used tick shampoo, still on her
2007-05-30 12:20:25 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
You can remove them yourself but only a blood rest can tell if Lyme disease or anything else is involved.
I believe you'll both feel better if you take her to the vet.
Toy breeds are easily over taken by illness.
Love your Little one, Pandora
2007-06-07 06:18:06 · answer #1 · answered by Pandora R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your veterinarian for a tick removal tool. They slide over the tick and grasp it just tightly enough to hold it and then are twisted around until the tick pops out. I was delighted to find this and find it works fast and well.
You can try this with tweezers but it is difficult to grasp the tick without separating the body from the head which remains embedded. You do not want this to happen, but if it does, disinfect the area and the body will expel the remaining tick part in time.
If they are large enough and you do not have a tool, you can loop some thread and close the knot around the tick as close to the skin as possible and then pulling out from the body, you can pop the tick off this way. This is hard to do but works if you do not have a tool.
The chemical products (and shampoos etc) are supposed to kill the ticks after they have bitten, but there is a delay and I have always found that I want the ticks off immediately when I find them and worried about the effect of so many chemicals on my dog. So I found this little plastic tool does the trick just fine.
If you live in an area with ticks that carry Lyme disease, consider whether vaccination for that might be a good idea for your pet.
2007-05-30 12:40:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get some Frontline spray and spray it directly onto the ticks. They will die within 30 minutes. You can then remove them safely with a tick removal tool. It is not a good idea to remove the ticks whilst they are still alive as you will squeeze their body fluids into the dog as you try nto remove them and this can cause a reaction in the dog's skin as well as the transfer of diseases into the dog's bloodstream.
Once you have removed all the ticks you will need to address the problem of where the ticks came from and think about prevention for the future. Treat your dog with Frontline topical treatment once every 4 weeks and wash its bedding etc. at least once a week. Make sure you vacuum your carpets every day and consider treating your house for ticks. Any grass in your garden should be kept short.
You can also purchase an ultrasonic pendant which your dog can wear on its collar. Ticks and fleas are supposed to hate these and refrain from climbing on board your dog.
Good luck, hope this helps.
2007-06-03 11:18:21 · answer #3 · answered by Wise ol' poodle groomer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take her to the vet and ask for K-9 Advantix. That's what we use on our poodle--it kills fleas, ticks,and mosquitos.
The vet will probably be able to rid her of the ticks she has now, then the K-9 Advantix will need to be applied every month, but this stuff works!
2007-06-05 19:02:52 · answer #4 · answered by tkel_of_vulcan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get the groomer to give him a tick dip and get some Yeast and garlic tablets from the pet store and give those to him every day. They love them and they are great for keeping fleas and ticks off. I have a friend that has about 50 german shepherds because she's a breeder and not one of them has ticks or fleas. Amazing stuff!
2007-05-30 12:29:06 · answer #5 · answered by Suzy P 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First remove the existing ticks either yourself or with help from the groomer or a vet. Then at your vets you will need to buy the K9 Advantix. Its a once a month treatment that goes between their shoulder blades. But most importantly please treat the area where you keep your dog and your yard. Ticks carry deadly diseases
2007-06-07 08:06:04 · answer #6 · answered by L D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sheep dip. It smells really bad and don't get it in her eyes, but it kills everything.
We do this at the first sign of a tick, but we also spray the area she is getting them from with the sheep dip as well.
2007-06-07 05:26:44 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your vet for Frontline. Your going to get ticks on you also from her. Very dangerous for both of you they carry diseases!
2007-05-30 12:26:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
try to get them out your self. or take her/him to the vet and see what they tell you. or a flea collar, there is a liquid that you put on their back and it is suppose to kill the ticks but they have to be a certain age.
2007-05-30 12:34:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should visit a vet. Anything else might just do more damage.
2007-06-06 14:08:07 · answer #10 · answered by Than 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋