrin (advantix, for example) should be fine for dogs who live with cats (unless your cat grooms your dog, which is weird enough anyway). But if you live in a house with cats and dogs, I would probably skip the spraying of bedding, etc.