Blog: tick information
Tick Identification & Diseases
Even though there are more than 15 types of ticks, these are the ones that are most commonly seen in our surrounding area. Identifying a tick is very important in order to determine which diseases it may have transmitted to your pet, diagnosis, and treatment.
Ticks; To be or Not to be Afraid
Recently I attended a lecture presented by Dr. Susan Little, a veterinary parasitologist from Oklahoma State University that focused on ticks and tick-borne illness. She spoke of the deer tick and the American dog tick, two species commonly found in Ontario, but she also spoke of new and emerging tick...
