Pets and ticks

Did you know that pets suffer from tick-borne illnesses too?  

Did you also know that pets can bring infected ticks into your home, increasing your risk of exposure to tick diseases such as Lyme disease, Anaplasmosis, Bartonella, Ehrlichiosis, and more?

Dogs are sentinels for Lyme disease and are 50 to 100 times more likely to be diagnosed with Lyme disease than their owners. When canine Lyme disease incidence is on the rise, human case numbers generally follow since people share the same space and activities as their pets.

Check out the links below to learn about protecting your pet and your family from Lyme disease.

Dogs and Ticks 101  - A website devoted to helping pet owners protect their dogs from Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases by providing information about ticks and the diseases they carry.   Includes prevention tips and a US Map indicating where canine tick diseases occur.

Brochure - Ticks and Mosquitoes - Secretly Infecting your dog? IDEXX labs

Frontline - How Ticks Affect Pets

K9Advantix -  Reduce the risk of Lyme disease transmission to your dogs