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Anyone use K9 Advantix on their dog?

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Vinny:
Advantix to the rest of the world. And I don't have any cats.

I live in an area with a lot of ticks (don't see fleas though) and I'm trying to protect my dog (and my family) from these nasties. I have used Frontline on her and it does kill ticks but we sometimes find ticks crawling around in the house. According to the info available, this stuff will repel ticks (Frontline doesn't say this).

I spray the back yard with pestisides but really don't like to do this too often.

I bought a 4 pack on line and am going to try it this week but before I do I was wondering other people's perspective on it.

Does it work for you?

Is it oily ? Frontline is not.

Any reactions that your dog had?

Anything else I should know?

Thanks!

Bonibelle:
Vinny, I have tried both products and went back to Frontline. No real reason, just that I didn't see a big difference and I know Frontline is effective. As far as repelling ticks..I don't think either of these products, because they work through the skin, are real effective in repelling ticks. I use Frontline once a month because my dog has already contracted Lyme disease, in spite of being vaccinated.  
Ticks hang on the ends of grass and wait to hitch a ride on fur or skin...the best thing to do in your yard is to keep the grass short and
eliminate wild critters that carry the ticks, like mice.
A couple of years ago, I bulldozed my entire woods to eliminate the brush and I thought, to keep the deer back deeper into the woods.
You live in an area of concern for Lyme disease, believe me, you dont want it and you don't want your kids to get it.  
If you are finding ticks in the house, check the family every night. The nymphs of the deer tick that carry the Lyme bacteria are so very small...like the period at the end of this sentence...so you really have to be careful.
http://www.lymepa.org/html/protecting_yourself.html
this website may help  ;)

Vinny:

--- Quote ---Vinny, I have tried both products and went back to Frontline. No real reason, just that I didn't see a big difference and I know Frontline is effective. As far as repelling ticks..I don't think either of these products, because they work through the skin, are real effective in repelling ticks. I use Frontline once a month because my dog has already contracted Lyme disease, in spite of being vaccinated.  
Ticks hang on the ends of grass and wait to hitch a ride on fur or skin...the best thing to do in your yard is to keep the grass short and
eliminate wild critters that carry the ticks, like mice.
A couple of years ago, I bulldozed my entire woods to eliminate the brush and I thought, to keep the deer back deeper into the woods.
You live in an area of concern for Lyme disease, believe me, you dont want it and you don't want your kids to get it.  
If you are finding ticks in the house, check the family every night. The nymphs of the deer tick that carry the Lyme bacteria are so very small...like the period at the end of this sentence...so you really have to be careful.
http://www.lymepa.org/html/protecting_yourself.html
this website may help  ;)

--- End quote ---

Thanks Bonibelle!!

I try to keep the grass short but when it rains or can't get to it, it does get long. I don't cut the grass too short as my Italian heritage forces me to have a nice lawn ... I haven't succeeded yet though.

Behind my house is a school and they don't keep their grass cut short. My backyard has a lot of perimeter plants from the previous owners and little by little we are getting rid of them. I moved into my house 6 years ago and I kind of like goofing off (I'm sure you can tell by how much time I spend here!! :-[) but have done some big projects in the house and last year was the deck and tub project.

Luckily I don't have deer in my backyard (I have assumed that you need deer for deer ticks but I will check out the site you gave) and the ticks I find are the big brown ticks. The dog likes to go into the bushes and I think that's where she gets them from. My spraying usually helps but this year was too wet for it to be too effective - I think it washed away. I use the hose end sprayer stuff from HD and it is convienient but I worry about skin absorbtion with the dog and kids.

We have stressed to the kids to be careful , we keep short hair on them and do "tick checks" whenever they go into the woods around the house.

I looked at what people on-line have said about the Advantix product and it seems like it works as well as Frontline. I wondered about the repeling myself but that's their claim and I'm willing to pay a little extra if it really does work.

Of course I could wash my kids down with tick shampoo for the dog ...  ;) ;D

Thanks again!

wmccall:
My daughter says there the same, but the K9 advantage claims to be effective against mosquitos, where Frontline does.

Vinny:
Thanks Bill!

I forgot your daughter was into vet. medicine.

I have the 4 pack and am going to use them ... of course being fall and going into winter I won't know if it repels mosquitos.

If it works as advertized (like anything does :D), I shouldn't see any ticks in the house. I only find about 6 ticks a year in the house and about the same on my dog and it happens at different times of the year so a 4 month trial may not accomplish anything.

If I find ticks I'll just go back to Frontline - it did work at killing the ticks on the dog.

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