HELP!!!! Found about 50 ticks on dogs! UPDATE #4

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

Last week we had our daughters two goldendoodles for a week so I packed them all up and took them to our cabin in the woods. Great right? Run free, new surroundings.....DEER TICKS!!! My two are treated so we have never seen a tick or flea in the 7 months we've owned the cabin, but my daughters dogs are not treated. (Don't ask).  Her two are just littered with them and we've been pulling them out all morning. The groomer suggested Dawn bath and leave on for 20 min. so we did that.   I am doing bug bombs in both of our houses today as well. 

So my question is....how often do you see dogs get very sick from tick bites? I know what they can transmit and know what to look for, I hope, but is it common for them to get sick? Considering the amount of ticks and dogs out there, I don't hear of it often. Is my head in the sand? 

Any advice oh wise experienced Tick people. 

UPDATE:

After picking off all the ticks, having houses sprayed and watching children diligently, we have not seen any more ticks for a few weeks. Both dogs were tested (blood work) for Lymes and other diseases last week and all negative, with a follow up in 6 months. So now we just wait, and wait, and wait, as it can be months to years before problems can develop.  Being that Marley is 8, we may think it;s just old age if he develops Lymes like issues, but now that we know there is a possibility, we will stay on top of his blood work for years to come. 

Thank you all for your responses. 

UPDATE:

Daughter just informed me that their 3 year old doodle had a seizure last night. Ran around confused, peed all over, collapsed downstairs and confused.  He will be going to the Vet asap, not sure what our vet does for weekends but will find out.  Any advice from anyone? I'm feeling so bad for having exposed them to this danger. 

 UPDATE: 

Daughter took doodle to Vet today and the blood work for the major tick borne diseases were negative. Sign of relief for me, but no real answers as to the cause. So she advises wait and see, keep a journal, and if he has more then they will do more expensive blood work. The good news is he is otherwise very healthy.  So we just wait and see for now.  Thank you all for your comments. 

UPDATE March 15,2016

Daughter's doodle had 3rd seizure since first one on Oct. 17. One on Jan 22 and another last night. She stopped Heartguard and Frontline in January, so we've ruled out that. Still in documentation stage, however, he has gone from 3 months apart to 2 months apart. I advised her to read all she can (has twin 1 yr old boys!!) on our Seizure group here and see if time between the next one is even sooner. Anyone have any reason to advise getting him on meds ASAP? Or is waiting still an option?

[F, Calla & Luca]

I think most dogs in problem tick areas are treated. But the question of how often they get sick is it relevant when any given dog could get very sick from a tick bite, at least in my opinion.

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

I am a "tick person" since I live in CT the home of Lyme Disease.  That said, I really don't think there's any way to quantify how often dogs get sick (or how sick they get) when they get bitten by ticks.  My dogs are treated and so are my daughter's.  Even so my Murphy got critically ill from a tick bite...they believe it was Rocky Mountain Spotted fever.  Apparently the meds were not effective against that tick and the infection it was carrying.  My daughter's dog has had two serious episodes of Lyme Disease.  She happens to live in an area that is truly infested with ticks.  So I guess my point is that it's difficult to quantify the odds of them getting sick.  Just watch for the symptoms and get them to the Vet quickly if you see them acting differently.

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

Is either Lymes disease or Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever treated and curable without long term affects?

[F, Calla & Luca]

They both can be successfully treated but early treatment is important to avoid long term side effects in Lyme I know.

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

Even though my daughter's dog was treated early with his Lyme disease, there are some lasting effects...mostly with his joints.  I know there have been milder cases where the dog was completely fine after treatment.  Murph had no lasting effects from the Rocky Mountain Fever, but we did almost lose him as a result.  He was very sick and his fever got so high he had a seizure.  Once the antibiotics kicked-in he turned the corner and was fine after that.

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

Jane, did you know Murphy had been bitten? Did he have symptoms before he got very sick, or was it a sudden "very sick"?  I am educating myself and daughter of everything to look for and certainly will have them go to vet for blood work irregardless of symptoms if the vet suggests. I dont know if there is even a way to find all the ticks on her black doodle.  The smaller ones are black. Marley is white so it's been easier. I cant keep my hands off of either one of them. They are loving all the attention tho.

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

I didn't know that Murphy had been bitten.  We didn't know why he was so sick until the blood work came back.  I'm trying to remember his early symptoms....let me go back on my page because I think I posted something.

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

Here's the blog I wrote when Murph was so sick....the major concern was getting control over the fever.  http://www.doodlekisses.com/profiles/blogs/rocky-mountain-spotted

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

I remember this happening. Scary stuff. I guess we are "lucky" in knowing that they have been bit and to be pro active and have blood work done asap. This seems as though its not an "IF" but "WHEN" they get sick. Too many bites for much too long a period. Thanks. Will keep updating.

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

I'll keep my fingers/paws crossed.  Not all ticks are infected, and some dogs seem more resistive than others.  I'm going to think positive.

[Amy and Annabelle]

I am curious what you use for a tick preventative. Annabelle is treated with frontline at the moment. I had bought a dose of nexgard for her but she threw it up, so I used a dose of the frontline that I had on hand. Anyway I have seen a couple of ticks on her and the groomer found one. They were just on her fur and not in the skin. Yours sounds like a good one and I may want to try it. I live in the country with deer and wildlife all around me so I need something that works really well and hopefully keeps them off of her.

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

 I have always used Frontline Plus and altho I liked the Nexgard, having them each possibly throw up a $21.00 pill would be frustrating. I am changing to FiproGuard by Sentry as it is about half the cost of Frontline and has the same ingredients.  I have to say that I am very impressed that my two havent gotten anything for 7 months and 3 days up there and two unprotected dogs are loaded with Ticks.  We recently fenced the yard as well, so I'm guessing there were even less ticks around since the deer could no longer just walk through our yard, than the last several months.  

I know its not a guarantee that they won't ever get ticks, but it sure speaks volumes as to the potection they are getting.  I guess I will know rather quickly if the FiproGuard works or not too.