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Posted by Cynthia on 06-10-2015 04:43 PM:

cattle tags for ticks

need some help.

have ticks bad this year. which tag do you use? so many to choose from.

do you cut them down to a smaller size?

how to you attach them to collar?

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Posted by gasserdogs on 06-10-2015 04:51 PM:

cattle tags

fold them over and zip tie them to d ring on collar purple python or magnum

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Posted by gasserdogs on 06-10-2015 04:54 PM:

farhams flea and tick spray works good as a water base spray can get at farm stores such as rural king or tractor supply company

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Posted by Andy Bedgood on 06-10-2015 05:29 PM:

Y-Tex Pythons. they are light purple. We get them from TSC. Only takes 1/2 a tag per dog.

Posted by BigContry on 06-10-2015 05:40 PM:

Does it keep fleas off too?

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Posted by Jerry Moll on 06-10-2015 05:43 PM:

The Cattle Tags work extremely well to control ticks. I just hate those holes in the middle of my dog's ears.

Posted by Duckassassin on 06-10-2015 06:07 PM:

dont they make the dogs sick? them are made for 1 ton cattle not no .03 ton dog.

Posted by Bill(Chew) on 06-10-2015 06:40 PM:

I punch a hole in the big end and tie it in a loop. Then just run the collar through it. I use them for ticks and have never made a dog sick yet

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Posted by RLenhart on 06-10-2015 06:55 PM:

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Originally posted by Andy Bedgood
Y-Tex Pythons. they are light purple. We get them from TSC. Only takes 1/2 a tag per dog.

Those are the same tags I had on my dogs. I was leaving them on they're collars all the time. I found my female was all red and inflamed under her armpit. I wasn't sure at the time if the tag caused it or not. I posted a question on here about It and got some pretty negative feedback about cow tags so I pulled them all off my dogs. A couple days later I found she was all red on her neck under the collar to, I'm thinking I made the right move getting them off there I do believe it was the cow tag that did it. I was going to throw them away but I'm thinking I might try just running them on my tracking collars when I hunt them. I'm thinking prolonged exposure to those things might not be good for your dog.

Posted by BLAKE WHEELER on 06-10-2015 07:15 PM:

cattle tags

I tried the python purple tags last year they didn't help with fleas or ticks. My bulldog has a yellow reflector collar, the tag turned his collar pink but didn't seem to affect any of the dogs health wise. I zip tied the whole tag to there collar.

Posted by Jrkb2012 on 06-10-2015 07:26 PM:

Re: cattle tags for ticks

quote:
Originally posted by Cynthia
need some help.

have ticks bad this year. which tag do you use? so many to choose from.

do you cut them down to a smaller size?

how to you attach them to collar?

Get the Y-TEX PYthon insecticide ear tags,(purple) they work great,,it doesn't say anything about controlling fleas,,but I haven't had any on mine since I started using them afew months ago,it says it controls horn flies,face flies,lice,gulf coast ticks,spinose ear ticks,and aid in control of stable black flies and small horse flies.
I just put a hole at big end then zip tie and slide collar thru,,I use a whole tag,not half like another post stated,,and none of my dogs have gotten sick from the tags,,ticks are heavy here right now,,and I haven't found a one on them yet,,
I also take a tag and zip tie it to the back of my hunting vest,,because I got tired of picking ticks off of me at the end of the night of hunting,,and they work just as well that way too,because I haven't had to pull a tick off of me since I put a tag on my vest,,I'm a firm believer in these tags,,they are awesome

Posted by Carl Fox on 06-10-2015 09:03 PM:

Ican agree with everthing i have read about the purple tags and have used them many times but the method of attachment i feel i have the best way just fold around the collar take off dog first let me back up cut off the small snap end and fold around the collar and use a small amount of super glue and hold it smalll end over large side for about one minute.

I guarantee the tag will slide off and on the collar if you chose to change it for any reason and it will be there until winter time when i just slide them off the collar and wait to do it again next year.

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Posted by Jrkb2012 on 06-10-2015 09:22 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by Carl Fox
Ican agree with everthing i have read about the purple tags and have used them many times but the method of attachment i feel i have the best way just fold around the collar take off dog first let me back up cut off the small snap end and fold around the collar and use a small amount of super glue and hold it smalll end over large side for about one minute.

I guarantee the tag will slide off and on the collar if you chose to change it for any reason and it will be there until winter time when i just slide them off the collar and wait to do it again next year.

Carl,the way I do mine,,I can slide on and off with no problem,,all you do is put a hole in center on end of big flap and zip tie, then slide collar thru,,nothing to it!the ear tag is what I zip tie,,I do not zip tie tag to the collar!,,no cutting or glueing

Posted by Cynthia on 06-10-2015 10:43 PM:

thanks. not worried about fleas, will use Comfortis for that. usually have a 2wk span in April-May with ticks and then they are gone but hanging around this yr...must be the dryness. anyway, i'll look into the purple tags. thanks guys.

Posted by croatankid on 06-10-2015 11:17 PM:

i've used them on all my dogs, even my feist and have had no problems. they do not control fleas.

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Posted by dean jamerson on 06-10-2015 11:23 PM:

Used them for years, but would find ticks on my dogs but they would be dead, switched to the seresto tick and flea collars this year, expensive collars but i only have two dogs i am much more satisfied with seresto collars, havent found a tick on them at all.

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Posted by redjohnson on 06-11-2015 05:50 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by Cynthia
thanks. not worried about fleas, will use Comfortis for that. usually have a 2wk span in April-May with ticks and then they are gone but hanging around this yr...must be the dryness. anyway, i'll look into the purple tags. thanks guys.

Stop the comfortis and start using nexgard. It works great and covers fleas and ticks

Posted by KYMULES on 06-11-2015 05:36 PM:

wish this forum had a like button

quote:
Originally posted by Jerry Moll
The Cattle Tags work extremely well to control ticks. I just hate those holes in the middle of my dog's ears.

Posted by KYMULES on 06-11-2015 05:37 PM:

wish this forum had a like button

quote:
Originally posted by Jerry Moll
The Cattle Tags work extremely well to control ticks. I just hate those holes in the middle of my dog's ears.

Posted by Cynthia on 06-12-2015 01:37 PM:

2 TSC's were out of purple. they ordered some. will be 1-2 wks before it comes in.

Posted by Carl Fox on 06-15-2015 09:16 PM:

Cynthia the orange ones will work just as good for i started out using the orange tags works on 2,000 lb cow it will work on a 70 lb dog.lol.

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Posted by RLenhart on 06-15-2015 09:20 PM:

I'm no expert on the matter but my buddy that gave me purple tags to use this year told me you want to use a different color each year.

Posted by Fire Archer on 06-15-2015 09:23 PM:

I have been reading a lot about apple cider vinegar in their water to repel fleas. 1 teaspoon vinegar to 1 quart of water. You can also mix it 50/50 with water and spray it on them.

Posted by captaincody on 06-16-2015 02:49 AM:

lol. Good one Jerry Moll

Posted by Cynthia on 06-29-2015 03:04 AM:

my purple tags finally came in. can some of you post pics of how you have attached them? Im having a hard time visualizing how they are attach around the collars.

thanks

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