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Quote: Originally posted by miss baritone on 24/4/2023

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I have a tick removal kit that I got at Aldi a couple of years ago. I refuse to use the serestro collars after one of my collies got a bad chemical burn from them. I use a homemade spray as a flea/tick preventative mainly as we do a lot of dog agility in farmer’s fields and walk in rural heavily wooded areas. So far in 8 years we have only had 3 ticks so I don’t know if the spray works or if my dogs are naturally immune but I’ll keep using it

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Quote: Originally posted by DeborahTurner on 13/5/2023

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Eeek, CaravanSkier!

How is it now?

Cats pick up ticks in the deer and sheep free back gardens here in S London. I think the verminous city foxes harbour them.

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Quote: Originally posted by Pterodactyl on 13/5/2023

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Quote: Originally posted by miss baritone on 24/4/2023

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I have a tick removal kit that I got at Aldi a couple of years ago. I refuse to use the serestro collars after one of my collies got a bad chemical burn from them. I use a homemade spray as a flea/tick preventative mainly as we do a lot of dog agility in farmer’s fields and walk in rural heavily wooded areas. So far in 8 years we have only had 3 ticks so I don’t know if the spray works or if my dogs are naturally immune but I’ll keep using it

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Hi Miss Baritone
I know you posted this a short while ago, but would be really interested in knowing what you use in your homemade spray, as we hate using unnatural products on our dogs too.
Hope you can help
Many thanks

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Quote: Originally posted by Fiona W on 17/5/2023

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Natural defence: An old boy we know gives his dog (a long haired collie) the tip of a knife of crushed garlic (the ready to use that you buy in a jar) every day on his dinner. He says the dog has never had a tick. However, our spaniels of various varieties have all been tick magnets, despite our trying them on garlic. They have very different fur to a long haired collie though.

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Quote: Originally posted by Monty15 on 17/5/2023

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Quote: Originally posted by Fiona W on 17/5/2023

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Natural defence: An old boy we know gives his dog (a long haired collie) the tip of a knife of crushed garlic (the ready to use that you buy in a jar) every day on his dinner. He says the dog has never had a tick. However, our spaniels of various varieties have all been tick magnets, despite our trying them on garlic. They have very different fur to a long haired collie though.

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I've known a few from the Collie rescue charity I volunteer for who advocated Garlic (Some 'experts' consider it toxic to dogs - so worth looking into before adopting!), and other 'natural' remedies as an effective treatment, UNTIL we had a camping rally and many of the dogs on the much hyped 'natural' remedies all succumbed to infestation! The only dogs not infested were the ones using commercial products!

It's easy to judge something a success when based on a lack of risk (if there are no ticks around, you won't be picking them up!), but when exposed to a real risk (there were obviously lots where we were) I'm afraid the 'natural' remedies that had been employed all failed. All those once champions of natural remedies are now avid users of commercial 'chemical' products, the Seresto collar being by far the most popular.

I can only speak as I find, I've seen a number of versions of natural remedies fail before my very eyes, and my own dog wears a Seresto collar and has done for years and we've not had a problem, nor have the the converts to it. I would MUCH prefer a natural preventative to a chemical one, but I'll stick with what I know works and avoid what I know fails.

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