We've had very good luck with it. It really controls a lot of bugs. Between the frogs, chickens and wondercide we stay pretty much bug free which is nice when you are outside as much as we are.
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We've had very good luck with it. It really controls a lot of bugs. Between the frogs, chickens and wondercide we stay pretty much bug free which is nice when you are outside as much as we are.
Rnrgyrl
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We used to live in Kentucky and my dogs got Tix on them all the time and we will pull them off however both my schnauzers were diagnosed with Lyme disease when we got back to North Carolina due to some lameness they were exhibiting!
I am so vigilant about Tix now however the symptoms they were showing only really happened within a year or two of them being bit and they have been fine ever since. But the lyme tests are Pos. I give them extra love because I know they probably have achey joints! As if it’s not hard enough just raising things and taking care of them that we have to deal with all these diseases! God bless us all!
I am so vigilant about Tix now however the symptoms they were showing only really happened within a year or two of them being bit and they have been fine ever since. But the lyme tests are Pos. I give them extra love because I know they probably have achey joints! As if it’s not hard enough just raising things and taking care of them that we have to deal with all these diseases! God bless us all!
Rnrgyrl
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I usually use next guard on the dogs but with hearing so much about them taking oral chemicals I am switching to the seresto collar’s still not sure what to think of anything
I already can’t sleep at night worrying about all these babies but God I love them!
2 sons. 4 dogs now. I think I pay more attention to my dogs because my sons are so independent
I already can’t sleep at night worrying about all these babies but God I love them!
2 sons. 4 dogs now. I think I pay more attention to my dogs because my sons are so independent
LifeofRubie
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Our pooches are on flea and tick preventative but I did buy some topical spray to take at least camping with us, Vet's Best Flea and Tick spray from Chewy. Looks like its peppermint and clove oils. It will be pants weather but I will spray my clothes with it, too, just to be safe.
We haven't had any issues with our yard in the past but I'll keep that knowledge of that wondercide in my back pocket if it looks like it might be an issue. ARG!
We haven't had any issues with our yard in the past but I'll keep that knowledge of that wondercide in my back pocket if it looks like it might be an issue. ARG!
Hubby does a lot of hiking but today he found 5 regular ticks and 5 deer ticks on him so that's not a good sign of things to come at all. 
That's a really tough call. I've been using the Nexgard with no ill effects for years now (since it first came out) and my friend with 2 Dobermans has been using the Seresto collars and her dogs have had skin issues and even cancer. I can't say for sure if it is the collars but that's about the only thing she does different than us, including diet.
Make it easy on yourself and don't pick one. Use products like wondercide. I have for years and have never seen a flea nor had a tick attached to a dog.
Hmm. Just found a tick on Oji for the first time.
It's been so long, thankfully, since I've had to remove a tick. I know there's the worry of the head remaining attached. That is what seems to have happened upon pulling the tick off Oji.
I first poured some rubbing alcohol on the tick, then waited for a few minutes as I went and got a tool (closest thing to me was tin snips
) and came back and pulled the thing off.
I'm glad there's this thread so I won't be worried when the bump remains for days or weeks.
I know with my first Dobe I was living in the desert and he had to stay outside while I was at work (with shade available of course). After a few days the poor guy had many ticks on him! Disguting! I wish I recall how I removed all of them. There were no lasting effects though!
It's been so long, thankfully, since I've had to remove a tick. I know there's the worry of the head remaining attached. That is what seems to have happened upon pulling the tick off Oji.
I first poured some rubbing alcohol on the tick, then waited for a few minutes as I went and got a tool (closest thing to me was tin snips
) and came back and pulled the thing off.I'm glad there's this thread so I won't be worried when the bump remains for days or weeks.
I know with my first Dobe I was living in the desert and he had to stay outside while I was at work (with shade available of course). After a few days the poor guy had many ticks on him! Disguting! I wish I recall how I removed all of them. There were no lasting effects though!
Lizbeli
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I just found a tick on Jasper walking around on his head. We had just got home from the woods. Thankfully they stick out on the black fur.
I always take them off with tweezers. You just have to get really close to the dogs skin. Squeeze them hard and pull. I haven’t had anything left over yet. However, they do sell tick removing tools that I considered getting just for the convenience.
Ill have to order another flea collar for him. They last a long time but somehow 8 months goes by fast!
I always take them off with tweezers. You just have to get really close to the dogs skin. Squeeze them hard and pull. I haven’t had anything left over yet. However, they do sell tick removing tools that I considered getting just for the convenience.
Ill have to order another flea collar for him. They last a long time but somehow 8 months goes by fast!
Okay. I should get a pair of tweezers just for ticks, even though thankfully I haven't found hardly any. I didn't want to use our tweezers we use for us people, even though it would probably be fine if cleaned off with alcohol after.
So, flea colar, eh? Do you mind the chemical possibly getting on your skin or clothes and such? Just asking.
Kaiser2016
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Wait, so the head of the tick remained attached to itself, so you were able to remove the full tick, or the head stayed attached to Oji’s body?
I'm talking about the issue of the head remaining attached to the dog's body. I assume the head's still in there. Some of the tick is, anyway.
Lizbeli
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Never thought about it and I’m not really worried. I figure something would have came up already about them if they were harmful. In the next 40yrs if I get cancer it will likely be from a thousand other things. But thats just my opinion of course.
However, a quick search suggests the EPA looked into Seresto collars and deemed if anything someone may get a light skin reaction. I have never heard of that so it must be pretty uncommon. But what do I know?
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