Are you battling fleas and ticks? See the warning signs of infestation and the best treatments for dogs, cats, and your home in this slideshow from WebMD.
Fleas and ticks bite host animals—in this case, your cat or dog—and feed from their blood. These bites cause itching and discomfort. But did you know the impact of these parasites goes beyond itchiness? These parasites can carry diseases that have serious impacts on your pet’s health. I...
Avoiding Ticks Completely eliminating ticks probably isn't possible and is a potentially bad idea, even if it were feasible. It's still important to protect yourself from them, however, so you don't contract one of the many diseases they carry. The longer a tick remains attached to its hos...
There are three families of ticks: hard, soft, and Nuttalliellidae. The two varieties that appear in the United States are hard and soft ticks; both of these types potentially carry diseases to humans and animals; Nuttalliellidae are quite rare and only known to appear in Africa. Both ha...
Not all ticks carry disease. Still, you should find and remove any ticks on your body after being outside. In addition, tick bites look different depending on your skin symptoms but may look similar to mosquito bites.13Read on for more about the symptoms of tick bites and what to do if...
Ticks crawl to the top of long grass in order to attach themselves to passing animals so if your dog keeps picking them up don't let him or her run in long grass. And make sure you do identify any ticks you find on you and your family, as they can cause allergies and disease and...
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Ticks on dogs are common, but can pass on infection so need to be removed safely, quickly and effectively. Find out how here.
tick treatments as part of the Pet Transport Scheme (PETS).11,12 The TSS have confirmed 399 ticks being imported on animals from 15 different countries since 2005.9 However, this will be an underestimate as not all imported animals that carry ticks will have had ticks submitted to the TSS. ...