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Ticks are nasty little critters, but if you’ve ever owned a dog, you’ll know that they’re also hard to avoid. While your pet may not be infested with them, there is bound to be one point in their life where they’ll pick at least one up, and so here’s everything you need to know about ticks for when that time comes: – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TICKS


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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TICKS
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  • Ticks are nasty little critters, but if youve
    ever owned a dog, youll know that theyre also
    hard to avoid. While your pet may not be infested
    with them, there is bound to be one point in
    their life where theyll pick at least one up,
    and so heres everything you need to know about
    ticks for when that time comes
  • Ticks and fleas
  • Fleas are insects and ticks are arachnids, making
    them completely different, but most ticks look
    similar apart from slight differences in
    coloration and body size.

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  • What do ticks feed on?
  • The diet of ticks is made up entirely of blood,
    and their specialized appendages make it easy for
    them to attach to a host such as a dog and
    feed by sucking the blood. Ticks are unable to
    jump like fleas, and so instead wait until they
    can climb onto a passing host from grass or
    shrubs.
  • The life stage of a tick
  • Ticks begin life as eggs and grow into adult
    bugs. When at their youngest, the nymph tick is
    small and looks completely different from the
    adults who have gotten fat and swollen from
    feeding on the blood of the host.

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  • This can make it easy for folks to believe that
    their pet is infested with two different types of
    tick, when in fact they are the same but at
    different stages in their lifecycle.
  • What diseases can ticks spread?
  • Ticks can be the carriers of some unpleasant
    diseases, a few of which can be transferred to
    humans and a small number of which can be
    potentially life-threatening. Some of the more
    common diseases that ticks can carry are Lyme
    Disease, Ehrlichiosis, Babesiosis,
    Hepatozoonosis, Rocky Mountain Fever,
    Anaplasmosis, Tularemia and Tick Paralysis.

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  • How might you know if your dog has ticks?
  • Spotting ticks on your pet before they have a
    chance to latch on and begin sucking blood, is
    the best way of keeping them at bay, while of
    course prevention is better than cure. There are
    some common indicators that your dog may have a
    tick problem, and they include
  • Chewing or nibbling at a spot on their body
  • Scratching their ears and shaking their head
  • Development of a sudden fever
  • Rashes on the skin and/or scabs

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  • What can you do to prevent a tick infestation?
  • Vector-borne diseases are easily preventable with
    quick treatment that is regularly updated, such
    as applying a spot-on treatment and by ensuring
    that any areas your pet is in contact with, are
    kept clean and tick free. Pesticides that will
    not cause harm to your dog can be used on lawns
    or shrubberies to deter ticks, and avoid
    overwatering wherever possible, as ticks thrive
    in damp and humid conditions. Regular bathing
    with a medicated shampoo may also help and will
    not only keep your dogs coat clean but will
    repel ticks and fleas. You may also consider
    having your pet wear a tick collar, some of which
    are successful in repelling ticks for as long as
    six months.

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  • Tick infestations are horrible for both pet and
    owner, but provided you groom your pet regularly
    and pay close attention to the warning signs,
    they are simple to prevent.
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