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I cannot tell if my dogs are being infested with cattle ticks, brown dogs ticks, or scrub ticks. I don't think they are paralysis ticks as the legs are wrong.
Revolution spot on did nothing to halt the invasion.
A pyrethrum wash is protecting them for 3 days at present. I have tick collars for the dogs when that wears off and if absolutely necessary I have Maldison50 dip. There is also an Advantix spot on for ticks but the size and number of my dogs would cost me $100 per month so thats not really an option.
This is one we found down the back of the dogs lounge along with a whole lot of little ones.

Never mind, I discovered a link and they seem to look like brown dog tick.
http://www.tickalert.org.au/commonti.htm

Eugh.
FRONTLINE!

One time we were at the vet I noticed a poster they had on the desk, it showed all the different ticks, I mentioned that it's kinda hard to tell them all apart when the nurse mentioned that the bad ones have all their legs at the front, right by the mouth and that's the easiest way to tell.

*shudder* nice macro shots, but too close for my comfort

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