How To Protect Your Dog From Tick Bites and Diseases Caused by Them?
2 years, 5 months ago

How To Protect Your Dog From Tick Bites and Diseases Caused by Them?

News 18  

Spending time outdoors with your pet is a pleasurable experience. The parasite’s mouth and legs frequently stay entrenched in the skin, which can harm your dog in addition to increasing the risk of infection, inflammation, and the parasites regurgitating infected blood back into your pet. Tick-Borne Diseases include Lyme disease, Tick Fever, Canine Ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Canine Babesiosis, and Anaplasmosis. Tick Fever symptoms usually appear 10-14 days after the bite. Although there is no proof that dogs infect their owners directly with the disease, they can introduce disease-carrying ticks into people’s homes.

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Bihar records 20 times increase in dog bite incidents: Economic Survey
1 year, 1 month ago

Bihar records 20 times increase in dog bite incidents: Economic Survey

India TV News  

Bihar has witnessed a more than 20 times hike in dog bites cases in comparison to the previous year, according to data released by the state’s latest economic survey. The state government released the Bihar Economic Survey which identified dog bite as the "most prevalent disease" in the state. According to the report, a total of 2,07,181 people suffered dog …

5 ways to prevent your dog from getting tick fever this monsoon
1 year, 8 months ago

5 ways to prevent your dog from getting tick fever this monsoon

Live Mint  

Last year, just at the end of the monsoon, my one-year-old Dogo Argentino got tick fever. “That’s the reason why some dogs take a very long time to recover, some get tick fever frequently and some just don’t respond to medicines because of the high penetration of the infestation,” adds Gavkar. “The only option is to prevent tick fever at …

Top 4 tick-borne diseases in dogs and their symptoms
1 year, 11 months ago

Top 4 tick-borne diseases in dogs and their symptoms

Hindustan Times  

Ticks are spider-like tiny parasites with eight legs and egg-shaped body that may become slightly enlarged and dark when filled with blood. "Tick-borne disease occurs when an infected tick bites a dog or a human and transmits the disease into the victim’s body. The most important tick-borne diseases that affect dogs are Lyme disease, Ehrlichiosis, Anaplasmosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, …

7 tips to protect your dog from fleas and ticks this summer
2 years ago

7 tips to protect your dog from fleas and ticks this summer

Hindustan Times  

Fleas and ticks are one of the most common causes of illnesses in pets and while these wingless insects can trouble your furry friends at any point of the year, they are more common in spring and summer season due to the humid and warm weather. 7 tips to protect your dog from fleas and ticks this summer "As the …

Does your pet have a regular tick-check?
2 years, 3 months ago

Does your pet have a regular tick-check?

Live Mint  

I take great care to ensure that my dog, Musafir, is free of ticks and fleas. The phrase “tick fever” is used to refer to a variety of diseases caused by blood-borne parasites hosted by ticks; these include Babesia, Anaplasma and Ehrlichia. Making sure your dog doesn’t get bitten by ticks is the best way to protect it from any …

Tick-borne dog disease ehrlichiosis now 'widespread' across NT, over 100 cases in Darwin
3 years, 8 months ago

Tick-borne dog disease ehrlichiosis now 'widespread' across NT, over 100 cases in Darwin

ABC  

Patricia Powell's Staffordshire-cross, Leo, came close to death earlier this year — and it isn't out of the woods yet. Key points: Ehrlichiosis was first detected in Australia last year in May Experts say the disease is now "endemic" across the Northern Territory They say preventing ticks is the best way to protect dogs Warning: This story contains an image …

Protect your dog from canine ehrlichiosis, a new deadly disease outbreak
4 years, 2 months ago

Protect your dog from canine ehrlichiosis, a new deadly disease outbreak

ABC  

While we continue to be occupied with the COVID pandemic, another life-threatening disease has emerged in northern Australia, one that's cause for considerable alarm for the millions of dog owners around the country. This disease — canine ehrlichiosis — is transmitted through the bite of a bacterium-carrying parasite called the "brown dog tick". Ticks expanding southward Every pet owner who …

Pet owners be careful! Your cats and dogs might be passing ticks on you
7 years, 8 months ago

Pet owners be careful! Your cats and dogs might be passing ticks on you

India TV News  

There are a number of pet lovers in the world, who shower their unconditional love on their pets. Symptoms of Lyme Disease The early symptoms of the disease include fly-like symptoms like fever and muscle spasms. Most common symptoms of Lyme disease are headache, body pain, fatigue and joint pain. The most common and obvious sign of lyme disease is …

Here's What You Need To Know About Ticks
9 years, 8 months ago

Here's What You Need To Know About Ticks

Huff Post  

Bad news: Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne illness, has more than doubled over the past 20 years. Lone star ticks transmit ehrlichiosis, tulameria, heartland virus and Southern tick-associated rash illness, according to the CDC, while brown dog ticks transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Rocky Mountain wood ticks transmit Colorado tick fever and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. After spending time …

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