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Bajame
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Tick bite!
Last winter while staying at Nanranjos, my friend who broght her two dogs from Canada had a great stay. In the middle of the night I thought I was bit
by a spider. Didn't even think about it being a tick! Months later my joints began to ache and I ran a lowgrade fever. It wasn't until I watched a TV
show that I put everything together and realized that it was a tick bite. My test was positive so now my return to Baja is held up till I can get
treatment. Sure glad to descover what it was!
We all want a peaceful world, filled with love and laughter, but we fill ourselves with anger and hate trying to fiqure out how to achive it.
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Barry A.
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Lymn's desease????? sounds like------nasty stuff!!!!!
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DENNIS
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Bajame..........
After recovery and next time down south, put some of that Frontline on the nape of your neck as a precaution.
Sorry. You're probably not in the mood for bad humor.
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Bob and Susan
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hey dennis
how does that work???
dogs have fur everywhere and a drop of poison on the neck keep them safe...
what about the legs???
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DENNIS
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I think it gets in their system.
Frontline is a great pet product and it says "For fleas and ticks." But, the squeezy application to the neck, according to my vet, doesn't do it
for ticks. Frontline also makes a spray which I use on my dog, which is effective. I tried to buy it at Petco in Chula Vista and they had no idea
what I was talking about. Petmeds.com has it.
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Don Alley
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While back up here in the states I've talked to a vet about the legions of ticks that find a home in the thick fur of our mega-shelty. He says he
periodically checks with the researchers at the University of Washington to find if there are any breakthoughs...otherwise, he says the available
products are of little use against the ticks that our dog gets.
Yes, we've tried Frontline. We did find one collar that was pretty effective. I forget the brand, but even a month after we removed it and bathed the
dog he smelled alarmingly of insecticide.
We haven't had any people tick bites yet.
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DENNIS
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Don...
Have you tried the Frontline spray?
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toneart
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Preventic is the brand name for dog collars. They are white plastic and last for 3 months. They are effective for ticks. The ticks still get on the
dogs but then die quickly, so you still have to look for them. The product is not sold in pet stores. You have to get them through a vet. I asked the
vet about its safety and she said, "it won't hurt your dog, but I wouldn't put it on a pregnant or nursing dog".
I also used Frontline(not at the same time as the collar) and that seemed to work well too. You squeeze a few drops between the shoulderblades, making
sure you part the hair so you can get it on the skin. I don't know about the spray. The reason you put the drops on the back of the neck between the
shoulderblades is so the dog can't lick it. Apparently it's toxic effects are more harmful if ingested.
Hope this helps.
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Paulina
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Our dog Cora is allergic to Frontline. We've tried it twice with the same results. We bathe her with flea and tick shampoo often, but still have to
give her a body check for ticks. This summer she picked up quite of few of them on our travels. They tended to be in the warmer parts of her body and
between her toes and in her ears. We think she picked them up during all the bush stomping she did while hunting lizards.
P<*)))><
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DENNIS
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Ticks have an uncanny ability to settle in on parts of a dog that can't be chewed or scratched.
Paulina.....Did Jeff get the polecat out of his house?
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bajabound2005
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Advantage makes a product called Advantix that is supposed to prevent both fleas AND ticks.
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Bob and Susan
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"In the middle of the night I thought I was bit by a spider"
you were probably bitten by a spider
you would have noticed the "tick"
i'm SURE you would have noticed...
it's like a bump on the skin
and you have to "rip" it off or "burn" it or use alcohol...
(of course NOT internally)
there are alot of ticks here but bathing your dog sure helps
susan bathes the weiners nightly
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Bajame
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I had a big red spot under my boob, thats why I couldn'e see it and it didn't feel like a spider but I wasn't thinking it was a tick at the time.
We all want a peaceful world, filled with love and laughter, but we fill ourselves with anger and hate trying to fiqure out how to achive it.
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Paulina
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Ticks have an uncanny ability to settle in on parts of a dog that can't be chewed or scratched.
Paulina.....Did Jeff get the polecat out of his house? |
That is the funniest thing I've heard in a long time! He phoned Dern about it this morning. I can just imagine what he's going through right now. I'm
just amazed that it hasn't sprayed YET...
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Bajame
If the tick wasn't still there then it was something else. Like a spider
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Bajame
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I tested positive for lymes disease so it must of been a tick!
We all want a peaceful world, filled with love and laughter, but we fill ourselves with anger and hate trying to fiqure out how to achive it.
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Bob and Susan
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Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium and is transmitted to humans by the bite of infected ticks.
Typical symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migrans.
If left untreated, infection can spread to joints, the heart, and the nervous system.
Lyme disease is diagnosed based on symptoms, physical findings (e.g., rash), and the possibility of exposure to infected ticks.
Laboratory testing is helpful in the later stages of disease.
Most cases of Lyme disease can be treated successfully with a few weeks of antibiotics.
Steps to prevent Lyme disease include using insect repellent, removing ticks promptly, landscaping, and integrated pest management.
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Don Alley
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| Quote: | Originally posted by toneart
Preventic is the brand name for dog collars. They are white plastic and last for 3 months. They are effective for ticks. The ticks still get on the
dogs but then die quickly, so you still have to look for them. The product is not sold in pet stores. You have to get them through a vet. I asked the
vet about its safety and she said, "it won't hurt your dog, but I wouldn't put it on a pregnant or nursing dog".
I also used Frontline(not at the same time as the collar) and that seemed to work well too. You squeeze a few drops between the shoulderblades, making
sure you part the hair so you can get it on the skin. I don't know about the spray. The reason you put the drops on the back of the neck between the
shoulderblades is so the dog can't lick it. Apparently it's toxic effects are more harmful if ingested.
Hope this helps. |
Yes, we've gotten the Preventic collars from a vet, and have tried the Frontline drops as well, but we haven't tried the spray. I don't know why these
things don't work, but our dog was finally diagnosed as hypo thyroid, which led to an overweight condition, and one vett said that the weight could
reduce any effectiveness of the collars or drops.
There are TONS of ticks in Loreto, and it's not unusual to take 10-20 (mostly small) off the dog every day at times.
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DENNIS
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One difference with the spray is that you pretty well spray it all over, within reason. Better coverage it seems. It may be different chemically as
well to prevent toxicity if licked.
Anyway, it works for my dog. If I don't use it, she picks them up.
Frontline is expensive but, it seems to work.
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bajabound2005
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OH! I should say it doesn't stop the tick invasion; but once the tick bites the dog the anitdote is adminstered.
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