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Others will tell you about petcare there, but I'd like to suggest using Orange Guard (TKO Orange as concentrate form) as a protection on fur.
It's an essential oil derived from oranges, and can kill and deter bugs. It's sold in hardware stores. Put a little in a spray bottle, fill with water and lightly rub/mist on pet fur.
I use it as my tick repellent - I spray it on my clothing. It's biodegradable so needs to be applied every 24 hours. I also spray it on the immediate ground environment. Use other essential oils for skin.
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Vets have no problem treating LD. Take the tick off and save it, though I don't know if vets can test ticks for LD. Don't panic, call vet first thing in the morning and see what they say.
BTW, welcome to the east coast.
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Yes, my vets were well aware of LD in pets. Take her in on Monday if they can get you in for treatment. They will probably give her Doxycycline for a couple of weeks.
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my mini schnauzer died last thanks giving at 13. he lived many yrs in endemic nys-not sure where you are
docs there were quick to give me 100mg doxy a day for 30 days every time i pulled ticks off him
i use the orange stuff now in nj to keep bugs out of house but had to use pyrethin based spray or drops to keep schnauzer tick free in ny and ct
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Check out my post on General Support re; Canine Dosage 500mgs.
The 4DX is a great diagnostic tool for dogs. We never wait to test if she has ben bitten and is showing symptoms.
Right now my Golden is on 500 mgs. of Doxy for Lyme and Anaplasmosis.
If she is already showing signs then, IMO/E, you do not want to wait. Co-infections, especially Anaplasmosis can cause kidney problems.
The past few weeks we had been finding a lot of ticks on our Golden and she was just not herself.
Luckily our Vet tests ASAP with the 4DX and she came up positive for lyme and co. Her markers were much higher then last year so we knew she was re-infected.
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Maybe try a different vet.
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there was a recent post about how to buy dog doxy online w/o script
if you cant find it pmk me where you are...i might know a lyme friendly vet
or post your location...it really should not be hard to find a good vet here
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