Tick prevention

Re: Tick prevention

Caro Laithwaite VN — Wed, 12 May 2010 21:24:58 GMT

Don't forget practix and cats if you have cats keep them away till dry and be wary of cat grooming the dog as it contains same prym. as bob martins.

Re: Tick prevention

chris beasley — Wed, 12 May 2010 21:11:21 GMT

We use frontline for ticks, but for clients that travel to europe we use scalibor collars - like the old plastic flea collars. and if all else fails we sell tick removers!

Re: Tick prevention

Fiona Leathers — Wed, 12 May 2010 21:00:56 GMT

Advantix only covers for fleas, tick & sandfly mosquito - not ear mites and I'm not sure about the flea larvae either!

Re: Tick prevention

Steph Phillips — Wed, 12 May 2010 20:47:26 GMT

aw we dont stock advantix! I'm aware that frontline only kills when the tick feed, and covers for a month. .but does advantix not only kills ticks, but prevents them, kills fleas, eggs, larvae, ear mites, etc etc.. like stronghold (I know stronghold doesn't kill ticks!) .. just wondered if there was a treatment out there that does the whole bloody lot!

Re: Tick prevention

Fiona Leathers — Wed, 12 May 2010 20:26:16 GMT

Advantix all the way http://www.advantix.info/index.php

if you get a chance, ask your rep to show you the "hot foot" tick video - thats what really swung it for me!

Re: Tick prevention

Vicky RVN — Wed, 12 May 2010 19:38:15 GMT

We use Practic. I personally find it 100 times better than Frontline. When i got Jack from Dogs Trust they'd treated him with Frontline...i was taking ticks off of him most days for a month until i could then put Practic on him! He's had maybe 1 or 2 since then. I alternate each month between Practic and Advocate, with lung worm being about.

Re: Tick prevention

Caro Laithwaite VN — Wed, 12 May 2010 15:03:15 GMT

I always fav. doing the eye check to keep ticks off best way to do it generally easy to spot and the only time l had a problem was in Tenerife when l discovered the smallest adult ticks l have seen full bloat smaller than a pin head.

Re: Tick prevention

Claire Cameron — Wed, 12 May 2010 10:26:03 GMT

[quote user="Emma Kerry"]

Frontline also only works against ticks for a month while the recommended use is every 2 months so if a dog is prone to getting fleas it is recommended to give monthly.

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Yip, mine had it monthly. Damn tough ticks

Re: Tick prevention

Emma Purnell — Wed, 12 May 2010 09:52:11 GMT

Frontline also only works against ticks for a month while the recommended use is every 2 months so if a dog is prone to getting fleas it is recommended to give monthly.

Re: Tick prevention

Claire Cameron — Wed, 12 May 2010 09:10:26 GMT

[quote user="StephB"]

Advantix is the only Tick Prevention isn't it? Frontline just kills them once they bite.

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Yup, these buggars didn't even drop off my two pups and they were up to date with Frontline

Re: Tick prevention

Anonymous — Wed, 12 May 2010 08:34:08 GMT

Advantix is the only Tick Prevention isn't it? Frontline just kills them once they bite.

Re: Tick prevention

Claire Cameron — Wed, 12 May 2010 08:26:41 GMT

I always used Frontline, then a couple of years ago both my dogs were up to date and tx according to guidelines and they stayed with friends whilst I was on hols and they both came back with about 7 ticks each

Re: Tick prevention

Nicola Smith — Wed, 12 May 2010 07:55:22 GMT

We advise advantix, my boss used to live in scotland and didnt find frontline very effective for his dogs.

Re: Tick prevention

Steph Phillips — Wed, 12 May 2010 07:46:56 GMT

I recommend Frontline for dogs who often gets ticks!