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Meet Ticks-Off Mascot – RAMBO!

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Introducing Ticks-Off Official Mascot – RAMBO!

Meet Rambo – a most exciting and accomplished Jack Russell Terrier- sharing his rockin’ tick free life with Ticks-Off!

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Hi!  Rambo here – likely you’ve heard my name around town… (Tehe)    Thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog! You’ll be glad you have, as I have SO much great fun to share with you, including an awesome video of me (down below a bit…).

Now you can come follow along with me on my exhilarating, exciting, and action packed (tick free) life!   Better hold onto your leashes…

I have SO many places to go and things to do, the LAST thing I need is to be getting any ticks on me.

First off, eeww – gross – ticks on Me!?!  No Way!

That would be simply horrid and UN-acceptable.Rambo-Ticks-Off

Not to mention, I can’t afford any diseases, I have too many responsibilities to risk getting sick from a tick bite!?!

So I do enjoy being regularly sprayed with Ticks-Off to keep me safe from ticks.

Unlike other sprays that have poison in them, I hate those! And that stuff they used to put on the back of my neck, that made me feel all woozy and nauseous. I say ‘No thank you!’ to those toxic products.

(And… Shhh, I won’t admit it out loud, but secretly I do really like the sleek feeling of being Too Slick for Ticks!).

An added bonus is that the humans seem to really love the way it makes my coat feel and smell, because they’re always wanting to pet and kiss me.

Knowing that I am safe from ticks let’s me be fully free to enjoy my many adventures,

(Be sure to scroll down a little so you can check out my most amazing adventure video…)

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Why Repellents Don’t Work Against Ticks

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Do you know WHY traditional tick ‘Repellents’ never really seem to keep ticks off of your pets…?

Whether they are natural or full of toxic chemicals, they are applied topically, or given orally,  repellents never seem to successfully keep ticks off of pets, do they…?

Why not??  Well, repelling a tick is nearly impossible and killing one is very time consuming.  

The famous movie clip below is a perfect analogy of just the kind of results you can typically expect to see when you use a tick repellent product on your pet, as the annoying ticks are still going to make the leap ~ despite your valiant efforts trying to prevent them from doing so…

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It’s Time to GET OUTSIDE and Enjoy Your Pets

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No matter what, life is here for us to enjoy.

Yet, the 2020 Pandemic changed all our lives in many ways. Masks are now optional for outdoor activities – so GO Get Outside!!

I believe the Universe has forced the planet into a major re-boot and I am actually excited to see how it all plays out!

Many folks have felt cooped up with the shut-downs. Rambo-Ticks-OffLuckily, going outside to enjoy activities with our beloved fur family members is  GREAT for the soul and body.

Fresh air is great for our emotional replenishment and it is fairly easy to maintain safe social distancing when out in an open environment.

Have you been taking advantage of your extra free time to get out and enjoy this wonderful planet we are blessed to occupy?

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Fall is here! And Ticks are Having One Last Hay-Day For the Year…

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Fall is my favorite time of year! The nights are getting colder,

the trees are changing color, and the holidays are just around the corner.  And unfortunately the ticks are out having one last hay-day for the year!

So for a Fall Special – we are offering Free Shipping on all orders in the month of November, 2018. Use Promo Code: FreeFall

With ticks still on the prowl you’ll need to keep your guard up for a bit longer yet in order to protect your pets from ticks, and their deadly diseases, this Autumn season.  Sadly, safely protecting yourself and your pets has become a year round concern, largely due to global warming. Check out what Dr. Joyce Harman wrote in her recent blog…

“While the nymph-stage ticks are most common during the spring and summer months, adult deer ticks can generally be active whenever the temperature is above freezing,” said internationally known integrative veterinarian and owner of Harmany Equine, Dr. Joyce Harman. “If ticks are active, Lyme carriers are still capable of infecting us and our animals.

Prevention is key where Lyme is concerned, especially if you live on the east coast.” Says Dr. Harman.

Enjoy Dr. Harman’s entire article by clicking here…

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Tick Apocalypse? Lyme Disease Spreading, New Ticks In US…

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Are we having a Tick Apocalypse?

If you thought you were safe from Lyme disease because you don’t live in New England, where the tick-borne illness first appeared, think again.

Now, all 50 states plus the District of Columbia have residents who have tested positive for Lyme,

a bacterial infection that can cause a wide variety of symptoms, including joint aches, fatigue, facial palsy and neck stiffness.

This news comes from a report from the clinical laboratory Quest Diagnostics.  Quest analyzed the results of 6 million blood tests doctors had ordered to diagnose Lyme disease in their patients. The report found that Pennsylvania had the most positive cases last year: 10,001.ticks-nymph

The Pennsylvania tally, along with that of the six New England states – Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont – accounted for about 60 percent of the country’s Lyme disease cases.

Positive results grew by 50 percent in New England and by 78 percent in Pennsylvania from 2016 to 2017.

However, the number of positive tests spiked in some areas not traditionally linked to Lyme disease. Florida, for instance, had 501 infections, up 77 percent since 2015. California had 483 people with positive test results – a 194.5 percent increase from 2015.

** Lyme disease is now THE MOST commonly reported vector-borne illness in the United States.  In 2015, IT WAS THE SIXTH most common Nationally Notifiable disease. **

And as if this wasn’t scary enough…

A new tick species has been found in Maryland. It gorges on so much blood it kills itself, and lays up to 2,000 eggs at one time.

An Asian tick capable of reproducing at remarkable speed and gorging on so much blood that it kills itself has been found in Maryland. It’s the first new species of tick to be found in the United States in 50 years, the New York Times reports.

The long-horned tick was first found on a white-tailed deer in Washington County in June and was confirmed on July 27, state health officials said.

“In order to keep livestock and pets safe,

owners are encouraged to check their animals for a high concentration of tick bites or abnormal ticks,” said the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s State Veterinarian Dr. Michael Radebaugh.

This species of ticks are known to cling to hosts in high numbers. If too many of these ticks attach themselves to an animal, it could cause stunted growth, decreased production, major blood loss, and has the potential to spread diseases.

In Asia, the species carries a virus that is fatal for 15 percent of its victims. No human disease has yet been found in the insects discovered in the U.S.

Female long-horned ticks can lay 800 to 2,000 fertile eggs at one time without mating once it feeds on a host, the health department says. The long-horned tick — also called the bush tick — feeds on livestock, poultry, wild birds, pets, small mammals and humans.

This tick species is easily mistaken for other common ticks found in Maryland. Hard to see with the naked eye, the brown-colored tick has distinctive “horns” that can be viewed under a microscope.

Ticks are usually found in tall grasses, meadows, pastures and wooded areas.

Safely protect your livestock and pets from tick bites by using Ticks-Off.

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