Die, ticks, die!! (vet, fleas, ears, free)

[GypsySoul22]

When can we say goodbye to these little buggers? Our vet said we could skip November's Frontline (it hasn't worked very well the last 2 months anyhow!!). My dog had a tick on her yesterday--I found it and pulled it off (and I was pretty proud of myself).

Yes, I know, it's not a big deal but when you never did these things, it is!

We've had cold weather here on and off, but I guess until it stays cold and ground freezes we'll have ticks.

If anyone knows of anything better than Frontline, chime in. I am not impressed.

[ShelbyGirl1]

If they are in your home, you may have to treat the house and his bedding as well. This year seems to have been worse than others. I have found a few on the dogs....whereas in the past few yrs haven't seen a one. We are in Tx. so the weather, historically, never really gets cold enough to kill them all off.
I also use Advantix....it covers fleas, ticks and mosquitos....I've been pretty pleased with it. I just got an e-mail if you purchase 3 mos worth, you can get a free tube at your vet with a coupon they have on the internet.

[Va-Cat]

Originally Posted by ShelbyGirl1

If they are in your home, you may have to treat the house and his bedding as well. This year seems to have been worse than others. I have found a few on the dogs....whereas in the past few yrs haven't seen a one. We are in Tx. so the weather, historically, never really gets cold enough to kill them all off.
I also use Advantix....it covers fleas, ticks and mosquitos....I've been pretty pleased with it. I just got an e-mail if you purchase 3 mos worth, you can get a free tube at your vet with a coupon they have on the internet.

We are in Texas too and I second using Advantix. We switched from Frontline a few years ago and it seems to work better. You will still see ticks occationally on the dogs but they don't seem to attached.