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Old August 21st 03, 05:50 PM
shelly
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On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, Sharon wrote:

That's fascinating!


no, it's vomitrocious!

Interesting about the amitraz collar and spot treatment
together.


i've used them together, with my vet's permission, with good
success. i'd already treated with Frontline, which wasn't
working, so she told me to use an amitraz collar as well.

think of the dogs in your area who aren't so aggressively
monitored for tics. Yikes.


believe me, i *see* them. i ran into the world's cutest
little Red Nose Pit Bull. he was covered with ticks. they
were stacked up like cord wood along his spine, across the top
of his head, and on the inside and outside of his ears:
*hundreds* of them. it was horrifying. (the owner, who
weren't about to pick them off or take the dog to the vet, got
a lecture TBDs and the insane cheapness of tick collars.)

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Old August 22nd 03, 07:13 AM
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One last suggestion - there may be some out in the ground - they can fed and
then drop off and go sort of dormant til next spring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So as soon as the warm weather hits next year .... they latch on again,
bigger and meaner and far more dangerous.
So make a note to use tick protection on all the animals at the first hint
of warm weather next year.

Judy


"shelly" wrote in message
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On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, Cate wrote:

As of this morning, no live ticks can be seen on the floor or
anywhere else. Three dead ticks were found in Orson's crate.
Ding dong, the ticks are dead.


yay! just keep an eye out for future hatchlings, as Gwen has
pointed out. that's an experience you don't want to repeat,
i'm sure!

I must say that having hundreds of ticks in my house is not
exactly what I expected from city living.


no kidding! that sort of plague should only happen in the
deep bush.

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Old August 22nd 03, 07:13 AM
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One last suggestion - there may be some out in the ground - they can fed and
then drop off and go sort of dormant til next spring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So as soon as the warm weather hits next year .... they latch on again,
bigger and meaner and far more dangerous.
So make a note to use tick protection on all the animals at the first hint
of warm weather next year.

Judy


"shelly" wrote in message
arble.net...
On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, Cate wrote:

As of this morning, no live ticks can be seen on the floor or
anywhere else. Three dead ticks were found in Orson's crate.
Ding dong, the ticks are dead.


yay! just keep an eye out for future hatchlings, as Gwen has
pointed out. that's an experience you don't want to repeat,
i'm sure!

I must say that having hundreds of ticks in my house is not
exactly what I expected from city living.


no kidding! that sort of plague should only happen in the
deep bush.

--
shelly (perfectly foul wench) and elliott and harriet
http://home.bluemarble.net/~scouvrette



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Old August 22nd 03, 12:35 PM
Cate
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"judy" wrote in message
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One last suggestion - there may be some out in the ground - they can fed

and
then drop off and go sort of dormant til next spring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So as soon as the warm weather hits next year .... they latch on again,
bigger and meaner and far more dangerous.
So make a note to use tick protection on all the animals at the first hint
of warm weather next year.


I understand and am watching for the dormat thing in my house, but the house
is a rowhouse (connected on both sides) and is surrounded by nothing but
concrete and asphalt.

Aha! The one advantage of having no grass?

Cate


  #155  
Old August 22nd 03, 12:35 PM
Cate
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"judy" wrote in message
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One last suggestion - there may be some out in the ground - they can fed

and
then drop off and go sort of dormant til next spring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So as soon as the warm weather hits next year .... they latch on again,
bigger and meaner and far more dangerous.
So make a note to use tick protection on all the animals at the first hint
of warm weather next year.


I understand and am watching for the dormat thing in my house, but the house
is a rowhouse (connected on both sides) and is surrounded by nothing but
concrete and asphalt.

Aha! The one advantage of having no grass?

Cate


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Old August 25th 03, 02:53 PM
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shelly wrote:

On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, Gwen Watson wrote:

Well what do you know! I think I will call "Natural Gardener"
today to see if they carry these or can order some.

It certainly can't hurt.


pretty cool, huh? i hadn't thought about whether or not
they'd kill ticks until you asked about it. i'm glad i
looked.

BTW, thanks for link.


you're welcome! i hope it helps!

--
shelly (perfectly foul wench) and elliott and harriet
http://home.bluemarble.net/~scouvrette


Hey Shelly I missed this message last week.

Again thanks. I still haven't called the Nursery
in town that would carry nemotodes but I will for sure.
Especially before next spring.

Gwen

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Old August 25th 03, 02:53 PM
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shelly wrote:

On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, Gwen Watson wrote:

Well what do you know! I think I will call "Natural Gardener"
today to see if they carry these or can order some.

It certainly can't hurt.


pretty cool, huh? i hadn't thought about whether or not
they'd kill ticks until you asked about it. i'm glad i
looked.

BTW, thanks for link.


you're welcome! i hope it helps!

--
shelly (perfectly foul wench) and elliott and harriet
http://home.bluemarble.net/~scouvrette


Hey Shelly I missed this message last week.

Again thanks. I still haven't called the Nursery
in town that would carry nemotodes but I will for sure.
Especially before next spring.

Gwen

 




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