In certain types of winter weather, ticks can actually be active and that means they can pose a threat to humans and animals.

Some species of female ticks secrete a neurotoxin in their saliva that can cause paralysis. It’s mostly an issue with American dog ticks and deer ticks, but other species can transmit the ...

To mark the end of National Walk Your Pet Month, Susan E. Little, DVM, PhD, DACVM share the importance of tick control in dogs as temperatures continue to rise during the winter season Walks are a ...

The wood tick (dog tick) is the size of an apple seed. After feeding, it can double or triple in size. Sometimes, it can pass on Rocky Mountain spotted fever or Colorado tick fever. The deer tick is ...

Learn more Fleas and ticks are common parasites that can cause several health issues for dogs. The good news is you can easily protect your pet from these parasites with one of the best flea and ...

You can try talking to your dog about the birds and the bees, but it’s unlikely they will understand. It’s up to you to be aware that a non-spayed female dog runs the risk of having babies. You may ...

"We live in a residential neighborhood, and you can walk up the side of the street and our dogs come home with ticks on them," Frye says. "Even just on the side of the road, there's plenty of ...

A video of an owner discovering what his male dog did while the female was in heat quickly went viral on TikTok. Female dogs who have not been spayed go into heat about twice a year, starting when ...

However, there have been occasions in Singapore when tick bites have resulted in more serious consequences. As a former dog owner, Lim, who declined to reveal his full name, was familiar with ...

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Toronto’s active surveillance program is intended to document locations where blacklegged ticks have become established using a tick dragging method. Tick dragging is a process to collecting ticks in ...

This animal, from before the age of the dinosaurs, was a dog-like creature that was ... Dogs Trained to Sniff out Spotted Lanternflies Could Help Reduce Spread Jan. 2, 2025 — Growers and ...