Boromir Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Just found another tick on my dog somehow I missed the last one and it was a begun. Been looking up on lymes disease and think that it can be passed onto dogs and it attacks the dogs kidneys. Does the jags that you get them does it guard them against lymes? He has a tic coller on him and put some spot on him 2 weeks ago but being a labrador he went swimming in the river 4 hours after application. Hate the things my area is infested with them up here due to all the deer and bracken. I try and only go were the grass is short or take him to the loch for a swim. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utectok Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Ticks are bad here too i pulled out 3 from our two dogs in the last week I'll be interested to hear what's recomended perhaps advocate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 The best thing you can buy is something called a Scalibor collar. It's cheap [around £20 IIRC] and lasts for a full 6 months. Far better than any of the spot on products Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Yes ticks CAN carry nasty diseases, but in spite of living in tick infested countryside all my life, and having had dogs walking, hunting and working this self same countryside all my life I have never yet had one, or even heard of one, which has come down with any disease passed to it by a tick. Exactly how common are these diseases? I use Frontline Combo monthly on mine from April until October. I have found that used monthly ticks don't latch on, leave it nearer 2 months and they latch but shrivel up and die within 24 hours. I've got to say I don't get unduly worried about them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boromir Posted April 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 losing one of my labs 3 months ago, I'm prtective over my other one. Hat the things so much I take them off and put them on a firelighter and watch them burn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 Found the first one tonight :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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