Why can't I use my dog's tick prevention medicine?

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The treatment isn't toxic to us, but it still wouldn't work very well.

Tick season is in full swing, which means the tiny pinhead buggers are likely lurking in the tall grass along your hiking trail or clinging to the overgrown bushes in the woods by your home. For humans, regular tick checks are part of the summer routine. For furry hiking companions, though, there’s a far simpler strategy: products like Frontline and Advantix go on once, and protect against pests for an entire month.

Thomas Mather, an entomologist and the director of the TickEncounter Resource Center at the University of Rhode Island, says its not because the active ingredients wouldn’t work for people, or that the materials are wildy toxic. It’s likely because we bathe much more regularly than dogs do.

 

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Stop eating Tide pods.

There is a treatment for your cloths. It is made from a beetle. It's called Permethrin. I use it on my hiking stuff.

Here's the difference between a leech and a dog tick. . . (1)

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