Blog: Pet Parasite Prevention
Fleas Season is Here
With the warmer weather, here we are out and about more with our pets. Enjoying walks and hiking with our dogs or having our cat sitting in the backyard with us.
The Tick Talk
It may seem early to be talking about ticks, but they aren’t far from making a comeback once again. Typically in this region of southwestern Ontario, we have considered our risk period for ticks to be around March and April to the end of November. However, in recent years, we...
Protect Your Pet from Ticks and Potential Lyme Exposure
Avoiding tick-infested areas is always the best way to protect your pet from Lyme. This is not always the easiest thing to do. In the spring and fall is when we see ticks are most active. 4 Degrees and warmer is the temperature ticks favour most.
Time to Talk Ticks
Tick talk is not the most pleasant conversation. Ticks are unattractive, “gross” critters that nobody wants to have on their person, children or pets. Humans and pets need to avoid tick bites as ticks may transmit a variety of diseases such as Lyme, Erlichiosis, Anaplasmosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and...
