Tick Master

Another tick. This makes 5 for the season and it's only part way into June! Being from NY, I always thought all flea medications were effective against ticks as well, wrong. I'm glad that I did some research when originally switching Rams to the medication he is on (Trifexis) to know that he isn't protected from ticks. Everyone should double check their medications too! I discussed this with both the breeder and the vet, and apparently the ticks in Kentucky aren't as dangerous as the ticks in New York. Good thing, because our dog in NY has had one single tick in her life and that one bite led her to getting Lyme disease. The ticks in Kentucky are not typically disease carriers (from what I've been told), therefore they aren't as insistent that dogs are protected. However.... they are still disgusting!!! We've been using tick and flea shampoo once a week, and this seemed to be working. The first 4 ticks were all very close in time to one another, the routine baths gave us about a month off. Although Greg and I have both become tick removing masters, my concern at this point is going to New York for the month of July. Ticks, and the 'non safe type' at that, are all over the Northeast. Hopefully we can come up with some type of preventative that is safe to use in conjunction with his flea meds, I don't want to overdose him on pesticides! Suggestions are welcome!