See Mom decided this morning to take us on an adventure all the way to MY other parks in the hopes that it wouldn't be so bad with ticks - WRONG - they were even worse!
Sorry to gross everyone out - but this is what she has found so far and a timely reminder to check your pupsters after EVERY walk! - Mom says she feels like one of those monkeys that combs through the fur of other monkeys looking for insects - only she doesn't eat them!!!! She drops them into nail polish remover - kills the little buggers instantly! So far she has found 30 - mostly on ME (Reilly) !!!! She found about 5 on Dweeb and one on her herself. We are all too freaked out to post pictures of our adventures today....hopefully tomorrow. Mom says NO MORE WALKS in the park - DEFINITELY NOT and NOT EVEN A MAYBE.
Oh.My.Dog. That is a TON of ticks!!! Ick. You poor babies!
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Lordy Lordy....we thought finding 3 was bad enuf!!! They are very bad this year!
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NAIL POLISH REMOVER????? OMD OMD R.& D. We have never heard this one... OMD OMD THANK YOU !!!
ReplyDeleteTHAT is a SUPER TIP... and we are not talkin NAIL TIPS here... THAT is FABULOUS info.
NOW we are wondering if you could put a drop or two on those that are already embedded and Feasting on us??
Do you think it would kill THOSE Too??
We are terribly SORRY that you got into a NEST of those nasty thingys... BUTT SOMETHINGY GOOD did come out of it... WE learned somethingy VERY VALUABLE from you.
THANKS SO MUCH fur SHARING this with us!!!!
Wow, thats a lot of ticks. Ive seen ticks this week too. Ugh.
ReplyDeleteWe have ticks too but I've never seen that many at one time. Poor you!!
ReplyDeleteNot many things make the warm weather yucky, but fleas and ticks are two such things. So glad your momma gives you a good going over.
ReplyDeleteOMG, that is absolutely awful!
ReplyDeleteI think your mom knows best on this one Reilly.
OMD. Nasty little buggers.
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Maybe you need to wear a zillion tic-go-way necklaces.
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OMD OMD OMD that is a lot of blood suckers. I heard this year it is gonna be a bad tick season. I am glad you guys are ok, hope your Momma got each and every last one!
ReplyDeleteHow can something so small make life SO difficult for you....totally UNFAIR!
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Yuck! I think your mom is right! Our mom is now thinking to switch all our walks to the beach!
ReplyDeleteOh man, that was a icky ending to such a pawesome day...boo!! :-/ Sorry that you are getting lots of ticks...but hopefully you'll get lots of "urban" walks instead! :-D Great tip about nail polish...muahahaha!
ReplyDeleteEwww... As much as I complain about the heat here, it also means we have no ticks and seldom any fleas.
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YUCK!!!! We used to live near a park where we'd pick up fleas like that. It's disgusting.
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Wow, that is a lot of icky ticks - sure makes you want to avoid those parks. Mom tries to keep us on the sidewalks but we do enjoy that tall grass.
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Wow. I don't think we have ticks up here...well..we must because the deer have them...but I've never seen one on us or the dogs. Hmmmm.....I got one once when I was in Kentucky last summer and we walked in the woods. Otherwise no experience with them at all. Guess that's a good reason to stay north!
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about the ticks. Never heard of nail polish remover killing them. Thanks for the tip.
ReplyDeleteTick check and removal is just part of our daily routine. :( I like the nail poish remover tip-- going to give it a try.
ReplyDeleteI hope I never get any of those, but thank you for all the good information.
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OMD they seem to e everywhere. What can you do? Gosh I realise how lucky we are not to have any. Have a fabulous Friday.
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Oh I'm sorry for you guys. I've never had a tick, but KC did once...as you say, nasty little buggers!! Deccy x
ReplyDeleteHave you heard of Charlie Dog Flea & Tick shampoo by Bobbi Panter? It is all natural, high in essential oils that repels fleas & ticks, check out her FB page there are some amazing testimonials. Love Dolly
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The ticks seem to be out of control this year. YUK! Our mom cuts them in half in the kitchen sink with a knife.
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Ticks are awful here year round...Topicals never worked for us ... Right now I'm testing out the Seresto collar and after a trip to a very "ticky" trail I only found one on Gizmo which was really great...Also i found a gadget called a "tick key" that was the easiest tick removal ever...just slid the little bugger right off with no pulling and got the head and all
ReplyDeleteOh my dog... That is a LOT of ticks! That's TERRIBLE!
ReplyDeleteGosh! That would just completely freak me out!! You are way braver than me! I only saw 1 ever and that was enough for me!! It was on my belly when I was 6 months pregnant with my son and I was terrified and had no idea what it was!
ReplyDeleteEwwwwww, goosebumps are all up now!
ReplyDeleteBowsers, that enough tics for any paw. Nail polish remover, over here Dog Dad loves boiling the little #*%()*&$.
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Your mom is very brave to go through your furs and remove those ticks. My mom is a total freak about ticks too. No woodland walkies for us during the summer and she won't even let me stick my snooter into tall grass along the road without stopping and checking.
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P.S. We get our yard sprayed with anti-tick stuff once a month during the summer.