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?

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

The blood work is negative and we are on "Watch" Mode for symptoms. 

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

So glad to hear the blood work was negative! 

[Gail and Bailey]

Glad to hear all is well so far! Will keep sending positive vibes your way in hopes that no symptoms appear!

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

Thank you Gail!!!

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

Seeking advice from anyone familiar with seizures in general or possibly related to tick borne diseases.  

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Sue, there's a seizure disorder group here on DK with lots of good info and help. 

[AndySharon BoomerShaynaMariner]

http://www.doodlekisses.com/group/seizures

the link to the seizure group.

I am not aware of any tick borne diseases causing seizures - I will see what I can find.

Although any type of stress can contribute to seizure activity if a dog is "predisposed" to seizures.

[AndySharon BoomerShaynaMariner]

There are a few references but they all read similar to "In severe cases of Lyme Disease, seizures may be evident and they are much more likely to be evident in a human than a dog."  Also to Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.

Although any type of stress can lower seizure threshold.  It is possible that tick meds or heartworm meds are contributing.

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

Yes I did have to research to see where Tick Borne diseases can cause seizures, so it is possible. Hopefully can be treated and not a life long problem. I will check out the seizure group as well and pass along info. She is the daughter with twin boys, 8 months old, all three kids have colds right now and dogs have been in the house for 3 days straight as they are having the outside of house painted. Otherwise, no stress in the dogs life but plenty of stress in hers. 

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

Plus I have been out of state for 2 weeks, so not even home to help her and we were going to have her take care of our two dogs this weekend too. So glad we made other arrangements. Poor girl can just take so much!

[Moe]

Ticks are the bane of my existence. It is a constant battle. My dog is dark brown and has a very dense curly coat. It is almost impossible to find ticks before they attach. I've tried Advantix - she got tons of ticks. She got Lyme disease while on Advantix. She had also been vaccinated. I stopped walking in the woods, even though it is my happy place. Now I'm using the Seresto collar. I have not seen any ticks on the dog but she did test positive for Anaplasmosis. It is very frustrating and scary. 

Anyone have better suggestions for tick prevention?

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

Moe, did she have to be on any medication for the anaplasmosis?