Re: lint rollers for ticks

[Guest guest]

Signe, is the product you say similar to this?

http://www1.epinions.com/content_314207997572

so it means you get these ticks that AREN'T attached, right? Don't

you pull too many hair with it?

My cat this season comes with many that are NOT attached, plus the

ones attached.

Please, if you use the neem in powder on your cat's fur, can you

share your results here?

I'm desperately looking for solutions. My daughter loves the cat and

I don't allow her to touch him lately because of these unatached

ticks (he comes DAILY with new ticks). It's sad for her.

Thanks for any help,

Selma

>

> Reading with empathy all the posts regarding emerging ticks this

> season. Has anyone tried using a masking tape lint remover on your

> cat, the kind used for clothes? When my cats return from their

ever

> shorter times outdoors I stop them at the door and repeatedly roll

them

> with the lint roller!! Sometimes I'll get up to 15 ticks on a cat.

It

> shocks me to think that all these ticks would be carried into the

house

> otherwise. Then I comb them to get more that are lodged in the

fur

> or attached. I also find it necessary to apply Frontline Top

Spot-

> the simpler chemical version - not Frontline Plus. I usually

don't

> reapply for 42-45 days-or longer if the season is very dry and I

see no

> ticks on them after grooming. The info about neem powder looks

> promising. I have used a few drops of Neem-Aura tincture on one

of

> my cats to heal an irritated, itchy spot on his fur. Seemed to

work

> very well for that.

>

> Signe

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Selma,

The roller you saw on the website is ok, but not as good as Evercare

brand- definitely most effective one to use. The sheets tear off

properly, so there is no waste and the stickiness is just right. It

does take hairs, but only those that were coming off anyway--a bonus!

One of my cats loves it! I've been " rolling " for a few years to get

ticks that would otherwise drop off in the house before attaching as

well as nabbing ticks before they bite the cats. Use at least 3-4

sheets or until no more ticks show up, then comb fur against the nap

which helps bring others out of the fur, then roll again. I can't

live without these rollers now. Hope it helps you!

Will try neem powder soon--where are you buying it?

Signe

>

> Signe, is the product you say similar to this?

>

> http://www1.epinions.com/content_314207997572

>

> so it means you get these ticks that AREN'T attached, right? Don't

> you pull too many hair with it?

>

> My cat this season comes with many that are NOT attached, plus the

> ones attached.

>

> Please, if you use the neem in powder on your cat's fur, can you

> share your results here?

>

> I'm desperately looking for solutions. My daughter loves the cat

and

> I don't allow her to touch him lately because of these unatached

> ticks (he comes DAILY with new ticks). It's sad for her.

>

> Thanks for any help,

>

> Selma

>

>

>

>

> >

> > Reading with empathy all the posts regarding emerging ticks this

> > season. Has anyone tried using a masking tape lint remover on

your

> > cat, the kind used for clothes? When my cats return from their

> ever

> > shorter times outdoors I stop them at the door and repeatedly

roll

> them

> > with the lint roller!! Sometimes I'll get up to 15 ticks on a

cat.

> It

> > shocks me to think that all these ticks would be carried into the

> house

> > otherwise. Then I comb them to get more that are lodged in the

> fur

> > or attached. I also find it necessary to apply Frontline Top

> Spot-

> > the simpler chemical version - not Frontline Plus. I usually

> don't

> > reapply for 42-45 days-or longer if the season is very dry and I

> see no

> > ticks on them after grooming. The info about neem powder looks

> > promising. I have used a few drops of Neem-Aura tincture on

one

> of

> > my cats to heal an irritated, itchy spot on his fur. Seemed to

> work

> > very well for that.

> >

> > Signe

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Signe, I just bought one, but here in Switzerland, and I started

using on my cat, he loved it!!

So far no unattached ticks caught though... Thanks a lot for the tip.

His fur gets beautiful after this!

I'm still catching about 10 attached ticks a day on him, but today,

almost all were dead (I have to re-check tomorrow). I'm giving only

neem in powder for him to eat, not yet on his fur, as I need to buy

bulk somewhere. I guess I'll try 1st chinese?

I wonder if this neem works like Frontline is supposed to work,

killing the ticks after bite? Or could it be still the sulphur

homeopathic I'm still giving to him? There were HUGE monsters that

were dead... I keep wondering what's killing them... More days of

tests, I'll post here what I think is happening. So far, nothing semm

to help repelling ticks, but something seems to be killing attached

ticks...

Selma

>

> Hi Selma,

>

> The roller you saw on the website is ok, but not as good as

Evercare

> brand- definitely most effective one to use. The sheets tear off

> properly, so there is no waste and the stickiness is just right. It

> does take hairs, but only those that were coming off anyway--a

bonus!

> One of my cats loves it! I've been " rolling " for a few years to

get

> ticks that would otherwise drop off in the house before attaching

as

> well as nabbing ticks before they bite the cats. Use at least 3-4

> sheets or until no more ticks show up, then comb fur against the

nap

> which helps bring others out of the fur, then roll again. I can't

> live without these rollers now. Hope it helps you!

>

> Will try neem powder soon--where are you buying it?

>

> Signe

[Guest guest]

Hi, Selma,

I think I missed some of this thread, but it is great that the ticks

are dead when you find them.

But I'm wondering- do you think this is assurance that they have not

transmitted any organism?

ellen

>

> Signe, I just bought one, but here in Switzerland, and I started

> using on my cat, he loved it!!

>

> So far no unattached ticks caught though... Thanks a lot for the tip.

> His fur gets beautiful after this!

>

> I'm still catching about 10 attached ticks a day on him, but today,

> almost all were dead (I have to re-check tomorrow). I'm giving only

> neem in powder for him to eat, not yet on his fur, as I need to buy

> bulk somewhere. I guess I'll try 1st chinese?

>

> I wonder if this neem works like Frontline is supposed to work,

> killing the ticks after bite? Or could it be still the sulphur

> homeopathic I'm still giving to him? There were HUGE monsters that

> were dead... I keep wondering what's killing them... More days of

> tests, I'll post here what I think is happening. So far, nothing semm

> to help repelling ticks, but something seems to be killing attached

> ticks...

>

>

> Selma

>

> >

> > Hi Selma,

> >

> > The roller you saw on the website is ok, but not as good as

> Evercare

> > brand- definitely most effective one to use. The sheets tear off

> > properly, so there is no waste and the stickiness is just right. It

> > does take hairs, but only those that were coming off anyway--a

> bonus!

> > One of my cats loves it! I've been " rolling " for a few years to

> get

> > ticks that would otherwise drop off in the house before attaching

> as

> > well as nabbing ticks before they bite the cats. Use at least 3-4

> > sheets or until no more ticks show up, then comb fur against the

> nap

> > which helps bring others out of the fur, then roll again. I can't

> > live without these rollers now. Hope it helps you!

> >

> > Will try neem powder soon--where are you buying it?

> >

> > Signe

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Ellen,\

Nope, unfortunatelly I'm pretty sure neem will not hit all of the

pathogens (if any tick born disease....). My cat is immune, I'm

pretty sure, he's been infected, reinfected many times so far. He

never fell sick. Everybody around thinks cats are immune.

Selma

>

> Hi, Selma,

> I think I missed some of this thread, but it is great that the ticks

> are dead when you find them.

>

> But I'm wondering- do you think this is assurance that they have not

> transmitted any organism?

>

> ellen

>

>