Search Results for ‘ticks’

You’d be hard-pressed to find a peskier pest than fleas. Not only are these blood-sucking parasites extremely irritating for your pet (and can endanger their health), but they are also notoriously difficult to eradicate. Once your pet has fleas, you can safely assume they are everywhere: in the...

I have a 13lb Morkipoo. He is currently on Advantage multi but because it doesn't cover ticks and this season has been really bad so far I am switching him to Nexgard and Heartgard. The vet says I can give them at the same time or stagger them. What do you guys think? Would it be better to...

Hello all. I have a labrador adult and need help with flea/tick protection. He was on advantage ii for fleas but I have found out that its becoming less effective. I put the drops on correctly and still the fleas are fierce. I have resorted to simply giving him capstar to help with fleas but...

2 days ago i found a wound on the top of my dog's head, i thought he maybe stuck his head on something or he may have passed by a sharp object in the garage so i locked the garage or maybe the neighbor's annoying kid threw a rock or smth at him, anyway i called the vet to ask her what to do so...

So my dog came in with deer ticks the other day (Monday) and I just saw them today as they are engorged and she plucked about 60 of them off on my bed. What do I do next? Should I burn everything? I washed all the rugs and the blankets and the sheets, I have no carpeting, but I swept and...

I just got a 5mo puppy (Terrier) from a friend of my friend. The next day I found two ticks near the back of the ears so I took them off. I bathe him, and check for more ticks, but I didn't find any. Two days later (Yesterday) I was playing with him and I notice on his belly about 5 black...

First off I am Dana and we have lots of furbabies. Most are rescues or given to us from another person who couldn't keep them anymore. We have 4 cats and now 2 dogs. Here is my dilemma... We got a 10 week old pup this past Sunday. He was the last of a litter and the owner was going to drop him...

Hello good people of Dog Forums! This afternoon I discovered a tick on Max. He must have picked it up Monday night when we went running in the woods. Instead of waiting for my wife (the tick plucking master) to get home and help me take it out, I went to the store to get tick pluckers (for lack...

I just pulled a tick off the back of my neck. This is the eighth tick my husband and/or I have found on ourselves or our pups in less than a week. Two of my close friends have Lyme disease... ticks are nothing to mess around with here. My husband and I had our first human baby in February... he...

Hi, I have a lab/rott mix puppy who is 5 months old. He currently weighs about 42lbs and is still VERY much growing. He's had his first round of heartworm/tick medication but i need to buy his next 6 months supply (as you know its cheaper in bulk). However, the weight range you have to select...

I just adopted a 12 week old Bluetick Coonhound and brought her home last night. I have two other dogs (a 65 pound lab/pointer mix and a 5lb chihuahua). I discovered last night that the new baby has fleas! The place I adopted her from kept the dogs primarily outside and they were often used and...

My husband and I are having a pretty big issue. We have a 5 year old yellow lab mix who weighs about 50 pounds. We have him on the 55+ pound dose of Advantix monthly. We have an acre bordered by woods and on the weekends our dog goes with us to our in-laws farm. Since we moved into our house...

For the last couple of nights, I've found 20 - 30 dead ticks on my dog's bedding when he gets up each morning. I clean them up, and then there are more back again the next morning. My dog is outside in my yard for most of the day and sleeps on this bedding in his crate inside our house at...

My 9 lb bichon has very tightly curled fur, which I brush out constantly. She is outside in the AM and the PM to do her business (mere seconds, almost) and a couple of times through the day to lay on the deck and watch the birds. She hates grass and only goes on it when it's time to poo or pee...

Hi all I came across something a while ago that I would like to share with you. As my dog kept on coming home with ticks (and I hate them), I was on the lookout for something other than sprays or whatever and came across amberdog collars with integrated amber stones. I was sceptical at first but...

Greetings to Those in the Know, Can someone tell me how long to keep a Preventic collar on a dog? Do you keep it on all the time or just fit it the day before and remove it the day after you are out in a tick infested area? I do not plan to use any other tick protection. Thanks for any...

When I first noticed ticks on my dogs I called a professional to come out and spray. But the service was pathetic...a little spritz here and there with a little pump...not thorough at all. I've tried granuals for the yard, collars for the dogs, frontline for their backs and cheap shampoo...