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[JoeP]

Originally Posted by Sock Puppet

There are a couple-few different medications that will keep the fleas away much more reliably than a collar. They're not cheap, but some last 3 months, so you only need to dose them 4x a year.

Frontline - Stronghold - Advantage - are among brands I've found good. This post has not been sponsored.

Originally Posted by Sock Puppet

Had to have the vet remove it, which was more expensive than the meds.

Miisa has a tick-removal tool. Something based on squeezing the tick's mouthparts and twisting.