Protecting My Dog From Ticks

By

momma2many

I have been reading about rose geranium essential oil and it repels and kills ticks at least that is what they say. I have just started using it and so far so good but time will tell. I had been pulling about 20 a day off of Lucy and there are none this morning. it smells good too. You are just suppose to put 2-3 drops on their back once a week. Never use essential oils on cats.

By

dh8

Your dog has bad problems with topicals,,,what problems? It solunds like you need get to a vet and find out else what you can do if the dog has physical problems with topicals.

If it's the expense of the medication; you need to check out the sales and save becuase it's your responsibility to care for the dog properly.

You can also check the dog religiously after your walks, keep your grass short etc. It takes effort but you can really keep ticks to a rare occurrence if you simply watch where you walk your dog and check them thoroughly afterwards.

By

Glenn'sMom

What do you mean he "doesn't do well"...do you mean he doesn't like to sit still for it or what? I know for a FACT that Advantix works great. I used to sell a ton of it to repeat customers who would swear by it. Give it a try.

I have been using Advantix on my little puppy and haven't had any problem with fleas, but I can't say the same about ticks. She got one only 3 days after the application and then I started keeping her indoors and 2 weeks later she got another tick - while inside.