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MunPunG · Veteran Member

tick problem...

THEBRICK · Senior Member

avoid = keep clean, try bath the puppy once in 4-6 days....grooming is also important. maybe you can try to shave off the fur, but prepare a warm place for it to rest/sleep

food, dun think it's a problem. some ticks are known to stick to humans too, but dog's i dun think so/no sure, gotta ask tan sri Evan

ticks are hardy, if u wanna kill them, u might as well soak ur dog in insecticide

ticks are harmless to dogs, unless they have fed on dog with disease before

evanquah · Senior Member

Hi Mun Pung,

A tick problem can be a serious matter as some species do transmit diseases as what Teen Yuen has mentioned. They have also been known to bite humans when there is a lack of their natural host. As far as I know, dog ticks do not transmit diseases to humans unlike Deer Ticks that carry Lyme disease. However, it is better not to take any chances. Some people might be allergic to the tick's saliva.

There are some medicated tick shampoos and tick powders available for the control of ticks on pets in the market. Go and pick up some of these. However, for long term control, you have to disinfect the puppy's housing area. Female ticks usually lay their eggs in cracks and crevices where the animal usually stays, and these can be a source of reinfection. Try using some strong disinfectant to thoroughly wash the area, and you will have to repeat the cycle a number of time for maybe around a month as the eggs can hatch in different batches.

On a final note, household pets usually pick up ticks when they venture outside to play or come into contact with other infected animals. So, watch your puppy when you take it out for a walk. Avoid areas with long grass or areas with strays.

Cheers,

Jo Lynn · Veteran Member

Wow... as expected. I can always can get sure info from Evan. Hehe...

But then, MP, does your puppy stay indoor? I mean do you let it roam everywhere inside the house? If it does, then you should confine it. As Evan mentioned, the ticks can go into cracks and crevices to lay eggs, so I think you should minimise that chance.

Now that I'm doing my training in a pest control company, I do face such cases when animals get infected with fleas/ticks and it become a household problem. Usually not so serious until the pest start to infest the house and bite the occupants. So in my opinion, you should confine your poor puppy until the tick problem is solved to avoid it from being human pest.

Oh yeah, I have another tip. You can get tick comb from any pet store or even grocery store and manually remove the ticks from your puppy. You can do it with tick lotion/cream (meant for use with tick comb) or any regular thick creamy conditioner will do. These creamy paste-like stuff will trap the ticks and the comb is fine enough to remove them from the fur.

Something I did with my dog last time when it had ticks.

Hope it works.