The best flea treatments for dogs include collars, spot-ons, pills, and shampoos.Chewy; Petco/Business Insider The best flea and tick treatments for dogs safely prevent and kill these parasites. Many ...

Ticks only crawl, they don’t fly or even jump. They hang around on the tip of blade of grass or a leaf, usually on a well-used path. They have their front claws extended, waiting for a warm body — ...

A long-acting flea and tick treatment from Merck Animal Health has earned approval for dogs at least six months old from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The approval of the new injectable ...

Like its name suggests, the brown dog tick dines on dog blood. But as temperatures rise, they’re more likely to feast on you, too. That’s a problem, because the brown dog tick is a vector for Rocky ...

Ticks don’t just go away in the winter. Ticks can be active anytime the temperature is above freezing, and research shows that tick-borne diseases are on the rise in people and dogs. According to the ...

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Dog owners may need to be on alert for a disease many have never heard of — anaplasmosis, spread by the same tick that transmits Lyme disease. Anaplasmosis can make dogs feverish or lethargic, turn ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Along with spring comes beautiful blooms, green grass, warmer temperatures and pests. Some of those pests pose serious health threats to people and animals. Ticks are nothing new ...

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