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Chemical free tick spray (12 replies)
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Does any person out there know of any type of spray or application for tick prevention that is not loaded with chemicals. I currently use Skin so soft but the smell is not so appealing for my sweet boy. I am afraid of Revolution etc. Thanks for your help. |
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Just keep using what your using...I wont touch Revolution either... |
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i've been using a spray called bug off, and it's actually been working pretty well so far. it's all organic and made from plant extracts, and you can use the spray on yourself as well as your dogs. you have to spray your dog every time he goes outside. i only use it when we're at the training field or if i know he'll be rolling around in the grass.
here's the link http://stores.homestead.com/wholisticpaws/-strse-1824/flea-protection-tick-protection/Detail.bok
i use it in conjunction with a flea/tick powder (http://stores.homestead.com/wholisticpaws/-strse-1825/flea-protection-tick-protection/Detail.bok), but i have the one with NO YEAST
and/or the no more ticks tonic (http://stores.homestead.com/wholisticpaws/-strse-1905/flea-protection-tick-protection/Detail.bok)
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UVW-
That stuff sure is expensive! $19.00 for 8 ounces, how long does it last once applied?
I like the alternative to the chemicals though. |
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it lasts pretty long, i can't give you an exact time frame since i don't use it that often. you don't need to hose the dog down with it, just mist him, and maybe a few extra squirts at the legs or belly. usually ticks go for the head and neck so thats where i spray a little extra.
the products that i mentioned can all be used together or separate for different results depending on how often your dog is exposed to ticks. if you have an outside all the time dog i would say use all three. if you have an inside dog that plays in the backyard you may just want to use the powder, if you're in a heavy tick area you might want to add the tonic. and if you go hiking through the woods you use the spray on top of it all.
it really depends on your dog, where he goes, and how long he's outside.
they've been working well for us so far. i have a dog that was on frontline and i pulled 7 ticks off him at one time, other than the hotspot issue at the application site, and knock on wood since i've switched to this stuff i've only taken 2 ticks off him since last fall. |
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Well,
I think I'll order some. Not much more than one Frontline application.
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Hello,
I always use cirosin oil 20 drops mixed with 100mls. coconut oil and administrate properlly upon the dog's coat before one hour to giving him/her bath. Then after making him/her coat dry I prefer to give him the administation of the combination of 50 grms of campher mixed with 100mls. of coconut oil.
It works like that the cirosin oil often produces other skin troubles and campher is the perfect antidote to cirosin oil. When we apply campher after cirosin oil the campher antidotes cirosin's harmful production upon the coat and skin of the dogs. And, both - Cirosin and Campher - are the perfect ticks killers.
After completing this process we apply some good smelling spray upon dog's coat.
You will need to do it twice in a month.
And , further you may also keep your dog for 2 hours in A.C. It is my study that A.C. does not allow ticks to stay with the dog.
Friend, we ae doing it since last 9-10 years with nice results.
If you or anybody needs to discuss more may contact us at our e-mail 'goldenberggsd@yahoo.co.in'.
Satish Shukla
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Renz,
Can you specify which chemicals you object to? Water is a chemical. Oxygen is a chemical. 
Yvette (Uber-geek chemical engineer) |
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water and oxygen aren't neurotoxins or hormone-disruptors, unlike mainstream flea and tick pesticides. |
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Thanks Vox - I wasn't quite sure what she wanted from me. Anyway, I just have a hard time doing the application of Revolution - when maybe there is something better (safer) out there that does the job. |
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vox, although my post was clearly dripping in sarcasm, the distinction between "safe" and "unsafe" chemicals is sometimes a hazy line. especially when chemical sensitivities are involved, which is why it is valid to ask for clarification.
Aspirin has been in use for over 100 years yet it is potentially deadly to some people. Corn can be toxic to someone who has a severe food allergy. Commonplace compounds can be dangerous to a slim percentage of the population. On the other hand, neurotoxins and pesiticides can be benign to human and dog alike.
So, let me restate my question to Renz... Are we dealing with known chemical sensitivities? |
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SchHBabe,
Sadly, you are wasting your time trying to educate about what is and is not a chemical, what is and is not toxic, and what is the risk vs benefit of any substance. I have been trying for years here to help, but too many simply do not have the desire to learn or the background. They would prefer to listen to the next person on the internet that tells them what they want to hear rather than actually learn something and think it through. A person posting on this DB just in the past few days has probably learned a terrible lesson, at the expense of her dog suffering two seizures, about how important an efficacious tick preventive is. No, there are likely no known sensitivities here, just paranoia that is unfounded.
But thanks for trying. I have given up. |
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