Guys,
I have two dogs. Gave them baths, with tick collars.
But once the cows came ronda ronda..my dogs get attacked by fleas and ticks!!
Medicated bath too often is very drying.
Collar can't help much.
Spray is totally out coz my dogs ran when they heard the "spitz psitz" sound.

Can anyone share their ways of handling this case?
Any products?

Try a product called BACTICOL.

It's the best I've ever used to protect my dogs from ticks. Bathing alone is not enough - you have to soak your dogs in the medicine i.e. put them in a tub or pool.

Second thing you need to go is call the pest control to treat your hse i.e. spray anti-tick medicine on the floor / walls.

Keep your dogs in a clean isolated place (away from the cows) until the tick problem is fully resolved. If left to get out of control the ticks can kill your dogs so be careful.

Good luck

Bayticol is a little dangerous (as it is a very strong poison) and used often can cause damage to your dog's liver and kidneys. Also it isn't prevention of ticks, it simply kills any that are already on your dog's body.
I strongly recommend reserving Bayticol use for only if you have a huge infestation (you can spot at least 1-2 ticks on any give square-cm of your dog's body). I mostly only use it to treat around the house (mop the floors/walls/grass areas/cracks/dogs bedding/etc).

@TS - If your dogs don't like the Frontline spray, go for one of the Spot-on products that work just as well (if not better as they are much easier to apply). Although a lot of people use tick collars, i have never personally been convinced that they are that effective.
You can put a Bayticol barrier around the compound of your house which should prevent new ticks from coming in (just make sure you have cleared any ticks hanging around your house as well or it won't make a difference, remember ticks can hibernate for a long long time if they can't find a source of food).

Spot on as in those 3ml per tube/ month?
Any particular brand that can really last for 30 days?
I saw a sellers selling 3 tubes( 3 months) for rm33. From USA- PetN Sun

I want to buy bulk since i have two dogs, and too many roaming cows
around my taman.. anyone know what number to call in ipoh to
catch those " roaming" cows?

This post has been edited by genielee_83: Apr 28 2011, 06:30 PM

my advice is, dun waste money on frontline as nowdays its not as effective as last time... u spray leave it for 3 days... ticks go away and then they come back...

u can try this, soak your dog in any ticks shampoo for about 10 minutes under the hot sun...

wash them and brush their coat... ticks will all fall of dead

if your pup is 6months abv i heard theres a injection... but i have not tried it yet... will try ask the vet abt it

I tried before,Zenox. thank you .will try once again.
How to overcome the rough hair after medicated bath?

u can try my method..work very well, safety and effective.
after u bath the dogs, soak them in the water with apple cider vineger.

All u needs is :
Half pail of water.
2 tablespoons of apple cider vineger.( add into the water)

repeating pouring the mixture on the body for 5 minutes, and let the dog fur dry naturally. It will kill the tick and flea thus will help improve ur dogs skin.

wow~ Apple cider vinegar?
Any cheap bottle of the shelves can do? Any specific brand u using?

for prevention, u can also try using garlic, blend with blender then wipe the juice on your dog's fur or can mix apple cider with water, spray or wipe on the fur, or make it as the final wash during bath.

as for ticks prob, i encountered only once, and i used frontline, and clean everywhere my dog spend her time, in the house and all her toys.

gud luck

Any Apply cider vinegar will do

U can actually put abit of apple cider into a spray bottle (mix to 9parts water) and spray on ur furkids body..juz leave it on..its safe and effective

ok ok.. Will try once i get home end of May..
Tick-minator mission

I feed my dogs each half a pip of fresh garlic each week. So far if they get ticks, after a dose of Advantix or Frontline and washing their living area (wall, floor, cages) with diluted Bayticol, the ticks clear out pretty fast. I also daily check if they have ticks and kill the ticks in pure alcohol. Although, I realized that my dogs hate the flea comb... they see me coming with the purple flea comb, they flee from me...

nice

I use water spray medicine. Very effective and long lasting. Can be bought at vet shop