Comments on: What Do Ticks Look Like & How To Deal With Them

By: Willie

Willie — Sun, 01 Aug 2021 02:35:12 +0000

I use a mixture of REAL turpentine, iodine, Deet or old fashioned listerine mixed together. Don’t use this around the dogs eyes but have successfully used small quantities in there ears or other places. It will kill them although they may die and not turn loose but sometimes they do turn loose. If they have laid babies around them. This mixture will also kill them. Turpentine and iodine are what really works, and has antiseptic qualities. Never had a dog complain after the tick was off but they don’t like having this mixture applied, because some of the areas may be sore. I WILL NOT use Advantage 2 on any of my animals , I used it on a 4 year old husky and he lost all the hair on his back from the application site to his tail and then he died, within that week. He would have lived longer with the fleas. As far as I’m concerned Bayer Aspirin (The Manufacturer,) is responsible for his death. They never answered my emails. He was our male stud for service. The poison they use in it also killed spiders and scorpions. Very toxic stuff. Threw the rest of doses in the trash. Buyer beware don’t use Advantage II.

By: Linda Mehlenbacher

Linda Mehlenbacher — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 00:07:03 +0000

Thanks! I use Revolution and found a big fat tick on my GSD. Not very impressed with this product. According to your article the tick should have fallen off.

By: beth pitt

beth pitt — Tue, 12 Jun 2018 20:37:11 +0000

Very informed article and complete with photos, which I needed. Thanks so much for posting.

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 20:44:58 +0000

Thank you so much for a very easy to understand and detailed information. My first time to read about it since we never have a dog before. This gives me a complete awareness about these critters and hope I won’t experience finding one in our dog but if ever I’ll know what to do. Laura from Long Island

By: Pippa

Pippa — Sat, 01 Jul 2017 16:53:21 +0000

In reply to Traci. Glad you found it helpful Traci. :)

By: Traci

Traci — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 14:34:22 +0000

Thank you so much for this article. You covered all my questions in one place and placed my mind at ease (knowing what to watch for and how to handle what I see makes me much less anxious). I just pulled a tick off my dog this morning and was trying to identify it (a Deer Tick apparently) but with all my looking, this was the first article that showed a picture looking exactly like what was on my dog. And then for you to handle all the follow-up questions of what to watch for and when to take him to the vet, wonderful! In all my years of having dogs, this was the first time we had a tick but I’ll be bookmarking this article and going out to get the Tick Twister so I’m more prepared for next time! Thanks so much!!!

By: Ywain Williams

Ywain Williams — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 11:15:31 +0000

Thanks for all the advice. A very comprehensive article with all the information. I didn’t know there were so many types of ticks and that they could cause so many problems. Thanks for sharing this with us. Now I’ll be even more careful about my pet.