talking about ticks

[MotherOfChickens]

I inherited a flea problem with this house-not had a problem before (hadn't flea treated the dog for years before that) and seem to have it under control. Cats (only go in utility room) are done with Advantage routinely.

Quarrie had fleas months ago and we treated him with Advantage and Advantix to which he had a bad reaction to. Last time he was treated it was with Bravecto, reluctantly sold to me by my vet (and after googling, I can see why-happily though he seems fine).

I now have one dog that I won't use spot ons with and one that I have to be careful what drugs I use.Bravecto would be OK for both except I now dont like the idea. Vet was pushing the Seresto collars but I dont like them to wear collars in the house and I've never had a dog come in with a tick where I live-although it looks perfect for them!

am tempted to just treat if necessary- what say you?

 

[Moobli]

I would agree with you. I find the O Tom Tick Twister the idea tool of choice for getting the little blighters off, even when tiny. I regularly check my dogs for ticks, and on a daily basis when we are in the Highlands. I would much rather do this than routinely use chemicals that may not even be needed.

 

[splashgirl45]

I inherited a flea problem with this house-not had a problem before (hadn't flea treated the dog for years before that) and seem to have it under control. Cats (only go in utility room) are done with Advantage routinely.

Quarrie had fleas months ago and we treated him with Advantage and Advantix to which he had a bad reaction to. Last time he was treated it was with Bravecto, reluctantly sold to me by my vet (and after googling, I can see why-happily though he seems fine).

I now have one dog that I won't use spot ons with and one that I have to be careful what drugs I use.Bravecto would be OK for both except I now dont like the idea. Vet was pushing the Seresto collars but I dont like them to wear collars in the house and I've never had a dog come in with a tick where I live-although it looks perfect for them!

am tempted to just treat if necessary- what say you?

why dont you like the idea of bravecto? would be nice to know in case my vet wants me to use it. thanks

 

[wren123]

I use bravecto, it was recommended to me by the dermatology specialist vet at the royal veterinary college, she uses it on her own dogs.

 

[planete]

I got Seresto collars for all mine last year as the New Forest is tick paradise and no matter how much I checked the dogs I kept missing some. I reasoned that if they had a reaction all I had to do was remove the collar. If the collar got caught on anything it would come off with a strong pull as well. I bought them from Belgium over the internet which was half the price the vets charge.

 

[satinbaze]

I use bravecto too without any problems. However Advocate gives Tiva horrific diarrhoea which the vet agreed was an adverse reaction as it happened on 3 consecutive occasions so she filled out a yellow report card. Now use milbamax for worms with bravecto for fleas and ticks

 

[JLG]

It is my understanding that treatments for fleas won't actually affect ticks and certainly won't prevent them from attaching regardless of what they claim. This has also been my experience.
I remove them using listerine on a cotton wool pad.

 

[MotherOfChickens]

thanks for all of your replies. I pretty much stick with drontal for worming anyway but especially now as Fitz is MDR-1 affected so Advocate is also out. He could have Advantage (which I've used for years) but Quarrie has reacted to it. I see the advantages of Seresto but have two young male dogs who play all the time so remove collars unless we are out walking.


JLG some products do both.

they could both have Bravecto but if new dog has a reaction (there are some horror stories online about Bravecto-I should know better than to believe anecdata but still, having had a dog with lifelong skin issues in the past, I'd rather avoid) there's no way of removing it like there is a collar and its longer acting than a spot on.

I live on the edge of a moor-full of deer, hare and sheep, long grass etc. But like I said, not had a tick in three years-where I lived in East Scotland it was bad for ticks but even then, not as bad as the South Downs. I will continue to treat the cats (and we're in the rare position whereby there are no other cats nearby) and see what happens. Its OH that gets bitten first, he's my disease indicator

 

[Moobli]

I live on the edge of a moor-full of deer, hare and sheep, long grass etc. But like I said, not had a tick in three years-where I lived in East Scotland it was bad for ticks but even then, not as bad as the South Downs. I will continue to treat the cats (and we're in the rare position whereby there are no other cats nearby) and see what happens. Its OH that gets bitten first, he's my disease indicator

I live right smack bang in the middle of a moor and thankfully there is no tick problem here either - despite the deer, sheep, hares etc. When I go down the hills to woods etc though I always check before bringing the dogs home. The Western Highlands are a nightmare for tick, but when I was there a couple of weeks ago I sprayed my dogs with Frontline spray and didn't find a single one.

 

[MotherOfChickens]

yeah, where I lived back East (near Gifford) most of our walking was woodland-horses surrounded by it too and they picked the odd one up. When we go on holiday to the Highlands I will grab some Frontline and be vigilant!