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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, we use a flea preventative, a tick collar and a spray to keep those biests at bay.... Which makes it even stranger that the dogs get any ticks at all!

That also makes us wonder whether it's possible that the ticks are already bloated before getting onto our dog? They're usually loose and not attatched to the dog when we find them. Is it possible that they never actually bite the dog and only crawl around there once they're already full?[/quote]

hmmm, I don't think ticks are very mobile once they're engorged, so I would assume that they are biting the dog.  But I'm not a tick expert.

I thought ticks were kind of out of control last summer.  But honestly, I was having more of a problem with my partner and I picking them up while doing yard work.

Which preventative do you use?  We use Frontline (I think it's actually Frontline plus).  And I think, personally, it's the most effective.  I don't think the collars work well.  Same with the spray.

Some of the other preventatives only prevent fleas.  If you don't use Frontline, maybe you should ditch the collar and spray, switch to Frontline for a month and see if that works.  It's expensive for multiple dogs (that is why I suggest not getting the collar and spray, to save some money).  If it is cost-prohibitive, just use Frontline from spring until fall and then use a less expensive preventative in the winter.

But my best advice is to try Frontline.  I have two large dogs who go outside *a lot*, run through all kinds of bushes/flowers/grass, and last year, when ticks were horrible, the main problem I had was finding them on my partner after he mowed the lawn.  I even actually joked that I was going to start putting Frontline on him...  Too bad it's not approved for use on humans.

And no, I don't work from nor do I profit off of Frontline.  But I do really, really, really dislike ticks...[/quote]

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