Best Ways to Keep Ticks From Tormenting Your Pooch
Even if you don’t live in a rural area, ticks are becoming an increasing menace. They can bring disease – even death – to pets and people. These parasites latch on to your pet’s skin under their fur, and you may not even notice that your dog is infested until they’ve had their fill. The best tick protection for dogs is to keep them from getting bit in the first place, but there are other measures you can take.
Know Your Ticks
Ticks may all look alike at first, but there are more than 650 varieties; most have diseases associated with them. For example, paralysis ticks are grey with one set of brown legs next the their heads. The rear legs are white. They cause paralysis and death in dogs if not caught and removed.
Deer ticks are the kind that carry Lyme disease. They’re reddish-brown with black legs, and …
Best Ways to Keep Ticks From Tormenting Your Pooch Read More