Blog: Lyme Disease

tick-season

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...

dog scratching for ticks and fleas

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.