On 05/10/2011 08:25 PM, Ig.Gardener wrote:
I'm sorry if this has been answered in the ant thread, but I figured
even if it was, it would need it's own thread because it's such a HUGE
problem, at least in my area. So, here's the question. As I've said
before, my house is in woods and I have two labs and a jack russel mix.
The ticks are HORRIBLE. One of my labs contracted Lyme two years ago,
which was terrifying. We used Frontline, and the ticks were reduced but
still there. We tried Advantix and it worked better, but made my jack
russel mix ill. I did research and found a home made mixture that I put
in a spray bottle and I sprayed them every night, which worked as well
as the Frontline and was safe to touch and smelled better, but it's not
just the ticks getting on them but clinging onto them and coming into
the house. Is there any inexpensive way to repell them at least a
little? Maybe something I can put on the floors? I had to use a strong
pesticide on everything last year because the jack russel came in
COVERED in nymphal ticks, which was an ordeal to say the least. Any
advice is helpful and the cheaper the better.




The best way to get rid of ticks is to buy some Diazinon and
malathion and spray your yard once a month.

You also need to dip your dogs in a solution of those chemicals
and you'll never be bothered by ticks on them again. I had a dog
that had ticks so bad they were crawling off him all the time
and all the regular pet products to get rid of ticks never helped,
so out of desperation I tried malathion & Diazinon and never had
another problem with ticks. You'll be amazed at how fast the tick
problem goes away. It doesn't take much of those chemicals to make
a good dip solution.

Stop spending hundreds of dollars for pet products that don't work.

Mysterious Traveler wrote:
On 05/10/2011 08:25 PM, Ig.Gardener wrote:
I'm sorry if this has been answered in the ant thread, but I figured
even if it was, it would need it's own thread because it's such a HUGE
problem, at least in my area. So, here's the question. As I've said
before, my house is in woods and I have two labs and a jack russel mix.
The ticks are HORRIBLE. One of my labs contracted Lyme two years ago,
which was terrifying. We used Frontline, and the ticks were reduced but
still there. We tried Advantix and it worked better, but made my jack
russel mix ill. I did research and found a home made mixture that I put
in a spray bottle and I sprayed them every night, which worked as well
as the Frontline and was safe to touch and smelled better, but it's not
just the ticks getting on them but clinging onto them and coming into
the house. Is there any inexpensive way to repell them at least a
little? Maybe something I can put on the floors? I had to use a strong
pesticide on everything last year because the jack russel came in
COVERED in nymphal ticks, which was an ordeal to say the least. Any
advice is helpful and the cheaper the better.




The best way to get rid of ticks is to buy some Diazinon and
malathion and spray your yard once a month.

You also need to dip your dogs in a solution of those chemicals
and you'll never be bothered by ticks on them again. I had a dog
that had ticks so bad they were crawling off him all the time
and all the regular pet products to get rid of ticks never helped,
so out of desperation I tried malathion & Diazinon and never had
another problem with ticks. You'll be amazed at how fast the tick
problem goes away. It doesn't take much of those chemicals to make
a good dip solution.

Stop spending hundreds of dollars for pet products that don't work.

The pet products does work for my dog. However, if you do spray your yard
it will probably kill the good bugs also like worms and spiders. Then the
next year your yard will have nothing but the bad flying bugs real bad
because the good bugs will not be there to fight the bad bugs. So how many
Bad Bugs can be and bugs be... Carried away here for a moment.

--
Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan)

Another issue with spraying the yard is that I live on ten acres and the dogs go everywhere. The creek I mentioned is at the very edge. Will the Malathion & Diazinon make my little one sick like the Advantix? Let me add that although she has no health issues and is still energetic, she is about 16 years old and is starting to slow down. She's my old lady. ^_^ If it won't then that sounds wonderful! One dip and done.

In article ,
Ig.Gardener wrote:

Another issue with spraying the yard is that I live on ten acres and the
dogs go everywhere. The creek I mentioned is at the very edge. Will the
Malathion & Diazinon make my little one sick like the Advantix? Let me
add that although she has no health issues and is still energetic, she
is about 16 years old and is starting to slow down. She's my old lady.
^_^ If it won't then that sounds wonderful! One dip and done.

Possibly done for good. Please do not use these compounds directly on
your pet. I have treated many dozens of pets for organophosphate
toxicity and, unfortunately, wasn't able to save them all. Applying
diazinon to an elderly dog could very well kill it from overt
neurological toxicity. These poisons are hard on the liver, kidneys,
lungs and endocrine system. Some dogs develop acute pancreatitis
following exposure to organophosphates. As others have suggested, these
compounds wreak havoc on the environment and many are quite persistent.

Please consult with a good veterinarian in your vicinity. Try to obtain
some Frontline spray. Continue to use the topical monthly, but also use
the spray once a month during tick season, staggered two weeks. Inspect
your dogs feet and ears, etc., daily. Use a few pumps of the Frontline
spray on any areas were young ticks are attracted to your dog as often
as you need to prevent their attachment.

Again - consult your veterinarian. If you don't think their advice is
working, find another one based on local recommendation. Too many pets
suffer at the hands of well-intentioned owners willing to take the
advice of laypersons who, though also rarely having nothing but the best
intentions, have simply been lucky not to have killed their own pet with
their enthusiastic advice.

Amos Nomore wrote:
In article ,
Ig.Gardener wrote:

Another issue with spraying the yard is that I live on ten acres and the
dogs go everywhere. The creek I mentioned is at the very edge. Will the
Malathion & Diazinon make my little one sick like the Advantix? Let me
add that although she has no health issues and is still energetic, she
is about 16 years old and is starting to slow down. She's my old lady.
^_^ If it won't then that sounds wonderful! One dip and done.

Possibly done for good. Please do not use these compounds directly on
your pet. I have treated many dozens of pets for organophosphate
toxicity and, unfortunately, wasn't able to save them all. Applying
diazinon to an elderly dog could very well kill it from overt
neurological toxicity. These poisons are hard on the liver, kidneys,
lungs and endocrine system. Some dogs develop acute pancreatitis
following exposure to organophosphates. As others have suggested, these
compounds wreak havoc on the environment and many are quite persistent.

Please consult with a good veterinarian in your vicinity. Try to obtain
some Frontline spray. Continue to use the topical monthly, but also use
the spray once a month during tick season, staggered two weeks. Inspect
your dogs feet and ears, etc., daily. Use a few pumps of the Frontline
spray on any areas were young ticks are attracted to your dog as often
as you need to prevent their attachment.

Again - consult your veterinarian. If you don't think their advice is
working, find another one based on local recommendation. Too many pets
suffer at the hands of well-intentioned owners willing to take the
advice of laypersons who, though also rarely having nothing but the best
intentions, have simply been lucky not to have killed their own pet with
their enthusiastic advice.

I agree!

--
Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan)

In article ,
Ig.Gardener wrote:

Another issue with spraying the yard is that I live on ten acres and the
dogs go everywhere. The creek I mentioned is at the very edge. Will the
Malathion & Diazinon make my little one sick like the Advantix? Let me
add that although she has no health issues and is still energetic, she
is about 16 years old and is starting to slow down. She's my old lady.
^_^ If it won't then that sounds wonderful! One dip and done.

Amos sounds right on, but you may want to run this by
rec.pets.dogs.health .
--
- Billy

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and the portfolios of the uber-rich.
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On May 11, 2:58*pm, Mysterious Traveler
wrote:
On 05/10/2011 08:25 PM, Ig.Gardener wrote:

I'm sorry if this has been answered in the ant thread, but I figured
even if it was, it would need it's own thread because it's such a HUGE
problem, at least in my area. So, here's the question. As I've said
before, my house is in woods and I have two labs and a jack russel mix.
The ticks are HORRIBLE. One of my labs contracted Lyme two years ago,
which was terrifying. We used Frontline, and the ticks were reduced but
still there. We tried Advantix and it worked better, but made my jack
russel mix ill. I did research and found a home made mixture that I put
in a spray bottle and I sprayed them every night, which worked as well
as the Frontline and was safe to touch and smelled better, but it's not
just the ticks getting on them but clinging onto them and coming into
the house. Is there any inexpensive way to repell them at least a
little? Maybe something I can put on the floors? I had to use a strong
pesticide on everything last year because the jack russel came in
COVERED in nymphal ticks, which was an ordeal to say the least. Any
advice is helpful and the cheaper the better.

The best way to get rid of ticks is to buy some Diazinon and
malathion and spray your yard once a month.

Unless you already have the diazinon, you cannot get it- it is banned
in the US and Europe.

Chris


You also need to dip your dogs in a solution of those chemicals
and you'll never be bothered by ticks on them again. I had a dog
that had ticks so bad they were crawling off him all the time
and all the regular pet products to get rid of ticks never helped,
so out of desperation I tried malathion & Diazinon and never had
another problem with ticks. You'll be amazed at how fast the tick
problem goes away. It doesn't take much of those chemicals to make
a good dip solution.

Stop spending hundreds of dollars for pet products that don't work.

On Wed, 11 May 2011 13:58:21 -0500, Mysterious Traveler
wrote:

On 05/10/2011 08:25 PM, Ig.Gardener wrote:
I'm sorry if this has been answered in the ant thread, but I figured
even if it was, it would need it's own thread because it's such a HUGE
problem, at least in my area. So, here's the question. As I've said
before, my house is in woods and I have two labs and a jack russel mix.
The ticks are HORRIBLE. One of my labs contracted Lyme two years ago,
which was terrifying. We used Frontline, and the ticks were reduced but
still there. We tried Advantix and it worked better, but made my jack
russel mix ill. I did research and found a home made mixture that I put
in a spray bottle and I sprayed them every night, which worked as well
as the Frontline and was safe to touch and smelled better, but it's not
just the ticks getting on them but clinging onto them and coming into
the house. Is there any inexpensive way to repell them at least a
little? Maybe something I can put on the floors? I had to use a strong
pesticide on everything last year because the jack russel came in
COVERED in nymphal ticks, which was an ordeal to say the least. Any
advice is helpful and the cheaper the better.




The best way to get rid of ticks is to buy some Diazinon and
malathion and spray your yard once a month.

The problem is the ticks in the woods where the dogs run, should the
OP spray the whole woods?

If you spray your yard you will blitz every insect and many other
small organisms that live there. Not all "bugs" should be killed on
sight.

David

On 05/11/2011 06:02 PM, David Hare-Scott wrote:
On Wed, 11 May 2011 13:58:21 -0500, Mysterious Traveler
wrote:

On 05/10/2011 08:25 PM, Ig.Gardener wrote:
I'm sorry if this has been answered in the ant thread, but I figured
even if it was, it would need it's own thread because it's such a HUGE
problem, at least in my area. So, here's the question. As I've said
before, my house is in woods and I have two labs and a jack russel mix.
The ticks are HORRIBLE. One of my labs contracted Lyme two years ago,
which was terrifying. We used Frontline, and the ticks were reduced but
still there. We tried Advantix and it worked better, but made my jack
russel mix ill. I did research and found a home made mixture that I put
in a spray bottle and I sprayed them every night, which worked as well
as the Frontline and was safe to touch and smelled better, but it's not
just the ticks getting on them but clinging onto them and coming into
the house. Is there any inexpensive way to repell them at least a
little? Maybe something I can put on the floors? I had to use a strong
pesticide on everything last year because the jack russel came in
COVERED in nymphal ticks, which was an ordeal to say the least. Any
advice is helpful and the cheaper the better.




The best way to get rid of ticks is to buy some Diazinon and
malathion and spray your yard once a month.

The problem is the ticks in the woods where the dogs run, should the
OP spray the whole woods?
Don't be an idiot!!!


If you spray your yard you will blitz every insect and many other
small organisms that live there. Not all "bugs" should be killed on
sight.
Evidently you don't have a tick problem so bad your willing to
try anything to make it stop.


David

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