Tick (and flea) prevention/hypervigilance and possible kidney failure?

[SheriS]

Hi @Dr. Jeff, @Dr. Christina @Dr. Jean Hofve,
I know there's a lyme disease course but I can not read too much these days...

I'm still not clear on tick (flea) prevention. We've used Tick Hex by Peter Dobias for years. The bottle says 'weekly." We used it almost daily. Is that too much? I don't know if this much essential oil is good for them..?
We also used his flea products and had pretty good results with it. So we do recommend it.

Additionally, didn't let our girl on grass (or leaves) unless it was newly mowed and walked almost exclusively on our dirt roads and moss. We were super cautious and she got ticks anyway. Not too many, but enough to have to have all the testing and expense a bunch of times. Our vet is very concerned that her patients will die from kidney complications from various tick borne diseases. There's one in particular that she always tested for, but can not recall the name. It was a very expensive test.

What would you all recommend? Cedar oil? Dr. Dobias products? Garlic? And the issue of keeping our new pup off the grass, is this overkill?

 

[NancyK]

I have always lived where there are lots of ticks. I try to avoid ticky areas like tall grass, shrubs and woods, especially during peak tick season. In spite of this, my dogs have had many ticks on them over the years (me too!). I try to do frequent tick checks and use a flea comb, however they still got several bites. They have never gotten sick from a tick and still going strong at 17 and almost 18. They have tested positive for ehrlichiosis but no signs of the disease. I don't worry about ticks too much and have come to accept them as part of life. I believe if the immune system is strong it will fight diseases, including tick borne diseases.

Nancy

 

[Dr. Jeff]

We used it almost daily. Is that too much?

Use the MED (minimum effective dose). Have you tried every other day?

What would you all recommend?

Hmm, I'm not sure that I can be super helpful here. Sorry.

Both Maya and I are in leaf piles, woods, shrub etc. all the time. Even as a 16 week old pup I never restricted her from romping anywhere that brought her joy.

Regarding risk reduction, the very best you can do is to optimiza Cooper's inner terrain. This is why I and Maya are in leaf piles every day.

A Way To Connect Modern Veterinary Medicine And Ancient Wisdom: An Introduction To Terrain Theory - Holistic Actions!

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If she or I get exposed to an overwhelming (immune wise) amount of Borrelia (Lyme spirochetes) or any other pathogen, then our bodies may produce symptoms.

Those symptom clues can be used to help us grown and get stronger.

"Coincidentally" 1 week ago I removed an embedded female deer tick who shared her Lyme organisms with me.

By the time I removed her I already had a Bulls-eye rash. My body then produced mild inflammatory symptoms (a low grade fever at night) as I hoped it would.

Why? Because that's evidence that my immune system is mobilizing to mop up the spirochetes.

Other symptoms guided my homeopath to the same remedy I tookk 25 years ago when I had severe acute Lyme symptoms.

I guess we'll see what happens...

So, what I'm saying is that what we do is up to us as individuals. I happen to believe fully in my body's ability to outperform medical intervention.

Regarding Cooper, perhaps avoid fallen leaves, high grass and his rooting around in shrubs.

And use a wood chip border around the house and consider tick tubes to reduce new Deer Ticks (next year).

 

[NancyK]

Use the MED (minimum effective dose). Have you tried every other day?


Hmm, I'm not sure that I can be super helpful here. Sorry.

Both Maya and I are in leaf piles, woods, shrub etc. all the time. Even as a 16 week old pup I never restricted her from romping anywhere that brought her joy.

Regarding risk reduction, the very best you can do is to optimiza Cooper's inner terrain. This is why I and Maya are in leaf piles every day.

A Way To Connect Modern Veterinary Medicine And Ancient Wisdom: An Introduction To Terrain Theory - Holistic Actions!

www.holisticactions.com

If she or I get exposed to an overwhelming (immune wise) amount of Borrelia (Lyme spirochetes) or any other pathogen, then our bodies may produce symptoms.

Those symptom clues can be used to help us grown and get stronger.

"Coincidentally" 1 week ago I removed an embedded female deer tick who shared her Lyme organisms with me.

By the time I removed her I already had a Bulls-eye rash. My body then produced mild inflammatory symptoms (a low grade fever at night) as I hoped it would.

Why? Because that's evidence that my immune system is mobilizing to mop up the spirochetes.

Other symptoms guided my homeopath to the same remedy I tookk 25 years ago when I had severe acute Lyme symptoms.

I guess we'll see what happens...

So, what I'm saying is that what we do is up to us as individuals. I happen to believe fully in my body's ability to outperform medical intervention.

Regarding Cooper, perhaps avoid fallen leaves, high grass and his rooting around in shrubs.

And use a wood chip border around the house and consider tick tubes to reduce new Deer Ticks (next year).

Unfortunately we have poisonous snakes here which share many of the same places that ticks love. So I need to restrict my two 10 pounders from sticking their nose where I cannot see them!

Nancy