![]() ![]() In other words, if you treat your lawn with a specific insecticide to kill Bug A, and Bug A's live THRU that treatment, then any further babies that Bug As have will be 'resistant' to that particular pesticide and you might as well not even use it. But when any 'thing' from bacteria to insect *survives* a treatment of something designed to kill it, it usually will become resistant to that thing. Pheryn - swtiching products isn't to 'confuse' the insects. Also - the better the immune system the less attractive the dog is to ticks. There are herbal sprays that you can ADD that will help make the dog unattractive to ticks. After 2 weeks the tick-killing potential of ANY product will be greatly diminished.Ĭareful inspection of the dog any time it comes in after running where there may be ticks is probably the best defense. You may need to use something like Frontline spray and apply it more than once a month. the next two months or so need to be carefully watched. Frankly if you see ANY changes - from lethargy, to any sort of soreness or lameness, change in eating habits, etc. One of the common 'signs' of tick disease is anemia - so one of the easiest things is to watch the dog's gums to see if they become pale. Spotted Fever, Erhlichea, and many many others. There are MANY varieties of tick disease - Lyme, Rocky Mt. This doesn't happen all the time - but what I'm saying is that it takes time for the disease process to 'happen' AND it wouldn't necessarily be Lyme that this tick transmitted. It kept seeing the 'antibodies' as invaders and kept trying to kill ALL the red blood. But I kept watching.Īpparently Billy's body actually formed antibodies TO that tick (it was a 'sick tick' ) BUT then his body didn't stop there. He had a tick that I found just before it engorged but it was "fastened" and I was pretty sure I got the head. ![]() This is how we found Billy's IMHA last year. So in honesty, I would watch the dog like a hawk for ANY *unusual* behavior. If the tick shot was more than 3 weeks ago the dog *should* be protected from Lyme *however* that's a live vaccine so it is always possible that the dog could actually *get* tick disease if the vax was still 'active' and shedding in the dog's system. It's during feeding that tick disease is spread. They go from the size of half a matchhead to as big as the end of your little finger knuckle to tip JUST in the process of feeding. You can't tell what the tick looked like *before* it fed from its looks after probably. Should I be concerned about Lyme? She had a Lyme vaccination last month (again, vet's recommendation).Īlso, is Frontline the most effective product on the market? We live in a wooded area and spend a great deal of time outdoors, so I want to make sure that I'm doing all that I can to protect my dogs. It appears that I got the whole creepy crawly (didn't leave the head in), and I'm just wondering if there is anything else I can/should do for Zoey. 2 dogs in the neighborhood were diagnosed with Lyme this past summer!Īnyway, I've pulled the tick off of her and treated the area with a little rubbing alcohol. We use it on our vet's recommendation because we live in an area where ticks are a problem. I found an engorged tick on my dog Zoey this morning, which really surprised me because we apply Frontline on the dogs every 4 weeks (last application was given October 1st) and it was my understanding that this product would prevent a tick from making a meal of out my dogs. I'm a longtime lurker on this forum and this is my first post! Not exactly a pleasant subject to start my membership with! ![]()
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