While experts like the Companion Animal Parasite Council recommend that pet owners apply flea and
tick control year - round in most areas of the country, research shows that on average pet owners only apply about one - third of the recommended doses.
Finally, spending more time outdoors in summer with your pets exposes them more often to fleas and ticks, so remember to keep up your flea and
tick control year - round.
Not exact matches
Since 1950, life expectancies at birth have
ticked upward at a rate of roughly two
years per decade, from an average 68.2 for a newborn in 1950 to 76.8 for one in 2000, according to the Centers for Disease
Control.
He
ticked off his El Paso County constituents by spearheading the recent triple whammy of gun
control legislation that neatly bypassed Colorado voters earlier this
year.
After learning at its first meeting in July that it might only have one or two meetings to help develop a plan for Suffolk County to stem the tide of a growing presence of
tick - borne illnesses, the county legislature's
Tick Control Advisory Committee may be around for another
year, at least.
TICKED: The Battle Over Lyme in the South is the result of a three -
year investigation of the controversy over Lyme disease diagnosis in the Southern United States, where the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) do not recognize the disease — but a growing number of scientists and physicians do.
«Even though we spend billions of dollars each
year to
control for cockroaches,
ticks, termites and other infestations, there are still a number of overlooked, benign species,» says Leong.
Nearly 200 cases of tularemia in the United States are reported to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention every
year; most of them are caused by bites from
ticks and flies and from handling animals infected from the disease.
The 4 - Poster device, a type of deer bait station that
controls ticks as they feed, does dramatically reduce
tick populations over a two to three
year period.
Affordable flea and
tick control that is easily administered at the top of a pet's spine has grown in popularity over the
years.
Make sure your pet is on
year - round heartworm preventive medication and flea and
tick control.
Melton Veterinary Hospital wants you to know that here in Louisiana & Arkansas - flea,
tick, heartworm & other worm and parasite
control is a
year - round problem and prevention is a necessity for keeping your pets safe and comfortable.
Appalachian Animal Clinic wants you to know that here in Cleveland, Tennessee - flea,
tick, heartworm & other parasite
control and prevention is a
year - round problem and necessity for keeping your pets safe and comfortable.
It is for this reason the best prevention against Lyme disease is using
year - round flea and
tick control.
«We are thrilled to be working closely with the paws4people family, and looks forward to providing veterinary wellness care, including check ups, required vaccinations, flea &
tick control, and heartworm prevention to each and every Dog during the next
year», said Paige Mazzoni, Chief Marketing Officer, VIP Petcare.
Apply a topical
tick control such as Frontline Plus or a Seresto collar
year round.
Year - round prevention using a veterinarian - recommended medication designed for treating and
controlling fleas,
ticks, heartworm and other parasites;
We'll provide you with images and prewritten content to help raise awareness for the importance of
year - round flea and
tick control, as well as awareness for your veterinary clinic.
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year - round flea and
tick control.
For additional information on
year - round flea and
tick control, check with the Companion Animal Parasite Council.
For best flea
control and effective
tick control, apply FRONTLINE ® Plus monthly throughout the
year.
Make sure that you are using
year round flea and
tick control on your pets.
«The CAPC recommends that pet owners administer
year - round preventive medicines that
control internal and external parasites — such as roundworms, heartworm, fleas and
ticks — for the life of their dog or cat no matter where they live,» said Michael Paul, DVM, executive director of the CAPC.
FRONTLINE Plus for Dogs has been trusted by veterinarians for flea and
tick control for dogs for nearly 20
years.
How to practice safe
tick control It wasn't until a few
years ago that some researchers established that a severe reaction to a
tick bite may also be connected with allergic reactions to red meat.
As a pet owner, you know how challenging it can be to maintain flea and
tick control throughout the
year.
Not surprisingly, most vets recommend treating dogs
year - round for comprehensive flea and
tick control.
For this reason, we recommend
year - round flea and
tick control and carry several products which work well in our environment.
Now in its second
year, the campaign wishes to continue to shed light on
tick behaviour and risks, and the importance of
tick seasonality in establishing parasite
control programs for pets.
The Companion Animal Parasite Council recommends that all dogs be tested yearly for
tick - borne diseases and that all dogs be treated with effective
tick -
control agents
year - round.
The Centers for Disease
Control (CDC) now says, illnesses from mosquito,
tick, and flea bites have tripled in the U.S., with more than 640,000 cases reported during the 13
years...
The Vet's Best line, which added five new flea and
tick products earlier this
year, now offers a full range of natural pest
control products for pets.
Over a four -
year period ending in 1996, poison
control centers logged some 25,000 cases of children under the age the age of six who were exposed to OP pesticides from
tick and flea
control products.
That's why The Companion Animal Parasite Council recommends
year - round
tick control in all areas of the United States.
I have a 16
year old cat, is she too old for topical flea and
tick treatments and, if so, what do you recommend I should do now to
control her fleas?
As part of the preventative wellness plan, partners Ceva Animal Health and Zoetis generously sponsored one
year worth of free flea,
tick and mosquito
control and a heartworm preventive.
The Companion Animal Parasite Council recommends that all dogs be maintained on
tick control products
year round.
Be diligent about flea and
tick control on your pets throughout the
year and maintain a healthy, flea free environment.
FRONTLINE Plus for Cats has been trusted by veterinarians for flea and
tick control for kittens and cats for nearly 20
years.
STEP 7 For optimal treatment,
control and prevention of adult fleas, flea eggs, flea larvae,
ticks and chewing lice
year - round treatment is recommended.
Over the past
year, a couple of trends have emerged in the flea and
tick control category that are worth watching, said Kenneth Oh, general manager of the pet care division of W.F. Young in East Longmeadow, Mass..
However, most pets are unaware that these tactics are necessary to maintain flea and
tick control, as well as their health throughout the
year.
In your opinion, how important is
year - round application of flea and
tick control?
As with fleas, similar
tick control products can be used
year - round to prevent
ticks from attaching to the kitten.
For retailers, this means that it is absolutely paramount that flea and
tick control solutions are displayed prominently at the appropriate time of
year.