Ticks

I know superior pest control has a yard guard that is suppose to cut down on ticks and mosquitoes. Not yet sure how effective it is

Staci

 

we've had Superior for years and knock wood- I have yet to see a tick on The Boy or The Dog. Both are checked regularly- The Boy is paranoid about them! We live next to the woods and trails, so i would suspect Superior is the reason we've been tick free.

 

I don't have a dog but I'm bored, so...

Only Natural Pet Herbal Defense Spray gets 4 1/2 paws out of 5 by user reviews and is also available as a shampoo

Ark Naturals Neem Protect Spray

http://www.natural-pet-care.com/nat...-articles/safe-and-effective-tick-repellents/

http://www.naturespet.com/flea.html

http://www.pethealthandnutritioncenter.com/store/category/dog-flea-and-tick-control/offset8/


Good luck!

 

I think it's time to simply take a trip to Doggone Natural for answers! Kim is an expert on Holistic Health for animals and will have wonderful advice for us all. They are on Ashburn Road, just past the W & OD Trailand before the firehouse. I've trusted them with care for my dog since we got him, and I am surprised at myself for forgetting to switch from frontlione to natural repellants!

 

redon1, honestly i don't remember! i would think there honestly isn't a waiting period since natural is just that - all natural. i need to dig up the info i pulled last year. i think by feeding them some garlic (it's in most of the foods kim/doggone natural sells), that helps too. i'll dig for it and will post it here.

 

Yep the Bug Off from Doggone is good. It's ingredients: Organic extracts of Rue, Neem, Black Walnut Hulls, Wormwood, Horsetail and Chrysanthemum Flowers. Also contains Organic Essential Oils of Fleabane (Erigeron) and Lemon Eucalyptus.

Made by www.earthanimal.com

We have NO ticks in our yard. Keeva got hers walking off the path by the Tennis courts, when the grass was high, and of course where all the trees are

 

There is a company called Eco Tek that uses non-chemical substances to rid bugs from yards. They can also get rid of ticks. I was told they use various natural substances that include herbs and such that is child and pet safe.

 

Well i think i will chime in. About 3 months ago i was diagnosed with lyme disease, and was one of the few cases that shows no symptoms (bullz eye, etc..) to the actual bite. It took about 4 months after the bite for me to get sick, and was bed ridden for 1 full month and thats when i was diagnosed. And for the person that said deer ticks arent common around here, i would like to say you are completely mistaken. Deer and dog ticks are probably the two most common types of ticks in broadlands, and both can carry lyme. My advice is go see your doctor after any bite because our area is one of the worst in the country for lyme disease.

FYI - if you didn't know this already, the doctors office by sunoco and broadlands pub, dunkin donuts, etc... is the #1 reporter of lyme disesase in all of Virginia to the cdc. This is in the heart of broadlands, which shows to take ticks seriously. Even though i have not had this diesease for a long time, i would just like to say that its one of the worst times of my life currently, i have never felt worse. I don't want other members of the community to deal with this either, so please always go see a doctor, and try to preserve the actual tick so they can test it for lyme too.

 

The minute quantities in prepared foods is okay but feeding garlic can be toxic.

Garlic, Onions, and Powders: Whether fresh, cooked or powdered, garlic and/or onions can be found among the ingredients of many prepared meals, including baby food. Garlic and onions can be toxic to cats and dogs because sulfoxides and disulfides found in them can damage red blood cells and lead to anemia. Onions are more problematic than garlic, but both should be avoided. If preparing a meal for yourself that will contain garlic or onions, consider preparing a side portion without these ingredients for your animals.

http://www.wisegeek.com/which-foods-are-toxic-to-cats-and-dogs.htm

 

Good info on onions and garlic.

Did you know that raisins are also very bad for dogs?

http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/raisins.asp

 

This link list all foods toxic to cats and dogs and includes raisins.

 

Question: when a tick is attached, is is hard to pull off? I recently foun one on my daughters scalp. It had not been there long and I barely had to pull to get it off her. No visible red bite mark. The tick was flat and not engorged. Could it possibly had been laying there but not yet attached?

 

Sounds like it was not entrenched yet.

When a tick is "attached" it takes a bit of effort to get out with tweezers. At a minimum, there will probably be some redness.

 

I pulled a deer tick off of my son's back a couple of days ago. It came off a lot easier than I expected it to but it had obviously been attached. You could see the blood on it and it left a little red dot on the skin.

 

Thanks guys. JLC, did you get it tested - how do you know it was actually a deer tick? The one I found was brown-red but I am having a hard time figuring out if it was a dog or deer tick. By the way, it was still allive when I put it in the ziploc. Do they die if they're atteched and you try to pull them out? Since I don't think it was attached, I didn't take my daughter into the doctor.

 

There's really no reason to have the tick tested. If you're concerned about the lyme, have your child tested. The drs will make a diagnosis from blood tests/titers and not by looking at a tick.

They won't die if they're attached because they're getting their food source (blood) when they're attached. If you put it in a ziploc, it will die of starvation and probably suffocation.

There are plenty of references to what the various ticks look like online. It can be quite difficult to discern a deer from a dog, but the lone star tick is by far the easiest to identify. Basically the deer is black, dog is brown, and lone star has a white dot on its back.

I'm way too familiar with these suckers as my dog (when he was lost) had over 120 pulled off of him and I've pulled way too many off my kids this year than I have in previous years. Also, my now 6 year was diagnosed with lyme disease two years ago.

Ticks suck.

 

I did not get it tested. I kept it in a plastic bag but my son seems fine. I guess I don't know for sure if it was a deer tick. It was tiny.

I just went and looked at pictures of ticks but it was turning my stomach, so I stopped.

 

Call your doctor and have your son put on anti-biotics. With the numbers of people being diagnosed w/Lyme, better safe than sorry. I recently had a couple of ticks removed and went on anti-biotics, very glad I did.

 

When you do get the tick out, the best way to preserve it is putting it in a closed container filled with rubbing alcohol and putting it in the freezer.

 

I had a well engorged tick on my leg. I had it tested and it was a Lone Star tick, which does not carry Lyme. I think it was worth the piece of mind knowing that.