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Aerosmom

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  1. I agree -- the ticks this year in New England are unbelieveable. I just ordered some stuff for our yard called Vet-Kem Yard Spray -- Siphotrol. It's supposed to be safe for the dogs once it dries. It was expensive, but if it gets rid of most of the ticks it'll be worth it. We haven't applied it yet. We also use Frontline Plus almost year-round too. But I've noticed that the ticks take longer to die from the Frontline and if I've missed one crawling on the pups, it can feed long enough to bloat a little before the Frontline kills it.

     

    Does anyone else use siphrotrol?

     

    I've also read that you can buy little cardboard tubes with cotton balls treated wtih a tick-repellent/killer. The idea is mice will use the cotton balls to nest and subsequently the ticks will die right at the source. I think it's the same active ingredient as Advantix(or Advantage? I always screw up the name) , which is unsafe for cats though.

  2. Sorry you and Bruce are facing GME. You are in great hands with Dr. Sisson at Angell. I ended up taking my Cricket there for a second opinion but she had been on prednisone for too long and it was too late to do much for her. They were wonderful and very knowledgeable. I got the impression that they were on the cutting edge of treatment. Cricket saw Dr. Sisson's colleague, Dr. Ruelman (spelling :unsure ) and she was wonderful but she saw Cricket too late in the game to do much.

     

    Sending lots of prayers and support. :grouphug

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