My dog has ticks, is scratching, and losing hair. What's the best treatment?

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My dog has too many flea tick on her. She bites and scratch his hair. Hair is falling too. I bath my dog with vinegar and water solution. But then also she has ticks. I found this tick on her (see attachment). I put vinegar on this tick directly but this tick is very tough its not dying. The tick bites and then patch of hair falls off. Please give me the name of this tick so that I can gather more information. Please give solution to this tick problem(natural way because my dog is very sensitive. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | 27 lbs

Laura Johnson VMD · Accepted Answer

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Poor Tofy! We would need a closer picture of the tick and we would need to see the under side as well to identify the tick. I would recommend the Seresto collar or the oral flea and tick preventatives like Nexgard, Simparica and Bravecto. Vinegar does not kill any species of tick. In my experience the natural products do not work for ticks or fleas and the risk of the diseases they transmit is greater than the use of non-natural products. Again if you would like us to ID the tick we need very close up pictures of both sides. I hope this helps and I wish Tofy the very best!

My dog has ticks, is scratching, and losing hair. What's the best treatment?

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