Rain Increasing Tick Disease, Fleas and Heartworm, Steve Dale's Pet World
July 3, 2015cats • dogs • Fireworks • fleas • Heartworm disease • Lyme disease • parasites • parasites and pets • ticks • veterinary health
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All the rain is increasing mosquitos (which means heartworm), tick and flea numbers.
Tick disease, particularly Lyme, is on the rise for people and pets. I talk about that HERE on WGN Radio Steve Dale’s Pet World, and how we can actually do better at protecting our pets compared to protecting ourselves.
- -Check your pet daily for ticks. If you find one, pull straight out with a tweezer and save for your veterinarian, who will want to see it
- -Test annually for tick disease (the testing includes Lyme and other tick diseases, as well as heartworm). It’s a simple blood test.
- -Use a veterinary suggested product – there are many including some with new technology (like Bravecto).
- – Lyme vaccine for dogs in areas where Lyme is most prevalent.
I also talk about heartworm, and the need to protects dogs and cats too! Here’s more on heartworm.
One heartworm preventive, called ProHeart 6, offers six months of protection!
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