TOA
PAYOH VETS
toapayohvets.com
Date:
28 December, 2014
Focus: Small
animals - dogs, cats, hamsters, guinea pig & rabbits
De-ticking services at Toa Payoh Vets
Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow), MRCVS
Update:
28 December, 2014
DE-TICKING
SERVICES FOR DOG OWNERS IN
SINGAPORE
The most common complaint in
Singapore is heavy infestation
of ticks in a dog. Sometimes,
the spot-on insecticide,
Frontline, is not effective for
various reasons. There may be a
need to use another brand.
Ticks do cause fatal diseases
like tick fever in dogs.
Therefore, it is best to
ensure that your dogs don't
get tick bites.
Dog owners with tick
problems can contact Toa
Payoh Vets by phone at
6254 3326 to make an
appointment to de-tick
their dogs.
We need time to get the dogs
clipped, bathed with tick wash,
pluck out the ticks and advise
on tick control at home. Bring
the dog to the Surgery at 10
a.m. and take back the dog the
next day in the
afternoon. It
takes around 2-3 hours to
clip, bath and pluck out
the thousands of ticks
stuck into the dog's body.
The
estimated cost of
de-ticking a medium to
large breed is $250 - $300. For
small breeds, the estimated cost
is $$200 - $250.
An additional $50-80 is
payable if the dog needs
sedation for hair clipping
as the heavily infested
dog suffers from painful
and inflamed tick bites
will not stay still for
clipping, esp. around the
facial areas. The
cost of antibiotics and
spot-on insecticides are
additional optional costs.
De-ticking heavily infested dogs
at Toa Payoh Vets
TICKS IN MANY DOGS
E-MAIL TO DR
SING DATED AUG 28, 2010
I read your very
informative article
here: Ectoparasite
control lecture. I
have a question. I have
9 Papillons which were
heavily infested with
adult ticks and "baby" ticks. (At least
that's what my vet said
they were although they
look like mites to me.)
After weeks of bathing
and grooming, I finally
applied FrontLine Plus
Spray, which has worked
very well at killing all
the ticks which I could
not remove by picking
off. Now, a week later,
I am seeing a slight
re-infestation of small
(baby) ticks/mites.
I would like to use a
Bayticol 6% rinse on
them (10ml/15L water
dilution = 40ppm). Is
this safe? My Papillons
are all 3-4 kilograms.
And I have a 10 week
old puppy. FrontLine
Plus Spray was applied
one week ago.
Thanks in advance for
your help.
Name of owner
Thailand
E-MAIL REPLY FROM DR
SING DATED AUG 28, 2010
I am Dr Sing Kong Yuen from Toa
Payoh Vets,
toapayohvets.com
Environmental control of
ticks is very important.
Most likely you have not
been able to do it. Once
you have just applied
Frontline spot on, it is
risky to apply another
insecticide so soon. You
need to find the source
of your ticks as it
appears to originate
from the environment
e.g. wall and floor
cracks. Spray an
anti-insecticide wash
into the cracks.
Generally,
I would advise clipping
off the coat of all dogs
with heavy tick
infestations, apply
de-ticking wash
thoroughly over the
body, pick off
the dead ticks and check
for live ones. Then
house them away from
their usual area but
this may not be
practical advice in your
situation. Best wishes.
TOA
PAYOH VETS
