Pets bringing ticks in?
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Anonymous
| Just discovered three fully engorged ticks on our dog. How many more are lurking in the house now?! |
Anonymous
Sorry, no ideas on the question but - ticks freak me out - so could you answer if you are using any flea/tick prevention (collar or topical)? Also, were you on a hike or in the woods (any idea where pup picked up the fleas)? Thanks OP, and good luck! |
Anonymous
| Fortunately, ticks will not infest your home the way fleas will. You really should put a preventative on your dog, though. Lyme disease is no joke. |
Anonymous
Even with a collar, ticks can still hitch a ride in. It’s not like the collar shocks them off. |
Anonymous
There are other methods than a collar but you're right, even with a pill or hair treatment they can still come in. It's almost worse that way too, because then they're not latched on and are just riding along into the house looking for a meal. |
Anonymous
| You’re letting an animal walk in and out of your house. I’m not sure what you expected. If not ticks you can see, it’s plenty of things that you can’t see. |
Anonymous
| Are you not using e.g. Nexgard or Frontline? |
Anonymous
For a person, Lyme disease is no joke. For most dogs though, it's NBD. |
Anonymous
Will these prevent ticks from coming in on your dog? How can I be sure that a dog won’t bring ticks in? We live in a rural area in CT and are thinking about getting dogs but (obviously) there are a lot of ticks around here. |
Anonymous
Where do you live OP? Are you in DC or the suburbs? |
Anonymous
| OP here. Of course we use Frontline but it’s not a magic bullet. To the PP who asked, no hikes in the woods, just regular walks in the neighborhood. We live in the suburbs. |
Anonymous
| They wont be roaming around your house OP. They stay on their host until you pull them off. They have no incentive to leave their host. |
Anonymous
| This is a prime area for ticks. If you have animals in your home you will have ticks in your home. Therefore, more likely to get Lyme disease. |
Anonymous
+100. They also can come in on shoes, socks, pool towels, backpacks that are left on the grass... tons of ground animals carry ticks. The good news is that if you treat your dog with Frontline or other topical preventative, when the tick latches on, it shrivels up and dies. |
Anonymous
This is just not true, as per my vet. |