Can 2 months old puppy wear anti-tick/fleas collar?
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Hi, my toy poodle is juz 2 1/2 mths old. she is hving throat infection right now..so I don dare to bathe her...afraid that it will worsen her condition...as such, I hv not bathe her for almost 2-3 weeks....I'm worried that she will hv ticks though i hv chck thru everyday but don really see anythg unusual...FYI..this is my first pup and i hv not seen/encounter and ticks/fleas before.....
i am thinking of buying her a anti-tick/flea collar to keep her safe from ticks till i can bathe her....but most of the anti-tick/flea collar that I noticed mention that they are for usage of much older dog.....can i wear it on my pup? will it hv any side effect? Please advise!
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Where you keep ur dog? If inside the house. Then it is ok.
You bring ur pup for walk? If you do not take ur pup for walk, as he/she still young & require all his/her vaccination only you can bring him/her out. Then u shouldn't be worry any of the ticks & fleas.
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i keep my pup in the house.....nvr bring her for a walk before....however, as she is having throat infection, i don dare to bathe her. afraid will worsen her condition. so she hasnt been bathe for almost 3 weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
last nite i noticed a tick on her...got so scared....i wen to the petshop and the shop owner recommended me frontline spray....he said as the pup still so young, if uses the collar type might not be comfortable and its too big for the pup...so i bought the spray and spray the whole body of my pup.......din notice any ticks except for the one i caught...hopefully she won hv anymore......
anyway, wats the diff between ticks and fleas? normally can the spray mitigate both problems or i need to buy diff spray? this is my first time hving a pup and I never seen a tick or flea before...the one i saw yesterday was a small one with many legs....smaller than a small ladybird......don know how to describe further...dat shud b tick rite? which one is more dangerous?
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Yes. Is not recommeded ur pup using frontline because its too young. I don't use frontline on my dogs. Just keep ur pup & their sleeping area as clean as possible will do & ur dog will not get any ticks & fleas. Frontline spray kills ticks & fleas.
Ticks come from stray dogs & garden. Its look like a spider & it stick on ur dod body.
Fleas usually come from stray cats. Its very small & you hardly can see them. When ur pup icthing it MIGHT BE the fleas that causes it.
Re: [Amanda85] Can 2 months old puppy wear anti-tick/fleas collar?
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yeah...i would think the same so...chances of sasha getting ticks should be very low....however, i did notice ticks once in a while.....for now....i hv managed to catch 3 ticks......in a week...not sure if this is consider ok or bad d.......she keeps scratching her ears and sometimes her body.....but when i chck, i din notice anythg......
i use the frontline spray on her.....the 3 ticks i caught...one is b4 i spray and 2 after i spray..but all on diff days....quite big though.....
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I use some water to wet sasha and I apply the spray directly to her skin....this is wat the pet shop's owner told me....i used it once....the pet shop's owner says can tahan for about 45 days....should i use it frequently now and not wait till about 1 mth to re-apply? is it ok?
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yes....i clean my pup's ear every 2 days.....but not using any solutions though...just plain water wet on a towel.....i did not use any solutions as i din notice any wax in her ears....can i use solutions often?
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You need a Ear cleaner & cotton bud. Wet the cotton bud with ear clear and insert it into the ear canal and clean out the ear wax. Clean it untill there are no more ears wax.
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i tried to use cotton bud but sasha will juz shake her head....does not allow me to use cotton bud,,,but when i use a cloth..she likes it..will sit still and let me do it....sigh....
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Using cloth you can't clean the ears wax wor. You still need to use cotton bud to clean her ears. She might not get use to it at first after you regulary clean the ears canal she will get use to it very soon. If you do not know to right way to clean ur pup ears do consult ur vet to teach you how to do it.
You clean ur pup ears regular like once a week you will find your pup ears wax will get lesser & lesser every day.
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is the wax dark brown in color? i did use the cloth to clean the 'dark brown' thingy....and yes you r rite....it's not thorough......cotton bud will b better...yeah...guess whether she likes it or not, i must make her get use to it.......will try and update you on the progress...thanks!
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I use some water to wet sasha and I apply the spray directly to her skin....this is wat the pet shop's owner told me....i used it once....the pet shop's owner says can tahan for about 45 days....should i use it frequently now and not wait till about 1 mth to re-apply? is it ok?
i feel tat d method they teach u seems 2 be wrong.....it will be less effective if u wet ur dog....
btw, if u find that ur dog had no more ticks....is pointless 2 re-apply..... my dog had stop using it for a year....n she still doesn't had a single tick....becoz i never bring her to tick infested area.....
so no point of wasting money le....frontline is expensive....
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Re: [Amanda85] Can 2 months old puppy wear anti-tick/fleas collar?
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oh really? coz the pet shop owner told me that once it's wet, it will be easier to see the skin and for me to apply directly to the skin. if not, it might just sprayed on the fur instead of the skin...but this one week, hvnt been noticing any ticks...so don think i will apply anymore.......
was thinking of getting her the anti tick collar instead......will b easier..but is it effective?
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ya...u need to apply directly to d skin..... but if d body if wet....it'll dilute d drugs....so less effective....
i usually juz manually try my best a flip up d fur n spray on d skin directly.... but it'll definately be difficult of ur dog had much thicker coat....
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Re: [Amanda85] Can 2 months old puppy wear anti-tick/fleas collar?
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yes...it's more diff coz my pup has a ticker coat...thought of using the collar type instead.....my fren been using that for her dog....she says it's good..but i remember reading somewhere saying that it is less effective than spray...i'm confused now...
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Re: [Amanda85] Can 2 months old puppy wear anti-tick/fleas collar?
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Hello,
Been a year I didn't use frontline because my doggie is flea/tick free but I had notice these days she been infected by flea/tick again maybe due the place I brought her such as playground & these lots of stray dogs & cats.
So I do remember that after shower, after 2 days only we can apply frontline & after apply frontline 2 days we cannot shower. I'm abit confused here already a year didn't use it. Can you just teach me how to use the spray again? thx
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Hi I just bought a frontline spray. Never use this before. Can help to teach me how to use? The vets told me to bath my Money 2to3day before spray and don't bath for 5days after. How about his head? Can i spray on his head, mouth area, around the nose?
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Thanks for the info. I recently found a lot of pimples like bump on Money's skin (under arm, behind ears, on the leg, neck and around his backside) and i saw quite a few fleas. I have no idea where he got that from. So I bring him to the vet and they recommended me this frontline spray. I sprayed on him and rub it till dry. Is this the correct way of doing?