What do you use against ticks?

[yellow dog]

That's unusual Vince as Heartguard kills immature heartworms. . Personally I wouldn't bypass Heartguard. 10/100 dogs got heartworm in 2014.................( I also use Advantix 2)

http://www.ovg.ca/Heartworm.aspx

Waftrudnir: If I remember correctly, I pay around $85.00 for 6 doses .(It kills AND repels.)

http://www.bayerdvm.com/show.aspx/pr...k9-advantix-ii

I keep her on K9 advantix II until November when mosquito season is hopefully over and start again March of this year. Winter months she gets a break from it. In the past with my large husky kennel of dogs set up in a cedar bush they would be treated with Ivomectin active ingredient in Heartguard.

[last5oh_302]

Revolution and Advantage are the only topicals I'm aware of that that also cover heartworm protection, but they don't work for tick prevention.

[yellow dog]

K9 advantix II does work for tick prevention. I spend many early mornings in a tall grassy field beside my house doing training drills and have not had any ticks on my dog. My neighbor who has a pointer was covered in them last year and did not use any prevention on his dog. Even his wife and two kids were covered in ticks a few times last year.

[last5oh_302]

I said Advantage YD. It's different stuff that doesn't have permethrin as far as I'm aware. I know advantix works as it has permethrin but I'm not sure if it has heartworm protection.

[yellow dog]

Sorry buddy !LOL I'm bad.

[Sharon]

I keep her on K9 advantix II until November when mosquito season is hopefully over and start again March of this year. Winter months she gets a break from it. In the past with my large husky kennel of dogs set up in a cedar bush they would be treated with Ivomectin active ingredient in Heartguard.

I do the same but I want Heartguard killing those possible immature heartworms from June to October.

[Sharon]

Revolution and Advantage are the only topicals I'm aware of that that also cover heartworm protection, but they don't work for tick prevention.

I'm sure you know that Revolution and Advan TAGE is only for fleas. Nothing there for mosquito , deer ticks or immature heartworms.

[Cass]

i use heart guard in addition to advantix

[last5oh_302]

I'm sure you know that Revolution and Advan TAGE is only for fleas. Nothing there for mosquito , deer ticks or immature heartworms.

No, I didn't know the immature heartworms part. It was always my vets recommendation to just use Revolution as well, and I always figured Revolution covered it all. I guess not. I know it didn't work on ticks.

It says this on the Revolution site, so I'm assuming once a blood test confirms everything is OK, this still protects from heartworm. Although mosquito's can still bite I'm assuming Revolution will prevent worms from growing?

"After application, REVOLUTION enters the bloodstream through the skin. Concentrations of REVOLUTION in the blood and tissues prevent heartworm disease. REVOLUTION selectively redistributes from the blood to the skin, where it provides protection against fleas, flea eggs, American dog ticks and mites.

[terrym]

I use Advantix !! and HeartGaurd. My dog has never had a tick on since going to Advantix and we hunt a nasty area for them 3 times a week all season. Great stuff.