MyBoxerGirl Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Just wanted to share that these little monsters are active at the moment. I pulled a Paralysis Tick off my sons scalp about an hour ago - he must have picked it up at school today . I am off now to buy bulk Advantix and Preventic collars, so glad I changed to fortnightly treatments last month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambrosia Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Grrrrrrrrrr... We've had ours on Advantix every 2 weeks since August 1 and had permoxin on the way to use as a spray. What suburb MyBoxerGirl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntia Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I had the dogs at the vets in Gloucester yesterday and they said they had seen multiple cases of paralysis ticks already!! They were happy to see that my dogs had tick collars on. We haven't been in our current house for 12 months yet, so the collars are on as a "just in case", as we are not sure if there are ticks in the yard or not!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cointreau Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Thanks for letting us know they are active now, I'm always looking for ticks and fleas on my girl and cat even in the middle of winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 My friend lost her 12 month old sheltie girl to paralysis tick in early August. She is in Port Macquarie - her vet had had three cases that week alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaz Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I had my bullterrierx mutt in at the vet two weeks ago with a paralysis tick. He gets advantix fortnightly but still managed to get one on him. So make sure you check your dogs even if they are supposed to be covered. This is NSW far South Coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I pulled one off a dog last week and I'm in the Southern Highlands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atanquin Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Jut had my cat in the vet thanks to a par tick thank god there is tick stuff for dogs but wish there was some for cats. My horses have had some on them but they don't get affected but them maybe because they are bigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Jut had my cat in the vet thanks to a par tick thank god there is tick stuff for dogs but wish there was some for cats. Sorry about your kitty cat, hope they are okay. I've used Proban on cats before with great success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atanquin Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Proban I will have to remember that and cat is fine she was a fighter!! I tell you what going a bit off topic here I would prefer to meet a vicious dog anyday of the week then being and a room with my cat that's in a bad mood lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elise+Hudson Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Ticks are getting to be almost a year round thing on the coast now. Sad to say the snakes are also active.. 5 cases this week alone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltoid Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 (edited) Anyone have suggestions of a good place to get Advantix cheap online. Or for that matter able to suggest a cheaper alternative? We use Advantix on our dogs for flea prevention however will be increasing it to fortnightly for the warmer months while the ticks are more active. Just burns a hole in your pocket. Edited September 8, 2011 by deltoid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambrosia Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 It is very expensive with the fortnightly application, especially if you have multiple dogs. Tick treatment however is waaayy more expensive; one of our dogs last year underwent tick treatment, it was $9k for 36 hours (mechanical respirator and round the clock care) and he died anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltoid Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 It is very expensive with the fortnightly application, especially if you have multiple dogs. Tick treatment however is waaayy more expensive; one of our dogs last year underwent tick treatment, it was $9k for 36 hours (mechanical respirator and round the clock care) and he died anyway. Yeah, we see it as a necessary evil, just hoping there was a cheaper way. At least our two are small dogs so they get the cheaper dose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Anyone have suggestions of a good place to get Advantix cheap online. Or for that matter able to suggest a cheaper alternative? We use Advantix on our dogs for flea prevention however will be increasing it to fortnightly for the warmer months while the ticks are more active. Just burns a hole in your pocket. I buy the largest one possible & divide it up, so I can do both my dogs with the one dose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Spinosad based insecticides may help keep ticks out of your yard. Try a google search. They were recommended to me for use in the vineyard to kill a certain moth pest. I notice that the stuff is supposed to be effective against ticks, and is safe with mammals, in general (organic growers can use it on grapes). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludwig09 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I live just north of Coffs Harbour and have removed multiple ticks from my 2 in the last couple of weeks. They are also on fortnightly dose of advantix but i think a twice daily check is the way to go also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Or for that matter able to suggest a cheaper alternative? We use Advantix on our dogs for flea prevention however will be increasing it to fortnightly for the warmer months while the ticks are more active. Just burns a hole in your pocket. Permoxin, but I wash my dogs regularly so it wasn't much extra effort. Just make sure you don't miss one bit of the dog when pouring it, rubbing it all over.. I used this for years in a tick area when money was a bit tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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