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Canine Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA & IMHA) - Freak'in TICKS!!!!!!!
| Wow! 3rd tick I found on Layla in 2 weeks! (Why did God put them on this earth!?) Started her on Doxycyline 150 mg. 2 Xs a day. Will do that for a few days. 1) Wouldn’t Amoxycyline be better? Which brings me to the real question: 2) Should I start her back on a flea & tick preventative? If so which one? Hate to take the chance of a relapse after she’s been doing so well! AHHHH! 3) Aren’t there any natural parasite preventatives out there? I read about “Neep Oil” which I used a few days ago, after her bath in Neep Oil Shampoo. Thank You All So Much, Terese & Layla |
| Terese Erie |
| Darn... with all the talk about ticks yesterday morning.... sure enough I had one on my neck while out playing with the dogs. In the 11 years I have lived here we have not once had a tick. Now I have to check my dogs twice a day Yuck! When Aiyana got them so badly when she was young, she had been at my brothers in Northern Wisconsin for 4 days. I did read today that rose geranium essential oil is supposed to be great at repelling ticks. Buying some tomorrow. Julie |
| Julie IL |
| Please read this page on tick prevention carefully before you decide to use essential oils. There are other suggestions on this page as well. my best patrice http://blackgsd.googlepages.com/prevention |
| Patrice NYS |
| Thank you for that link Patrice, I have had luck using essential oils on my dogs, but I definitely need to be careful. They should be diluted in a carrier oil (like vegetable or olive oil).... otherwise too strong. A few drops a day on their collars seems to be safe. Before I was so concerned about all of this I used biospot or something like that, it was a lot of essential oils - too strong, and used neat on the skin (not good). I actually had packets of herbs that went into bandanas that worked well when I had three old dogs, now I have young ones that like to chew them off each other LOL. Julie |
| Julie IL |
| I picked one off my other dog the other day. I think the only way I noticed it was because I was bathing & shaving him. Here in Eastern Canada ticks aren't as bad as in other areas. They have been growing in numbers over the years. Seems to be more and more every year. Just a big headache really. |
| Johnny |
| I live in a relatively high tick area, known especially for deer ticks. My vet, who practices traditional and holistic medicine, started Circe on Astragalus--an herbal supplement that not only helps strengthen the immune system, but is also supposed to repel ticks. So far, so good. I've seen plenty of deer in my yard, but no ticks on my girl. BTW--Terese, my vet was very adamant about avoiding any products containing Neep. Of course, Circe is currently treating for an IMHA relapse, hypothyroidism, liver toxicity, pancreatitis, chronic UTIs, etc. Cindy |
| Cindy Upstate NY |
| After reading the rcent advisory bulletin published by the EPA I would be VERY, VERY, VERY, cautious in using a commercial flea control product such as Frontline, (as revealed in the information link above). It is not just a skin irriatation result as they manufacturer indicates and tries to minimize. This product, whose main ingredient fipronil is a strong pesticide, is what initiated Choe's and many animals SEVERE adverse reaction and (his) subsequent AIHA and four blood transfusion requirement. The EPA is finally, after 44,000 reports of reported adverse reactions (and just think of many that are NOT reported) admitting there is a big problem. They have not yet come back to the public to let them know exactly what they plan to do about it. There was a meeting held on May 4th with the EPA as host and Product Manufacturers of spot on flea/tick control products. As of this date they have not revealed the transcript of this meeting. They owe it to the public to be honest and transparent. The President has promised regulatory agencies would be held accountable. We're waiting to see that transparency revealed by the EPA. http://www.biospotvictims.org/EPAAdvisory_IncreasedScrutinyList2.pdf |
| Jan PA |
| sorry, wrong link... EPA ADVISORY - INCREASED SCRUTINY OF FLEA AND TICK CONTROL PRODUCTS FOR PETS http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/flea-tick-control.html |
| Jan Philly |
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