It is essential that your pets are searched daily for ticks. If this
is done daily, you can then eliminate tick paralysis because the tick
usually has to be on the animal’s body for more than two days to
cause paralysis.
What is available?
Kiltix Tick and Flea Collar for Dogs.
Lasts for up to 6 weeks.
Permoxin Insecticidal Spray
and Rinse is also effective for ticks on dogs.
It should be applied as a rinse every seven days.
Permoxin also kills and repels fleas and mosquitoes.
Frontline is a good choice.
Frontline Plus Top Spot is effective for ticks on dogs when used every
two weeks (not every month). Frontline Spray is effective for ticks
on dogs and cats if used every three weeks at the rate of six millilitres
per kilogram of weight. If you find a tick on your pet, spray Frontline
directly onto the tick to kill it.
Advantix for dogs is a
product that both repels and kills paralysis ticks when applied every
2 weeks. It is also effective against brown dog ticks, bush ticks,
fleas, lice, mosquitoes and sandflies.
Proban is quite effective against ticks on dogs but
needs to be used every two days rather than
at the flea-controlling dose of twice weekly. Some veterinarians also
recommend Proban for ticks on cats at 1/4 of a tablet every two days.
Because Proban is an oral medication that is excreted via the pet’s
skin, it gives tick control over the whole of the pet’s body. When
using sprays or rinses, it is possible to miss some areas, thereby allowing
ticks to attach. This does not happen with Proban.
Fido’s Fre-Itch Rinse
is also effective for ticks and fleas if the dog or cat is rinsed in it
every three days. Fido’s is useful
when your pet has been in a tick area and you want to bathe it to kill
any hitchhiking ticks.
TICK REMOVAL TOOL are available
to help remove detected ticks correctly.
All information given is general advise only and a Vet should
be consulted for further information or advice.
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