paralysis ticks
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| You can take them to the vets for a tick dip and that will kill ticks and they will fall off, but I'm not sure how long that will last. You can also use your hands and inspect every part of their body for bumps, moving the fur around and also visually looking as you move the fur. Ticks can rehatch so you will want to check again at a later time. Good luck, I know it is very scary and upsetting to find something like that. |
| I would definitely check with your vet to see if there is a tick preventative you can give him on an ongoing basis. I'm not sure which are available down there, but maybe something like k-9 advantage? We have lymes disease ticks up here, and I'm going to be sure my dog is a an anti-tick med at all times, as I don't want my pet or any of my family members to risk getting infected by a tick bite. I wouldn't take any chances as you guys have some really nasty, nasty ticks down there! |
| Hi thatcherluva, greetings from Melbourne. If you live in an area with paralysis ticks then you have to constantly use a product like Frontline Plus, this is used about every fortnight to 3 weeks, rather then just a monthly treatment. It is on the packet how often for paralysis ticks.
We don't have the paralysis ones here, but to check for ticks, always look on the ears, top of the head, under the chin, under the flaps of the ears and in the ear, around the neck, and also if your dogs has a collar under that too. Roll the dog over and check it under every leg in the pits, they seem to like those spots the best, then run your hands lightly over the entire body of the dog from the ground up, make sure to also check between the pads of the paws. There is a tick thingy don't know what it is called that you can get from the vets and if you have one on the dog then it is like a little lever, you slip in under the tick and it sort of flicks it off head and all without leaving any of the tick behind. They only cost a few dollars for one and very handy if living in an area with the ticks. If at all your dog is off colour and lethargic after finding a tick on him then don't muck around and go straight to a vet for treatment. Just edited to say, Had a look at my Frontline Plus packet and has to be administered every 2 weeks for paralysis tick during the tick season.  |
You can also use tweezers if they haven't buried in yet. We used to get ticks off of the dogs after walking in our woods. You just have to be very vigilant about checking them each time you come in during tick season. You learn to feel the bumps that are not usually there 
Keeping your dogs fur fairly short during that time is quite helpful. Our flea and tick preventative generally made the ticks crawl away from the dogs and end up on our floor or walls. getting them off early is the key to keep you from getting bitten. Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted fever are no fun. I had one and a friend had the other. We will be super vigilant with our next pup! |
| Hi,
Lisa recommended frontline and I'd also ask the vet about a tick collar. We don't have ticks in my area but I once took Merlin for a vacation on an Island and he had one on him. The vet placed him on antibiotics as a preventative measure and recommended purchasing the collar. (available at vet offices and not the over the counter ones which aren't as effective.) The next time I visited the Island with both Panda and Blue..neither got ticks as both were wearing the collars. I pray all is well with Thatcher. Poor boy! Oh yes those tick remover thingies that Lisa mentioned is what the vet used to remove the tick from Merlins head...took just a second and cost only a few dollars to purchase. Marianne and the boys |
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