What is the certified black walnut mixture?? We just moved back to indiana from california and this is the first time that I have had to deal with heart worms. My parents never did any preventative with thier dogs when I was growing up (I didnt know any better at the time) so I dont know what I should or should not do. They are on frontline for fleas and ticks but AJ has such long hair and is sooo low to the ground that when we go on the only dog freindly trail here he seems to bring a whole colony ticks home with him. We have only found 3 on Morph. What is this lyme disease vaccine also??
Thanks
Carrie
This is a great mixture which sc. trojan posted a while ago and that is what I use.
"With this said, I have found through experience that many safe, natural products work just as well if not better than toxic pesticides. Rose geranium oil or palmarosa oil is just as effective at repelling ticks and not harmful for my dogs in the process. I have to apply them far more often so they lack the mindless convenient factor that longer term chemicals offer, but I do not see this as a problem for me. Here is the recipe:
Mix 1 part palmarosa oil with 2 parts almond or olive oil.
You can add fresh lemon juice for added impact. You can also add citronella oil and lavender oil for flea repelling at the same time. I use a dropper to drop on strategically where ticks go - back of head, neck, chest, under arms and belly and reapply every 2-3 days as needed. Many I know also use this recipe in other parts of the country where they have a larger problem, and they put in a small spray bottle, dilute with 50% water so that they can spray the solution all over their animal - avoiding the face and mucous membranes. This includes those I know in New England, where many live in fear of lyme. It also makes a shiny coat"