Tick prevention

[Phillip Carr]

I am headed to Mexico at the end of the month to hunt quail. I am planning on taking one of my dogs with me.
The area we are hunting I understand has a fair amount of ticks.
I have never had an issue in AZ so I am not familiar with others use to prevent ticks on their dogs
I know there are a lot of products out there but I would like to hear first hand on what you have actually used and recommend.
Do I need to start early for best protection?
Thanks Phil

[Chris Pope]

We use the Seresto Collar (~ $60 ea) with excellent results in tick-laden New England. I have no experience with them in Mexico. While they are expensive they report to last 8 months. We now live in SC, use them year round and change them out every 6-months. Well worth the expense in our opinion but I would certainly like to hear from other members including some of our members who are Veterinarians.

[Andrew Sacco]

Ive lost two Seresto collars on my dogs, but they do work well. I now either use Bravecto or Advantix (applied to the skin as instructed) and before she hunts I spray her lightly with Permethrin. This pretty much has kept my dog tick free for two years and we have a TON of ticks up here. Over 35 degrees or so they're active.

[Garry L Gordon]

We use Frontline Plus. Kills ticks and fleas...but not mosquitoes.

[Timothy Salgado]

I use Bravecto with my late Labrador and still with our Cocker Spaniel, it works fleas, ticks and it worked fine. Oral tab every three months.
Tim

The bugs do have to bite the dog for it to kill them.

[Mike Koneski]

We use Seresto collars on all four Setters and the Shepherd. Well worth the $$ to have the protection for minimum 6 months.

[Bob Hayes]

Don't forget yourself Phil, Sawyer clothing spray with permethrin.Coat all your clothes and let dry it works great on ticks.In Minn. last week ticks were fierce and my buddy and our guide were covered daily in ticks.All day they were brushing ticks off.I on the other hand had coated my hunting clothes in sawyers and was practically tick free one maybe two per day and none after the hunt at night.
Good luck be safe.

[Andrew Sacco]

That's what I use on my dog too is Sawyers. A google search will show it's safe for dogs, not cats. I don't soak the dog just mist her while covering her eyes, nose and genitalia. I've treated my clothes for years and have watched a tick crawl up my pants turkey hunting and become paralyzed and fall off.

[Tom Jay]

Simparica TRIO for fleas, ticks and heartworm. Once a month chewable. Using with 2 setters in tick infested New England with excellent results.

[Rick Losey]

the trouble with the oral meds is the tick has to bite to die, so they can get off onto you or into lodging. I have had ticks get off the dog - onto me and then bite.

so, I gave up on the collars, I still use the orals and treat the dogs during the season with the Sawyers - one treatment lasts for weeks and I have seen a significant drop in the ticks after a trip to the woods - and I treat my boots, pants and shirt collar, cuffs and plackets

[Dean Romig]

Gracie is 9 years old and I’ve used Frontline Plus since she was just about a year old and I’ve been more than satisfied with the result.

That said, I missed her October application by almost two weeks and she had 5or 6 fully engorged ticks that I discovered at the top of her neck just below ger skull line. I want to blame the weakness or ineffictiveness on the product but they DO say it needs to be reapplied every month (30 days?) so I need to blame myself first. I’ll definitely keep to the prescribed schedule and check her for ticks oftener.





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[Mike Koneski]

Checking oftener for ticks would be more better.