Chemical free tick spray - Page 1

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.

Just keep using what your using...I wont touch Revolution either...

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)

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.

 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.  

Well,

I think I'll order some. Not much more than one Frontline application.

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

Renz,

Can you specify which chemicals you object to?  Water is a chemical.  Oxygen is a chemical. 

Yvette (Uber-geek chemical engineer)

Liquid Net

water and oxygen aren't neurotoxins or hormone-disruptors, unlike mainstream flea and tick pesticides.