Now that I've gone on forever, I guess my question is whether there
are any tick repellants that actually say that ticks will not climb
onto the dogs.
Any suggestions?
I'm not quite sure I understand you're objection to KILLING the flea/tick,
wanting to repel them instead (which allows them to bite, feed, & reproduce
on some other animal).
Not to mention that repelling the pests from your animals (or yourself) is
a temporary solution, while KILLING them is a permanent one (well, a longer
lasting temporary one).
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We have since gone to dusting the dogs with SEVEN dust. This is 5%
Carboral. It is save enough for your garden vegetables.
"nitecapt" <nite...@OPTONLINE.NET> wrote in message
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Owned working bird dogs for more years than I'll admit to. Not too many
years ago I was still drowning the dogs with liquid spray in a futile
attempt to keep varmits from feeding on them. Since it became available, we
have used Frontline Plus. As opposed to several other brands we tried, it is
waterproof - try keeping a bird dog dry - starting with the first sign of
ticks in the spring, and we have licked the tick problem, and totally
eliminates flees. On occasion we will find a dead tick on a dog, but never
imbedded. I suppose this means they still jump on the dog, but die before
they can sink in. No adverse reactions noted. Dosed a 14 1/2 year old
retired veteran just last week.
Note that this is Frontline PLUS!
This is my experience - for whatever it is worth.