<Gasp!> The dog's got ticks!

[psimitry]

So yeah. A few months ago we brought a dog home from the pound.

Sadly, we were told that although our pup got a full exam for them, it was very possible that he could bring home ticks (or fleas) without our knowing it.

Sadly, it happened. We found a tick on his back a couple weeks ago and were hoping that it was a solitary specimen. BUT I found one on him last night and another today. So I guess we get to not only start giving him tick dips, but we gotta treat the yard and carpet as well.

However, as we start spraying the yard and sprinkling anti-tick powder on the carpet, there's a strong chance that a lot of it will escape into the air, and of course anything airborne can end up in our reefs.

We've got 4 reefs in the house and obviously, we'd prefer that they didn't die because we wanted to bring a dog into the house.

Any suggestions on precautions or chemicals and whatnot we should avoid? Has anyone seen any particular treatments that might be recommended?

Advice is greatly appreciated.

 

[hypernesia]

Check out www.onlynaturalpet.com they have an organic flea and tick powder. Here are the ingredientsiatomaceous Earth, Sage, Eucalyptus, Yellowdock Root, Fennel Seed, Rosemary Leaf. I have used it around my tank without any problems( just my personal experience). You can sprinkle this on your carpet and vaccuum it up. Just make sure you throw the bag out or empty the canister after vacuuming.
Good Luck

 

[shyland83]

you might want to start treating the dog with frontline to avoid the ticks

 

[hypernesia]

agreed

 

[psimitry]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11599240#post11599240 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by shyland83
you might want to start treating the dog with frontline to avoid the ticks

Yup. It's on the list of things to do.

I've got a local pet supply wholesaler and we already have a 6-month pack of it waiting for us.

 

[Billybeau1]

I had my dog on Frontline and a tick tried to bury himself and died before it got half way in.

Frontline....... good stuff.

If you are going to treat the carpet, cover the tanks with a sheet until the dust settles.

A bit more work but you know what they say about an ounce of prevention.

 

[coralnut99]

Frontline. Like it's been said here. We live in nasty tick country and it really does work. We've always had at least two dogs, and now we have 3 cats that come in and out of the house. No ticks, or fleas on any of them. One of the first things I did to the house was remove all the carpets except for the stairs and bedrooms. By next year the house will be carpet-free.

 

[acrylic_300]

I've almost died once and it was from a tick bite. KILL THEM ALL.

I spent three days in the hospital puking up green bile from a tick disease. Reefing is not too expensive compared to tick bites.

 

[psimitry]

Fortunately, these ticks don't seem to attatch on people (at lease, none of my roommates or I have found any), so I only really need to watch out for the dog.

But I do want to get rid of them 'cause they're creepy looking.

 

[coralnut99]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11606094#post11606094 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by psimitry
Fortunately, these ticks don't seem to attatch on people (at lease, none of my roommates or I have found any), so I only really need to watch out for the dog.

But I do want to get rid of them 'cause they're creepy looking.

The dog is equally at risk. There's lots of tick species out there, and they can be as harmful to the animal as they are to us.

If you think they are creepy looking, you should see one that's balooned to about 1,000 times its' original size because it's full of blood! We missed frontlining the cats about a year ago, and one of them came onto the deck with about 10 ticks hanging from its' head and neck all either bloated or just about there. Picking one tick off is bad enough, but when it hits double digits, your stomach starts to feel a bit "queeezzzy".