Sentences with phrase «into contact with ticks»

However, there are still reasons to be concerned about your cat coming into contact with ticks.

To keep pets safe from fleas and ticks, Drs. Markwalder and Normile recommend that pet owners: consult a veterinarian to have pets protected year - round, check pets and family members regularly for ticks, remember that indoor pets are as much at risk of contracting fleas and ticks as outdoor pets, and visit a doctor or veterinarian right away if you suspect that a person or a pet has come into contact with ticks or fleas.

Visitors to two popular parks in South London are at risk of coming into contact with ticks that can transmit Lyme disease to humans, according to new research published in Medical and Veterinary Entomology.

That means your chances of coming into contact with a tick that carries the bacteria responsible for Lyme disease is pretty darn good.

Not exact matches

«I spent nearly an hour and a half picking off well over 100 minuscule baby ticks off of her, gave her a long Dawn dish soap bath with repeated washing, washed all bedding, clothing, and toys she came into contact with afterwards and administered Benadryl,» Seltzer wrote.

This helps eliminate potential Lyme carriers and lowers the risk of ticks coming into contact with the skin if they were brought in on clothing.

An effective tick product is one that kills ticks quickly once they come into contact with your pet.

Perimeter spray treatments are eco-friendly by limiting the amount of pesticide being applied, and targeting the areas where people most frequently come into contact with deer ticks.

Even clean, healthy dogs are liable to catch fleas and other types of similar problems after coming into contact with animals with an infestation, or by playing in long grass when mites and ticks are abundant.

Ticks are parasites that may come into contact with your pet's fur and bury their mouth parts under its skin.

According to Dr. Lorraine Kassarjian, a South Florida veterinarian who knows all too well about year - round flea and tick infestations in her clients, «The tick or flea must have contact with the product to get the insecticide into it, that's the only way it will die.

Second, if your pet goes outside or regularly comes into contact with other animals, washing them with flea and tick shampoo is a smart move.

Fleas, ticks and other parasites come into contact with your dog's coat or skin, and become exposed to Vectra 3D ®.

You might ask if they are spending time outdoors with their dogs, for example, and can mention that they are at risk for coming into contact with the same exposed ticks and should take appropriate steps to protect themselves and consult with their physician if they have been bitten by a tick or are feeling unwell.

The only trick is that the fleas and ticks have to come into contact with the powder, so you have to be sure to get it into cracks and other place you think the insects might be.