In a national survey of ticks on dogs and cats, more than 23 percent of dogs were infested with lone star ticks . Year-round tick and flea control can help guard your dog against tick-borne diseases.

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/ Rickettsia (RMSF) Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/Rickettsia (RMSF) is most often transmitted by the American dog tick in the Eastern, Central and Western United States; by ...