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keith123
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Tick prevention

What is the best thing for ticks? Frontline seems to work good for fleas but, it not doing the job on ticks.

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LIL-E
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I use frontline and tie a cow ear tag on the collar.

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vabluegal
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Don't want to sound dumb but this is the 2nd time on here I've herd sumbody say sumthng bout using cow tags for ticks! What they do any how that work? R ya talk in bout tags u put n there ears?

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LIL-E
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quote:
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R ya talk in bout tags u put n there ears?

Yes ear tags.

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yrphunter
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I got a box of the purple python cattle ear tags and cut them into 3 strips and zip tie them to the collars. Last year was my first time using them. They last a few months, didn't seem to effect the fleas but didn't have as many flies or any ticks.

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vabluegal
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thanks

Never herd of it I'll have 2 give it a try ticks already real bad!

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yrphunter
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No kiddin, last night I got 6 off me and 8 off the dog. I found a tiny one on me so no tellin how many I may have missed on the dog. My wife's friend works at a vets office and is recommended that I get the dogs a Lyme vac.

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Bar M
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Cattle fly tags

You can tie them to your boot laces to keep the chiggers ( red bugs) off of you also. But when there fresh the smell will run you out of your truck cab.

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yrphunter
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That's interesting haven't heard that. I haven't noticed much smell but haven't been that close to them or in a closed in area either.

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Bob Hennessey
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Iused them on my dog collars, but give lyme shots too. LI use the whole tag and change them at least every 3 mo. There is a thread on here somewhere I'll try to find it. I had a couple of mules that had lots of ticks under their jaw and I put one on their halters and in a couple of days ticks had all died and fell off.

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Rob Reid
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Re: Tick prevention

quote:
Originally posted by keith123
What is the best thing for ticks? Frontline seems to work good for fleas but, it not doing the job on ticks.

Advantix II is what I have had the best luck with

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PESTS

If you need something Gentle for pups or dogs for mosquitoes, fleas & knats, this might even help with ticks. Use a Pint or Quart Spray Bottle & fill almost full of water. Add 2 or 3 Caps Full of "Skin So Soft Orginal Scent Bath OIL". I spray inside the Dog House, on Kate & her pups every morning & evening for Knats & mosquitoes, etc. Smells Good Too.
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hilbily
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homemade "advantix"

Permethrin 10 livestock spray, tractor supply and others carry it. Diluted in sprayer will provide all you need for a long long time. good to spray chaps before hunting as well. Very cost effective. Primary ingredient in commercial treatments, check the ingredients ..

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GA DAWG
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The frontline for fleas and ticks works for my dogs. For myself. Drink you a shot of apple cyder vinegar EVERY night till first frost. It'll keep em off pretty much. No chiggers much either. I hear garlic pills work to. We are eat up with ticks already this yr. Believe it or not. I think ivomec helps keep off the dogs to.

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pigsit
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I use Frontline on dogs religiously, also PreventTic collar, most vets have them. about $12-15 each, I guarantee you will not have any ticks. There are too many tick bourne diseases out there to take a chance. You can never cure a dog of a tick bourne ailment. Tom

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prevent tick collars dogs will not get a tick but does not repel fleas. last for 3 months.

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Re: PESTS

quote:
Originally posted by gadog1
If you need something Gentle for pups or dogs for mosquitoes, fleas & knats, this might even help with ticks. Use a Pint or Quart Spray Bottle & fill almost full of water. Add 2 or 3 Caps Full of "Skin So Soft Orginal Scent Bath OIL". I spray inside the Dog House, on Kate & her pups every morning & evening for Knats & mosquitoes, etc. Smells Good Too.
Gale Lilly

I use Skin so soft and add a little Citronella oil to it, not the kind you burn in lamps, but the kind you can buy in health stores. I use it for sketters and ticks. Spray it on myself instead of the mosquito spray. I do spray my bibs with deet also. Don't like the stuff in cans on my skin, too strong.

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strut&rut
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I use dryer sheets, They work real good

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chadf
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quote:
Originally posted by roughcreek
prevent tick collars dogs will not get a tick but does not repel fleas. last for 3 months.

Yep these work great and are specific for ticks/mites. The active ingredient is Amitraz.

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RedBNJ
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Advantix II works very well. It is pricey but its the best outside of an Amitraz collar, which I won't use.

Vectra 3D is very similar to Advantix but Advantix is easier to find.

Advantix also works on fleas, flies, mosquitos, etc.

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keith123
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All I can find is the orange tags. Does any body know where you can by the purple tags? Does the orange tags work?

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yrphunter
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Tractor supply company carries the purple tags. They're called purple python.

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Re: homemade "advantix"

quote:
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Permethrin 10 livestock spray, tractor supply and others carry it. Diluted in sprayer will provide all you need for a long long time. good to spray chaps before hunting as well. Very cost effective. Primary ingredient in commercial treatments, check the ingredients ..

Hilbily is right on the money. I use Permetherin 10 on both my chaps, clothes (sprayed on and allowed to dry) and my dogs (undiluted around 3ml...I can get the exact dosage for you if you're interested). I used to use frontline (fipronil) monthly and it got to the point where it wouldn't touch the fleas that we had last year. It did a fair job on the ticks though. It seemed that last year we had a TON of ticks, more than usual.

I didn't have much trouble keeping them off the dogs but I would find a few here and there. The biggest problem I had was that i was finding several on me each night when I would return. I started spraying my chaps down once every month or so during the hot season and also my hunting clothes (sprayed on after washing and allowed to line dry) and I haven't found a tick on me since. I'm in the woods on average for 6 hours 4 nights per week even during the heat of summer.

I calculated the approximate dosage in Bayer advantage and back calculated to figure the dosage of Permetherin 10 to apply directly to my dogs. I started rubbing it undiluted on my dogs down their backline and it has eliminated all ticks on them. I haven't found one one any of the three I have since I started using it last spring. When combined with bayer tree and shrub (w/o fertilizer) it makes a very effective flea/tick prevention. You can pay a lot more similar but I promise you won't get better results. It's a little more troublesome to apply than the small vials of common flea/tick prevention but I have yet to find anything that was as effective. As a result, I have since completely stopped all other types of flea/tick preventative.

Recall that both permetherin and imidacloprid are the active ingredients in Bayer flea and tick products.

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Right now, Certifect is the most vet recommended prevent for ticks, fleas and lice. If you are willing to spend 15 bucks per month.

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