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13-07-08, 11:10 PM
Fleas & Ticks
These pests not only irritate you and your pet, but can transmit and cause several serious ailments. For many pet owners, flea and tick preventative is a necessity.
Fleas can cause the following problems: severe itching; anemia; rickettsiosis (which can spread to humans); bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic plague; tapeworm (which can spread to humans); and Cat Scratch Disease (which can spread to humans). Warning signs that your pet has fleas: black specks in the fur or in bedding areas (flea dander/droppings), excessive scratching.
Ticks can cause the following problems: Lyme Disease (which can spread to humans), Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and Cytauxzoonosis. Warning signs that your pet may have been bitten by a tick: fever, lameness, loss of appetite, sudden onset of pain in your pet's legs or body, arthritis or swelling in your pet's joints, lethargy or depression, and cough.
These pests not only irritate you and your pet, but can transmit and cause several serious ailments. For many pet owners, flea and tick preventative is a necessity.
Fleas can cause the following problems: severe itching; anemia; rickettsiosis (which can spread to humans); bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic plague; tapeworm (which can spread to humans); and Cat Scratch Disease (which can spread to humans). Warning signs that your pet has fleas: black specks in the fur or in bedding areas (flea dander/droppings), excessive scratching.
Ticks can cause the following problems: Lyme Disease (which can spread to humans), Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and Cytauxzoonosis. Warning signs that your pet may have been bitten by a tick: fever, lameness, loss of appetite, sudden onset of pain in your pet's legs or body, arthritis or swelling in your pet's joints, lethargy or depression, and cough.