PSA: The Ticks are out!!!

March 22, 2018, 4:25 p.m.

Ddean

Posts: 943

Joined: Nov. 18, 2015

I pulled a tick off my trail bud Penny (in my avatar) after riding in Squamish the other day.

Don't forget to check yourselves and your trail dogs for these hop'ons. Its that time of year already

March 22, 2018, 4:52 p.m.

syncro

Posts: 3158

Joined: Nov. 23, 2002

The Ticks? Is this some hot new indie band? Are they playing a show locally or is this an album release?

Inquiring minds want to know...

March 23, 2018, 1:14 p.m.

craw

Posts: 1055

Joined: Jan. 31, 2005

No 'the'. Ticks. That's how we'll be able to date them moving forward.

Last edited by: craw on March 23, 2018, 1:14 p.m., edited 1 time in total.

March 23, 2018, 2:43 p.m.

andy-eunson

Posts: 626

Joined: Feb. 24, 2017

I pulled a tick off one of my dogs after riding Squamish as well. Last year was quite bad in Whistler and Pemberton but only for a couple weeks in spring then nothing. Is that normal with ticks?

March 27, 2018, 10:41 a.m.

tashi

Posts: 2540

Joined: April 25, 2003

I have my dog on NexGuard to address the tick and flea problem and it's awesome. The ticks don't even bite him anymore, they just want to get the fuck away! Went from having to remove about a 3 ticks/week to zero in the last three years. I'm sure there are side effects but I'll choose that over the risk of Lyme etc. for a dog that's out in the tick-infested woods of the Victoria area 5-7 days/week.

March 28, 2018, 2:58 p.m.

Ddean

Posts: 943

Joined: Nov. 18, 2015

Yeah mine is on NexGuard too. She was too long between doses most recently and that's when this hop'on showed up.....shes back on it!

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