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Quote: Originally posted by Val A on 26/11/2015

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And don't forget that if your dog can pick up ticks, so can you! You can get a tick removing tool from any pharmacy in France...

If you do pick up a tick, and notice any reddening around the bite, in the form of a target with an outer red ring and inner paler rings, then you need to see your GP pronto! All sorts of nasty things can be passed on by ticks.

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Quote: Originally posted by petrocspals on 30/11/2015

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We used Advantix plus the collar on our beardie x in France last year.Walking near Chenonceaux he picked up tics....gross.I carry a tic a tom & used TC P for the bite sites.In Loches the pharmacist recommended spraying his legs with frontline before walking.Apparently this is what the locals do.I was a bit concerned about the amount of chemicals as we also use Advocate as we are in Surrey and heart/ lung worm is on the increase.Tics dislike rose geranium oil and I found a herbal spray mixed with lemon on line.Hope this helps.Our vet also recommended lepto 4 ,as opposed to lepto 2.All a bit worrying really.Hope this helps.

Interesting, we were on Loches, thankfully without problems with our Cockerpoo but he got bitten as a puppy in Scotland once so our vet recommended when in areas where he might be vunerable we supplement usual dosing of Drontal and Advocate with Vectra 3D which is what we do on all trips to France, no problems so far after 4 extended visits over the last 4 summers.

Never used Advantix but might look into the Scalibor collar as we are planning to head to the South of France in 2016

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Quote: Originally posted by Berriow on 01/12/2015

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I'm an amateur, I would still take advice from a professional vet.

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Quote: Originally posted by Berriow on 01/12/2015

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I'm an amateur, but have so far in this thread read about Advocate, Vectra 3D, Advantix, Frontline, Seresta, Drontal and Rose Geranium Oil as well as Scalibor collars. I would still take advice from a professional vet.

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