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02-25-2009, 11:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chico, CA | | | What kind of tick prevention do you use for your dogs?
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I've had my black lab for about 3 months, and just this week alone ive found 3 ticks on him.
What do you use to prevent ticks on your dogs? I probably need something strong, i take him to play in the woods and lakes atleast an hour a day.
Also, what about for shedding? Isnt there something you can give dogs to make there coats and skin nice and prevents most shedding? haha, and what about heart worm medication?
He is very active and in the out doors alot, is there any hting else I should consider? |
02-25-2009, 11:25 PM
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EXAR pedals rep for North & Central America | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX, OR | | | Some people find that a high-quality raw food diet (raw meats and ground vegetables) reduces problems with fleas, ticks, and shedding. It depends on the dog though, and it's not a cure-all. Some older vets and books will say to feed dogs garlic to avoid pests, but actually some smaller/older dogs can be poisoned by garlic. A young black lab should be OK though.
Frontline is one of the better "real science" flea/tick poisons/preventatives out there, it works really well. You can get it at most vets, or online.
Get a comb/brush called the "Furminator". Works great on heavy-shedding dogs. |
02-26-2009, 12:20 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Singapore | | | The kinds I use for myself.
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02-26-2009, 12:33 AM
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Originally Posted by ahkiatt The kinds I use for myself. | |
02-26-2009, 10:26 AM
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02-26-2009, 10:28 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: West Side SA | | | i use frontline on Jaco
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02-26-2009, 10:31 AM
|  | One lab accident away from being a supervillain | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Powder Springs, Ga | | | Another frontline user here.
Advantix also works.
I use heartguard for heartworms.
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02-26-2009, 10:31 AM
|  | no really, smokemeth&hailsatan | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pueblo, CO | | | No ticks here. (no trees) |
02-26-2009, 10:36 AM
|  | Eat at Joe's | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: J-Actionville, NC | | | Another vote on frontline. My dog hasn't had fleas since I got her, and she will very, very rarely pick up a tick. Nothing is going to be perfect, but thats pretty good numbers for me. I have heard the changing the diet thing but my jury is still out on whether there is anything to it or its some screwy wholistic quackery. Fr
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02-26-2009, 10:47 AM
|  | That's the way uh huh uh huh I like it.. | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Robbinsville, NJ | | | Frontline is supposedly pretty good, but since we just only rescued our pooch about a month ago we haven't put it to the test yet.
I'll probably get some soon though as we have both woods and deer all around us. The ticks will be out in abundance soon as always..
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02-26-2009, 10:58 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: MoCo, MD | | | Vectra 3D for fleas and ticks
Interceptor for worms (poor guy had a recurring hookworm infection)
Almost never find a live tick on him since we started Vectra. Used to use Frontline, but had to use a separate tick collar with it.
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02-26-2009, 11:03 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: 97465 | | | Frontline for pests. It's waterproof, Advantage is not.
Heartguard for heartworms.
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