Ticks and deer droppings

[Tom7227]

Took the dogs out for a run in the east Metro.  Do snow left.  I got to wondering if I should have had tick juice on them.  Seems early but what do you think?

They also wanted to eat all the deer droppings the came across.  Seems gross to me.  Can it cause any harm to the dogs?

Thanks for your time.

Tom

[Ufatz]

Almost every Lab (and other breeds) that we have had chowed down on moose and deer and even rabbit defecate.  WE may not like the habit and I suppose you CAN break them of it but I've given up! Ha Ha!  Maybe one of the truly serious trainers on here has a secret method. When you stop to think about it,   all those little nuggets are is processed vegetable matter......sorta like you or I munching a veggie bar.

I have never seen any sign that it has affected a dog but of course it might be possible to pick up some sort of intestinal parasite that way. Again, I have never seen any sign of it.

A much worse problem -which you won't face in your neighborhood -

is having your pal roll around in old rotting humpy and sockeye carcasses.  And then the &^%$# wants to get in the back of the truck!! Or thinking he wants to take on that big brown bear or worse yet tangle with a dog sled team to show them who's boss. Not to mention they sometimes think a bunch of wolves are their cousins and they want to run over and play with them.

My very harsh words have discourage those little habits.

Perhaps a real expert can tackle this for you. But I would not worry about the defecate dining.

[nofishfisherman]

Tick juice is probably a good idea now.  Deer ticks tend to prefer to cooler months at the beginning and end of the season so they can be out and about now with the lack of snow.

[Cooperman]

I just pulled a couple of ticks off my dog this morning. There here!

[IceHawk]

Just started tick treatment on my Lab I usally take her for walks with me in the woods this time of year and better safe then sorry.

[bottomdweller]

they are definetly out!  

 

[Todd Caswell]

I had really good luck with all three of mine last year with the oral tick med. and we are out training 6 days a week and never found a tick on any of them..

 

Mine love droppings too, there dogs..

[leechlake]

I'm not promoting anything but did hit a home run with the Seresto collars last year.  I found zero ticks on three dogs all Spring/Summer and in the Fall since the collars were getting old I sprayed some stuff on them for the grouse season.  Anything that works is great.  

Edited March 11, 2016 by leechlake

[Cliff Wagenbach]

I used the flea and tick pills last summer and had zero ticks on my Lab.

Cliff

[monstermoose78]

The flea and tick pill seems like s God ides for me. Where does one find this pill?

[gspman]

My wife took my pup for a walk last week and he had a very small tick on him when he came into the house.  They are out there already.

[RebelSS]

http://www.kttc.com/story/31450472/2016/03/11/early-spring-brings-threat-of-ticks

 

On 3/11/2016 at 0:33 AM, monstermoose78 said:

The flea and tick pill seems like s God ides for me. Where does one find this pill?

 

I've used NexGard with good luck before, monstermoose...