Dog Problems: Ticks And More Ticks

IdeaMan21 | April 25th, 2009

It seems no matter what I do I am finding ticks on my dog. I give him 4 garlic (bug off)pills a day. He is 80lbs. I have an herbal collar on him and am using an herbal wipe every time he goes out and yet every morning I find one or two ticks attached to him.

We also when to the vet this week and he is Lyme positive. So my question is what else can I do? I think I had heard about adding apple cider vingera to his water may help. Does this mean that his immune system is not working well? I am open to all suggestions.
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How about grinding orange rinds and massaging the paste to the fur. Bathing her with a Cypermethrin 1% w/shampoo has given me very good result. Also you can dust the dog with anti-tick powders made with Permethrin 1%, before she goes out. We live in a tick infested area and in the rainy season I have to dust them with anti-tick powder every day before taking them out for a walk.
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If your concern is whether or not your dog’s immune system can keep your dog out of chronic stage for Lyme, the Tick List has great info to help you manage and treat Lyme. Your dog sounds like he does not have symptoms so his immune system is probably in good shape.

http://saluqi.home.netcom.com/ticklinks.htm

If your vet screened for Lyme with the Idexx Snap test which is done in-house usually, the test picks up antibodies. You need a strong immune system to produce antibodies.

Did your vet recommend the C6 test? Since the Snap does not tell you how infected your dog is, doing the next test is a good idea for Lyme management. It is the C6 test offered by Idexx Labs only. This test will tell you how much his immune system is working to fight Lyme since it is a quantitative test. If he is fighting hard, he may benefit from assistance with conventional therapy.

http://www.idexx.com/animalhealth/laboratory/c6/

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