Sentences with phrase «tick collars usually»

Tick repellants are a great idea for dogs that spend significant time in our great outdoors, but tick collars usually don't get the job done.

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Flea control measures include: bathing, dipping, collars, Sentinel («flea birth control» - an oral tablet that acts by sterilizing fleas), Capstar (oral tablet offers rapid elimination of adult fleas, usually within 30 minutes), Comfortis (month - long chewable tablet that kills fleas and prevents reinfestations), Advantage topical (kills fleas up to thirty days with monthly application), Frontline topical (kills fleas and ticks), Revolution topical (heartworm preventative and kills fleas and ticks as well), Vectra topical (works by killing adult fleas, preventing development of immature flea stages, and repelling ticks and mosquitoes), Trifexis (monthly chewable tablet for dogs that kills fleas, prevents heartworm disease, and treats / controls adult hookworm, roundworm and whipworm infections), and - very important - treating the environment with carpet powders, foggers, or sprays.

The most common type of flea and tick collar works by continuously releasing a pesticide, in the form of a vapor or a powder for the active life of the product, usually three to eight months.

Conduct thorough «tick checks» of your dog daily, Ticks are usually found where blood vessels are close to the skin (like around the collar.