Found a Tick on Camrey!

[CouversMom]

Originally Posted by Maximo

All of this talk of ticks, and guess what I just found on Teddy's ear. He must have picked it up at noon today.

Can dogs feel the ticks? I googled ticks on dogs and found some disgusting pictures of poor dogs with their ears infested... So sad. I don't know how someone could let it get that bad? Ugh. That's what I get for searching for that...

[Britster]

Originally Posted by CouversMom

Oh my goodness, I'm reading this thread with my jaw dropped... I've never seen ticks on my two. Fleas, yes... But ticks? I couldn't imagine seeing 20 ticks on my dog! lol You are some tough women... Now I'm off to google pictures of dogs with ticks...

Lol and I can't imagine seeing fleas! lol. I don't think I've ever seen one. I think I'd prefer ticks because at least I know they are not moving or jumping around, just have to pick them off and they don't multiply! haha! But they are still gross.

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by Maximo

All of this talk of ticks, and guess what I just found on Teddy's ear. He must have picked it up at noon today.

Great now I feel the need to run check Callie lol

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by BLGuterl

It is Frontline Plus..... Camrey is due for her monthly dose today actually. I ended up calling the Vet this afternoon, too. She assured me that one tick was not a major concern, but understood me worrying about any tick-born diseases/illnesses. She recommended I get Camrey the Lyme Disease Vaccine. Any thoughts on that? My niece had her dog vaccinated. I didn't even know there was a Lyme Disease vaccine until my niece mentioned it last night.

As usual everyone's responses have been helpful & informative! Thanks!

I get it because one year Callie was getting the little tiny ticks a lot and I was very worried though and if she does not get any ticks this summer I probably wont vaccinate for it anymore. But Lyme hurts limping is one of the symptoms.

[Britster]

Originally Posted by BLGuterl

It is Frontline Plus..... Camrey is due for her monthly dose today actually. I ended up calling the Vet this afternoon, too. She assured me that one tick was not a major concern, but understood me worrying about any tick-born diseases/illnesses. She recommended I get Camrey the Lyme Disease Vaccine. Any thoughts on that? My niece had her dog vaccinated. I didn't even know there was a Lyme Disease vaccine until my niece mentioned it last night.

As usual everyone's responses have been helpful & informative! Thanks!

I will not vaccinate for lymes. Just not necessary IMO. My vet agrees.

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by CouversMom

Can dogs feel the ticks? I googled ticks on dogs and found some disgusting pictures of poor dogs with their ears infested... So sad. I don't know how someone could let it get that bad? Ugh. That's what I get for searching for that...

When we got one of our puppies from an Amish farm we took her to the vet and could not see them but she had like 5 ticks deep down in each ear it was so terrible.

[CouversMom]

I don't vaccinate for Lyme either. Definitely not one of the necessary vaccinations for this area.

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by Britster

Lol and I can't imagine seeing fleas! lol. I don't think I've ever seen one. I think I'd prefer ticks because at least I know they are not moving or jumping around, just have to pick them off and they don't multiply! haha! But they are still gross.

That's how I feel too. When we got our first dog when I was 8 she had fleas and it was terrible had to bomb the house and and everything.

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by CouversMom

Can dogs feel the ticks? I googled ticks on dogs and found some disgusting pictures of poor dogs with their ears infested... So sad. I don't know how someone could let it get that bad? Ugh. That's what I get for searching for that...

I agree, how does someone let it get that bad where the ticks are engorged? The dogs in the pics don't look like they were strays. I warned you not to google.

Originally Posted by Britster

Lol and I can't imagine seeing fleas! lol. I don't think I've ever seen one. I think I'd prefer ticks because at least I know they are not moving or jumping around, just have to pick them off and they don't multiply! haha! But they are still gross.

Ticks scare me because they carry disease and some are so small that they can't be detected before they have already done their thing. Overall, they do seem easier to fight than fleas.

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by BLGuterl

It is Frontline Plus..... Camrey is due for her monthly dose today actually. I ended up calling the Vet this afternoon, too. She assured me that one tick was not a major concern, but understood me worrying about any tick-born diseases/illnesses. She recommended I get Camrey the Lyme Disease Vaccine. Any thoughts on that? My niece had her dog vaccinated. I didn't even know there was a Lyme Disease vaccine until my niece mentioned it last night.

As usual everyone's responses have been helpful & informative! Thanks!

We don't do Lyme vaccinations. I'm not an expert by any means, but I have read of many dogs coming up positive on Lyme tests after having the vaccination.

[mimimomo]

Originally Posted by Maximo

Frontline doesn't prevent ticks from getting on the dog. I think it kills them when the tick bites.

I wouldn't use flea & tick shampoo on your little one. Just check her all over for ticks daily. I know that the really small ticks (less than the size of a head of push pin) won't be found until they become engorged.

What?! The tick has to bite them to die? I think I'll stick w/advantix loll. I've only had to remove 1 fat engorged tick from a golden retriever's neck & I almost . The crazy part is, the tick's head got embedded in the dog's neck bc I couldn't get to the head bc it was so fat & snapped off when I was trying to get it off & I saw the head going deeper into the skin! So I told the owner to go to the vet & get it removed & have him tested for lymes disease. I couldn't stop doing the 'get it off me, feels like it's crawling all over me' freaky dance.

[Magnus]

Originally Posted by mimimomo

What?! The tick has to bite them to die? I think I'll stick w/advantix loll. I've only had to remove 1 fat engorged tick from a golden retriever's neck & I almost . The crazy part is, the tick's head got embedded in the dog's neck bc I couldn't get to the head bc it was so fat & snapped off when I was trying to get it off & I saw the head going deeper into the skin! So I told the owner to go to the vet & get it removed & have him tested for lymes disease. I couldn't stop doing the 'get it off me, feels like it's crawling all over me' freaky dance.

I used Advantix II and found ticks on Magnus. I think I found it right away b/c the evil thing was still alive and kicking when I plucked it. I think someone mentioned that in some areas, the ticks are beginning to show sign of immunity to frontline and advantix.. I really hope that's not true.

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by mimimomo

What?! The tick has to bite them to die? I think I'll stick w/advantix loll. I've only had to remove 1 fat engorged tick from a golden retriever's neck & I almost . The crazy part is, the tick's head got embedded in the dog's neck bc I couldn't get to the head bc it was so fat & snapped off when I was trying to get it off & I saw the head going deeper into the skin! So I told the owner to go to the vet & get it removed & have him tested for lymes disease. I couldn't stop doing the 'get it off me, feels like it's crawling all over me' freaky dance.

I felt the same way when I found Teddy's first tick and it was engorged. Ewww! I've read that it doesn't matter if the head is removed. ?? I don't know what to believe. Seems like it would be better to get it out. We test annually for tick-borne diseases when we test for HW.

[Magnus]

I was giving Magnus & Zoey a haircut tonight and guess what I found... Anyone? -_-;

I was cleaning up the hair that fell on the floor and there it was.... Grabbed it with a tweezer and burned the thing to ashes!!!!! I hate ticks...

[margiepickens]

Yes you told us not to google ticks on dogs. But I did it anyway. Stupid, stupid, stupid. OMG! Those poor dogs. Lexi is never going outside again. LOL. But I did check her. She came up clear. Thank goodness.