Mav

My OH was at work I let my dog out and got ready for work, just about to go out the door my daughter called me she found a lump on our dog ear when I look it was a tick, I panicked as he not had one before so I took him to my vets as they are just up the road, they pulled it out and told me not to fed or give drinks for 24 hrs as side affects of the tick on him can make him sick.
I was so worried I only worked for a short time and came home to take care of him lucky he was fine just a bit sleepy, I always check him for ticks as his a staffy they dont have long fur so it was lucky, has anyone had this happen to them.

Kim67

Our dog got a paralysis tick a few years ago - fortunately she responded to treatment and survived after spending 24 hours in intensive care. Treatment was very expensive.

Hutch

Another good reason to invest in one of the many reasonably priced pet insurance policies.

Cheetah7

Does anyone know about paralysis ticks in Perth and if there is a huge problem?

When we get our dog, he will live in the garden during the day which is all concrete except for a tiny bit of grass at the top part - difficult to get to anyway.

He will have a kennel as well so snakes and ticks are something I need to find out about.

Anyone know anything about this? We will be living just outside Freo.

kiwinow

I think you can get tick collars can't you? Do they work or do you need to use some other sort of preventative treatment?

keijei

Our dog Molly had to go to the Vet on Tuesday. He found a paralysis tick but luckily she responed well and was allowed home on Wednesday.As a previous poster said, treatment can be expensive. It cost us $350, some of which we should get back from RACQ Pet Insurance.

Cheers, Kevin

Grayling

Paralysis ticks can also affect humans

G

melaniee

Hi PP.

Paralysis ticks are only over on the East Coast, not in Perth. No paralysis ticks, no cane toads-oh joy !

melaniee

Good post Mav-as it is warming up here in QLD, our vet said that she had seen a lot of animals coming in with ticks-so beware, use preventative and lots of checks !

harrip

I was familiar with ticks in the UK but not the devistating paralysis ticks they have here.

My King Charles had one last year when she was only a young pup but thankfully the vet treatment pulled her through. She now wears a tick collar from around June to January.

I actually thought the vet treatment here was reasonably priced - certainly cheaper than the dentist!

kiwinow

So are tick collars and regular checks all you have to do?

I've heard that possums can carry paralysis ticks. I've also heard people say how tame the possums are and how they lick the cat and eat from your hand etc. Wonder if they'd come close enought to fit with a tick collar

Don't even long haired cats ever suffer from ticks or heartworm?

Mav

The vet told me to put frontline on him which I did but this only controls ticks up to two weeks, I use the frontline for fleas, I have brought preventic tick collar which helps for 2 months from the vet. It is a worried as we didnt want to leave him in the uk so we brought him with us and now we have to check for ticks and also snakes to keep him safe I love my dog to bits and wouldnt want anythink to happen to him.

Cheetah7

Cats and heartworm - now there is a topic.

Many dont bother heartworming their cats but having read up on the subject and confirmed it with a vet I used to work for, heartworm in cats is nigh on impossible to test for and is usually only detected when it is too late.

Cats die quite suddenly of heartworm and some vets say it isnt much of a problem in cats or they have a certain amount of immunity to the mozzies and dont get it, some vets say different.

For the sake of $40 every three months, I use revolution on Gordon to treat for fleas/heartworm - it tends to make him off colour for 24 hours but what is the alternative - a gamble to large to take in my opinion.

I think it is easier in dogs as they can have a tablet but would need to check this out.

kiwinow

I'll have to do some research too, PP. That doesn't sound too bad to me though - $40 for 3 months cover from fleas and heartworm. I pay the same here for 5 weeks cover just for fleas and regular worms.

bridie

phew

frontline covers these ticks for two weeks after application (wonder why they cant make the dose high enough to cover four weeks like the flea bit?!)