I've had my dog on several different medicines for fleas/ticks/heartworms. He was on Trifexis (Which worked really well, we just need something that covers ticks as well), flea / tick collar (which seemed to cause his back to break out into bumps??), and a topical (that he had a bad reaction...

Hi guys/gals - new to the forum but figured nowhere better to get some advice regarding ticks. I have a 1.5 year old English Creme named Maverick. My area is high risk with a large deer population in a rural area (3 acre grass/wooded yard). My mom unfortunately caught Lyme Disease and is...

Hi everyone! So I am wondering what everyone uses on their fur babies for flea/tick prevention. I got Duffy off of Trifexis after reading the horror stories and on Heartgard Plus. I am feeling much better about that. But now I need to get him on a flea and tick med. The vet gave me Advantage II...

Piper had a tick!!!!!!! Eww!! :yuck: . she got a vaccine (I think) but it still bit her--there was blood around the tick. Will she get sick? Did the vaccine work???? Any help would be greatly appreciated!! :)

What a great show of support and positive energy at this forum. I too find myself at the doorstep of this forum for a left front leg limp that has been getting worse. I hope my beloved 2 year old Cali will have a similar outcome as Kody ( a similar recent case). I will have to later share the...