CHENNAI: The increased number of death of stray dogs brought for Animal Birth Control surgeries at the Blue Cross of India’s facility in Guindy has raised concerns among animal rights activists. The organisation said it follows highest standards in animal care and attributed the deaths to a spike in tick fever cases among dogs in the city. However, activists alleged …
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 …
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 …
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, …
