Thanks Sweep and Christine - ugly little sods aren't they

Is there anything you can put on your dog to prevent them getting them in the first place?

Apart from the usual frontline & stuff there are some essential oils you can mix to use as repellants.

I just check my lot everyday first thing in morning & last thing at night. Got it off pat now cos the little blighters usually, more often than not, go for the ears/neck area. Can also feel them as well.

Don't think I could frontline Benji at the minute cos he is still on the Stronghold - did him again yesterday

I have noticed they like to burrow in the armpits of the front legs aswell, i always have a look at Toby when we have had country walk. Does the frontline work well?

hehe, been wanting to post these for ages, just remembered.... hope it doesn't make you sick...


like Christine said, get them off quick... A tick must feed for 2-3 days to infect a dog. I got 5 off mine in the last 2 days. I don't use Frontline at all anymore, it can kill the tick on the dog, which will NOT help the situation.... this transmits all it's blood into the host. Plus one of my rescues had a huge reaction to frontline, it's a poison, ''don't touch your dog for 24 hours'' yeah like i would use it on them, if it's poisoness to me!!!

hate them hate them hate them !!!

so is it best just to pick them off?

get a tick remover and then you can just pull them off, otheriwse you risjk leaving the ehad and jaws behind.

p.s. eucalytus oil owrks well to kill them too.

do you just dab that on?