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Our pup is now over a year old. Can't believe how time flies! He's the one in the pic with my signature. We're having a problem with ticks and I would love comments, suggestions, advice, etc.
Our dachsie is easy to apply the FrontLine stuff on, and it works very well on him. Have used it for years. But, the pup----Jack has such a heavy undercoat that it is very hard for me to even see his skin. I've not had a dog before with this type of coat. He is most likely part Husky, or possibly part Malamute--don't know for sure.
Anyway, he has that heavy thick undercoat. I used the Frontline on him last summer fine, when he was younger and it hadn't grown in so thick, I guess. I do comb him with a Furminator. This year, I feel like I'm not getting down to his skin. I've applied it three times now, past three months, and he still gets ticks. Hate them.
Our vet suggested Comfortis, for flea control, which is a pill he takes monthly. He's had one of them, about three weeks ago, and haven't seen fleas. But, we weren't seeing fleas before either, just ticks. Our vet said that she uses Comfortis on her sheepdogs, and in her opinion, it seems to help with ticks too, even though it's not advertised for ticks.
He had three half-full ticks on him last night, only three weeks since giving him his first dose of Comfortis.
My question is, are there other things, either pharmaceutical or natural, that you have had good luck with for keeping ticks off, or at least, die when they bite?
Second question, am I just being totally incompetent in not being able to get the FrontLine down to his skin? Those of you who have had huskies and malamutes and other dogs with the heavy undercoat, do you have this problem?
Thanks for any and all suggestions.
CJ
Our dachsie is easy to apply the FrontLine stuff on, and it works very well on him. Have used it for years. But, the pup----Jack has such a heavy undercoat that it is very hard for me to even see his skin. I've not had a dog before with this type of coat. He is most likely part Husky, or possibly part Malamute--don't know for sure.
Anyway, he has that heavy thick undercoat. I used the Frontline on him last summer fine, when he was younger and it hadn't grown in so thick, I guess. I do comb him with a Furminator. This year, I feel like I'm not getting down to his skin. I've applied it three times now, past three months, and he still gets ticks. Hate them.
Our vet suggested Comfortis, for flea control, which is a pill he takes monthly. He's had one of them, about three weeks ago, and haven't seen fleas. But, we weren't seeing fleas before either, just ticks. Our vet said that she uses Comfortis on her sheepdogs, and in her opinion, it seems to help with ticks too, even though it's not advertised for ticks.
He had three half-full ticks on him last night, only three weeks since giving him his first dose of Comfortis.
My question is, are there other things, either pharmaceutical or natural, that you have had good luck with for keeping ticks off, or at least, die when they bite?
Second question, am I just being totally incompetent in not being able to get the FrontLine down to his skin? Those of you who have had huskies and malamutes and other dogs with the heavy undercoat, do you have this problem?
Thanks for any and all suggestions.
CJ