Has anyone used this on dogs to repel ticks? If so, how should it be used?
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I use 1 drop lavender and 1 drop peppermint mixed into a little bit of coconut oil and apply it between the shoulder blades and above the tail like I did with frontline. My dog does not get the "sleepy medicine eyes and no energy" effect with these EO's like he did with the other flea meds. Not to mention it works BETTER IMHO which amazes me still haha.
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I only use it as a disinfectant. I do use eucalyptus for fly spray which is one of the oils in Thieves.
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If you use this on the animals skin it may irritate, I would think that you would have to dilute it in another carrier oil. I don't know if it would deter ticks or not. You dog would smell great though.
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Youch! I know this was asked a while back, but it just saw this question. If a tick is attached, you would want to smother it. We used to use clear nail polish if the tick is not close to the pet's eyes and would have to keep a close eye out for licking until it's dry and the tick is dead. You definitely don't want to leave any part of a tick behind!!! But just loose and out in the fur? Absolutely a resounding yes!
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For ticks, I have used Frontline, Advantix and Seresto and they all seem to work well. For fleas, Seresto has worked the best for my Shin-tzu.
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Check out this site for some answers on how to get rid of ticks in your yard: http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dph/programs/id/epidemiology/ticks/ticks-in-yard.htmlContrary to the comment below, you can dust your pets with DE. The only reason you should avoid it is if you note that your particular pet is especially sensitive to it. You should also check for ticks and pull them out with tweezers. Check out this article for more tips: http://bethhaymond.hubpages.com/hub/use-natural-tick-repellent-on-your-dog
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Skin so soft is the best bug repellant I have ever used or discovered. However, I use it for my mountain bike riding, not tick prevention in the home. The best answer I have is that I would NOT use it for that because it is not geared so much to kill ticks, but rather keep them off you. Hence the name "repellent" rather than say "eliminator". I would think your best bet might be to call the local kennel or dog expert. I think they would be more knowledgeable on products that kill ticks.
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I have used it yo repel fleas and ticks for two years and it works great. I haven't actually had a dog with fleas that I have used it on. So I can't say it 100% kills them, but it foes repel
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You can dilute it with water an make a great insect repellent. I would use about an ounce of Permethrin to 15 ounces water. That will give you a .0625% solution, which is a little higher than store bought tick spray.
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A natural remedy list I belong to suggests that to repel ticks from dogs, use a drop of Rose Geranium (Petargonium capitatum x radens variety) behind each shoulder blade & a drop at the top of the base of the tail. Ticks operate mostly by sense of smell & their front legs detect smell, temperature, movement & carbon dioxide & this is how they know you are coming. They are not attracted to the scent of this essential oil. Go easy on this for dogs, as their sensitive noses can't handle anything too strong.
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I've never used this for ticks. My best guess would look at the label or website for further information.
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That is not good news! We use it on our dog who is outside a lot and exposed to ticks. The cat is an indoor cat but he could always picksomething up from the dog. Guess we won't order that again.Did you contact the company? That shouldn't be happening.
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Sorry, but we do not have a problem with ticks, possibly because the dog is in a fenced area and thus deer, who carry lots of ticks, do not stray in our yard; and the dog chases away other critters. It does work very well for fleas, though we have rarely had to deal with that problem because we use a 7 month collar AND monthly Hartz drops which for many years has worked well.
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That's what Bayer's website says. Both dogs are still tick free after approximately 1 month (the first 2 weeks my outdoor lab did have a few). I will remove them in November (5 months wear) because it will be too cold for ticks. I was planning to store them in their original container & put them back on in May. I do not know if they will still work or not. However, I still feel I got my money's worth either way. Expensive topicals like Advantix did not repel my outdoor dogs ticks. Good luck!
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I think that many different essential oils repel ticks, but rose geranium has been shown by experience to work well. Other than that, I don't know why. Perhaps it just fools the ticks.
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Megan I cannot be certain however I will say I camped right near the coast of Connecticut for 4 days and I did not have a problem with ticks or mosquitos. Just fyi "Lyme disease" got its name from Old Lyme, Ct and I was just south of there. Do a google search on "essential oils tick repellent" and you will find a bunch of different mixes that work well for you and your pets. Here's one that I found..http://www.primallyinspired.com/easy-natural-tick-repellent-that-really-works-essential-oils/I hope this helps you.
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I don't know for sure. I use it on my dog as a natural flea and tick repellent and it works.
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I'm sorry, I haven't had occasion to use it with ticks, so can't help with that. This product has really lived up to its reputation with fleas, and I' ve used the spray for my basement with excellent results. Based on their other products, I would trust it to work on ticks.
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They do discourage parasite infection. Fleas and worms both have left my dogs after using this product regularly. Not sure about Ticks but the dogs blood tastes like garlic and they smell of garlic so I'll bet the ticks would stay away too. I refuse to use chemicals on my dogs after one got very sick from application of Vet recommended tick treatment. Best of luck.