Lavenders_Blue Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I take it it would need to be the kind with flea killing stuff in rather than the herbal shampoo, eg Dorwest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Sadly, yes; the active ingredient (Permethrin) is the same as used in head lice treatments, so is tested for use on humans. Otherwise, you could try adding Citronella oil to your regular shampoo, but that's only a deterrent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Thanks DM, I've got some Johnson's Anti-Mite spray with permethrin... Maybe I could just spray myself?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 to paraphrase Bill Clinton (and many others) 'just don't inhale'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Used our tick remover twisty thing this morning as Neela had one of the blighters ears right next to her eye! She was such a good girl and sat with me holding her head still so hubby could do the deed. Came out very easily in one piece. Did make us go all itchy afterwards though Now had a dose of frontline to stop anymore, hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 It won't deter them, but will kill any that latch on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted October 2, 2013 Author Share Posted October 2, 2013 Our epidemic of a few months ago has subsided, but I now have 2 sets of O'Tom twisters, one of which I keep in the car! I swear by them. Holly also is frontlined regularly and has a tick collar. I've let her coat grow back though on the grounds it's nearly winter. I suspect the epidemic died down when the stream she goes in dried up and the foliage on banks were cut down. Hopefully, no more now till the spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 We have quite a lot of deer around here, so it's surprising that the hounds don't often get ticks, I wonder if it's to do with giving them some garlic granules in their food most days? That's supposed to ward of biting critters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 This was Neelas first ever one which I think she got on Sunday when we took her to the new forest for the first time. I can't imagine it came from the local park as we are there at least once a day for the past year. I know frontline won't prevent ticks, but it will be better than having nothing to try and kill them off. We are just so impressed by the tick remover. If I hadn't bought them after reading about them in this post, I think we'd be struggling with tweezers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 O'Toms are much better then tweezers; its' so easy to break the head off a tick, or to squeeze it and then the stomach contents empty into your dog. My old lurcher had a tick, which I have to admit I hadn't noticed at the time; I only spotted it when she was mithering a bump which turned out to be an infected bite. She quietly allowed me to squeeze all the pus out and apply a poultice to draw it. I felt bad at not seeing it when it happened but she was really shaggy. The two I have now have regular grooming sessions with me when I give them the going over and check their feet... they really enjoy it, even Ruby who isn't keen on being fettled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
