Tick season

The ticks are out in force already.
Don’t forget to spray before going out near any grass/woods.
Check your nooks and crannies afterwards. Lymes disease can be nasty.

I just gave my lab her 1st dose of Bravecto last week, just in time.
Dam I hate them little critters!!

Thanks I was kind of wondering if the bugs were out there yet. I’ll be applying the first application of tick/flea prevention to the dog this week.

gimruis wrote:

Thanks I was kind of wondering if the bugs were out there yet. I’ll be applying the first application of tick/flea prevention to the dog this week.

I would do it asap if you haven’t. A buddy already found one on himself and his dog last week around the cities.

I use Bravecto for my boys and since it’s a 3-month chewable, I start in early March. Then the only 3-month period where they don’t get the preventative is Dec/Jan/Feb.

Sharon wrote:

I use Bravecto for my boys and since it’s a 3-month chewable, I start in early March. Then the only 3-month period where they don’t get the preventative is Dec/Jan/Feb.

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I wish I could take one, too.

Ralph Wiggum wrote:

I wish I could take one, too.

I know right! Although I suppose we’d still need bug spray to keep the hungry mosquitos at bay. I already got a mosquito bite – sucker got me on the ankle!

I starting seeing them on my dogs two weeks ago at my cabin. One on my arm last weekend. I treated both dogs last week. My older dog uses the chewable Nex Guard. My young dog is using topical Frontline. I’ll probably move her over to Nex Guard soon. I used Front Line for many years on several dogs but this chewable seems to be working well and its very convenient.

Sharon wrote:

I use Bravecto for my boys and since it’s a 3-month chewable, I start in early March. Then the only 3-month period where they don’t get the preventative is Dec/Jan/Feb.

Our dog is on Bravecto all year.

Pulled a few off this past weekend and just noticed my first tick bite of the season. ITCH!!!!!!

We are using Simpirica 3 this year. Our Vet recommended it. It’s supposed to be good for fleas, ticks, and heart worm.