dogbesotted Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 First tick found this morning on harry. All dogs have had their new tick collars on for 10 days just a heads up for everyone to be vigilant h Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliwake Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 thanks for that. Which collar are you using? (just out of interest) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbesotted Posted August 23, 2013 Author Share Posted August 23, 2013 thanks for that. Which collar are you using? (just out of interest) preventic this year.. last year..kiltx. had three tick poisonings last year h Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliwake Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 That's awful... Did your dogs recover ok? I lost a dog to a tick when I was a kid - never want to see that again! We have the scalibor tick collar on our pup and haven't seen any ticks yet... Will see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niques Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Good timing. First one on my boy today, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
❤LovesPoodles❤ Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 We had one a couple of weeks age. First one I've ever had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 In the last two months I have taken a total of 12 ticks off ME! they are rampant this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Crazy Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 (edited) Geez kelpiecuddles that heaps ! We are in for a horrendous tick season if thats the case unfortunately. Edited August 24, 2013 by BC Crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 There was no lull in the season here that I saw, i was getting them in the middle of winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boronia Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 The bloke over the road has a little malt x and he came over for my OH to remove the large scrub tick off his little dog. We have these really neat tick removers that we bought for the first aid box that OH needs for his bush-care/regeneration group. The little dog was fine which was a surprise, the tick didn't affect her at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 A scrub tick isn't the same as a paralysis tick. It also takes about 3-4 days for tick paralysis to start so if you are quick about removing them then the dog should be ok. On one of the occasions I ended up with ticks i was out bush on Saturday, took 2 off me Saturday night and found another on Sunday. On Tuesday I started feeling rather off and by Wednesday I was feeling quite weak and atrocious, then I found a tick that I had missed! I fremoved it and a couple of days later I was feeling much better, probably a good thing I found it when I did, much longer and I think I would have been in a bad place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbesotted Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 That's awful... Did your dogs recover ok? I lost a dog to a tick when I was a kid - never want to see that again! We have the scalibor tick collar on our pup and haven't seen any ticks yet... Will see what happens. yep luckily they survived. hairy harry huge by the skin of his teeth.. he was paralysed for 20 days... very scary h Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliwake Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 yep luckily they survived. hairy harry huge by the skin of his teeth.. he was paralysed for 20 days... very scary h OMG that would have been scary! How fantastic that Harry made it after so long x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreyaSit Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 It's frightening reading about ticks. Can you please advise what dog shampoo is effective for preventing ticks? I'm going to buy some tick prevention products online. I've noticed you mentioned tick collar brands but I couldn't see any details on suitable dog tick shampoo products. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosetta Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 It's frightening reading about ticks. Can you please advise what dog shampoo is effective for preventing ticks? I'm going to buy some tick prevention products online. I've noticed you mentioned tick collar brands but I couldn't see any details on suitable dog tick shampoo products. Thanks I don't think there are any shampoos designed to prevent ticks - you would need to use a preventative such as Frontline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Crazy Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 No none that I know of either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliwake Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 I know when I was a kid we'd get our dogs 'tick-bathed' at the mobile hydrobath, but I have no idea what chemical it was, or if you could buy it yourself. Wouldn't work too well if you dog likes getting wet though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliwake Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 (edited) Maybe something like this: https://www.worldfor...ea-Tick-Shampoo just came up in a google search. seems to be a few options. ETA I just read a bit more, and it seems it deters brown ticks, but not paralysis ticks. Surely would have to help though - I'd probably try it in conjunction with a tick collar. Edited August 30, 2013 by aliwake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac'ella Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 In the last two months I have taken a total of 12 ticks off ME! they are rampant this year. where on the south coast are you,we are going to Tomakin in November,havent had any problems down there previously but want to be prepared Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 30 min south of Nowra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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