A new disease spread by tick bites has been identified in dogs by researchers from North Carolina State University (NCSU). The disease, a species of Rickettsia, was first documented in U.S.-based dogs ...

Veterinary researchers have confirmed a previously unknown tick-borne infection in dogs, and the discovery is sharpening concern that household pets can signal new threats for people long before human ...

Dogs are highly susceptible to tick bites and can easily bring ticks indoors, increasing the risk of tick-borne disease for the entire household. According to the CDC, pets that spend time in grassy, ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The end of July is nigh, but we are not quite out of the woods when it comes to catching sight of a tick bite. Dr. Meredith Stanaland with the Nacogdoches Animal Hospital says ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new shot that protects dogs six months or older against fleas and ticks.

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A new, invasive tick species - dangerous to humans, dogs, cats and cattle – may have been uncovered for the first time in Butler County thanks to an Oxford-based veterinarian. Dr. Chantel Raghu told ...

All pet owners want their babies to be happy and safe. When it comes to nasty pests like fleas and ticks, treatments in pill ...

I have been treated three times in the past year for tick bites that had high probability of Lyme disease. The takeaway: Doxicycline only treats like three of the bloodborne illnesses carried by ticks ...