Recommendations
Available products
Topical - sit in oil glands or on hair shaft, and must be applied every 30 days.
(We carry Frontline, Advantix/Advantage)
Sprays (Vetri-Repel, Avon Skin-So-Soft, Frontline)
Collars (Preventic, Seresto, Breakaway for cats)
All are available and have different properties and lengths of time between use. Oral products such as Nexgard are given once a month and the tick must bite to be affected.
TESTING:
At least once yearly we recommend screening for tick diseases. Those prevalent in this area are Lyme disease, Anaplasma and Erlichia Canis. We have screening test that is a color change test that screens for these diseases as well as Heartworm. If this test comes back positive we recommend following up with a titer. This test gives an actual number that can be tracked to ensure successful treatment.
Lyme disease left untreated can affect the kidneys so we like to screen yearly to catch things early. Preferably before clinical symptoms are seen.
Deer ticks and American Dog ticks are the most common seen in the area.
