Is frequent anesthesia safe for my aggressive dog with ear ticks?

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Hello. My dog has many ticks in his ears but he's an aggressive little dog so i cannot remove them myself. I want to let him take anesthesia so the vet could get them out, but he already took once 10 days ago, im afraid it might be dangerous. I heard it's not, tho. What should i do now? I did use spot on meds and spray medicine on his body but the ticks do not let go. Thank you. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 5 years and 5 months old | 19.8 lbs

Dr. Leigh, DVM · Accepted Answer

I am not sure what medications you used but I suggest you talk to your vet about getting NexGard, Credelio, or Bravecto prescription flea medication. They are all oral medications and start killing ticks within hours. NexGard and Credelio are given monthly and Bravecto is every 12 weeks. All three are very good products and your vet can give you a prescription for one of them. Some of the spot-on and sprays do not work very well.

Is frequent anesthesia safe for my aggressive dog with ear ticks?

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