do you have ticks in your area?

Lol Quita you certainly have but thank you for that I did read Gerty's Post yes and I have to say I was amazed to about the Salt but I will certainly remember this Gissi gets regular treatment by the vet for Fleas as he allergic to them so it has to be done properly and it takes 3 of us to do it yes you read right, 2 hold him down and the Vet puts the stuff on, even the vet can not understand Gissi's fear of flea treatment, in the past he has bitten me for doing the treatment so he has to be musseled to have it done as he will bite Hugs

I brush my pets every few days but not every day and I have not used Frontline but have heard of it. I guess I'm going to have to use some different methods. As to herbs , the use of garlic taken by mouth every day is said to fend off ticks and fleas as our bodie emit the smell and these parasites don't like garlic. I will be goin to town in a bit and see about Frontline. And thanks for the info. quita

You are welcome and good luck.

Well, I'll be ! What a great source of information you are Gerty !! I never thought of flea collars on my legs over socks---great idea! I do wear a hat but I will have to buy some insect repellent. The salt I think we too used a long time ago but I had forgotten it.That is another great idea but I sure didn't know the salt polishes the insects and they dehydrate. HMMM? And it kills the eggs too. I'll also have to buy lots of salt today too ! Thanks from the bottom of my heart for all your knowledge. You have been a great help! God Bless you, quita

LOL, I love the scuba gear and gloves :) I'm sure there are more than one kind of tick and they all will attach themselves to any living being that has blood running thru their veins ! I have been dealing with ticks for years but have been in Montana for 7 years and had forgotten the nasty critters cuz we don't have them up there. About the only way to keep them off is to check yourself several times a day. Everywhere--- Deep woods off should work fair but I'm more into natural stuff. I use a lot of Skin So Soft from Avon and helps with mosquitos and bugs in general. I hope you don't have to spend all summer in scuba gear and gloves ! Get some kind of insect repellent and use citronella out side and hope and pray that helps keeping the nasties away !! Thanks for making me laugh ! quit

Cool I just told her that the SSS is working on ticks too . Thats so great!

Hi !!! Yes and I ordered two bottles from an Avon Lady who's mama is a member here at mylot LOL Do you know her??:) I use it every day and have a squirt bottle that I use the SSS in and dilute it down a little bit with water and squirt myself and my dogs when we walk. It works for ticks and mosquitos. I also give my dogs two tables or capsules of garlic twice a day as they say the garlic odor seeps out of their hide and the ticks won't get on them. I took our new dog, Annie and our old dog to vet and she asked how I kept my dogs so tick free. I told her SSS and garlic. She was amazed ! Now since you and I both know this Avon lady, you can use me to testify that SSS works!! huggssssssssssssssssssssss quita

I live in a lake area and I walk my dogs who are usually confined to the yard too but I do walk them in some heavy grasses and around the shore line of part of the lake once a day and sometimes twice if the weather is nice. I have lots of trees in my yard but I've been using Skin So Soft from Avon on me and my dogs. I also duct tape the bottom of my jeans so ticks can't crawl up my legs. Garden Gerty gave me some great ideas of using salt in my carpets. It's an abrasive and it wears on the ticks and fleas wearing down their outer coating and the dehydrate and die. And, salt is also supposed to kill the eggs. And leave the salt in the vaccumm rather than dump it as the fleas and ticks you suck up can't get out and die in the vacuum. I use cedar chips in the places my dogs sleep too. That is a must. Fleas especailly will disappear with cedar chips in use. I too keep my hair very short but since I'm a woman I suppose mine is bit longer than yours but I do get ticks in my hair and stuck to my head. It seems gross to a lot of people but it happens. Hey thanks for the response!