Articles: dog tick

We know for sure that if Lyme disease is occurring more often in dogs, it will appear far more often in people. Far more often because at least a significant percentage of dogs are protected from Lyme with products and/or a vaccine. There is no such protection for people. According to printed reports, around Pittsburgh,…

The American Veterinary Medical Association and Global Lyme Alliance are partnering on the StopLyme public education campaign.  Here’s what human medicine and veterinary medicine agree on, because it’s fact: Tick numbers are not only on the rise, but tick species’ territories are expanding. And where there are more ticks, there’s more tick disease in dogs…

Bill Leff and Wendy Snyder and myself talk about amazing things dogs can do on WGN Radio, Listen HERE. From a dog named Chaser who can identify hundreds of toys, to dogs that can identify cancers. We spoke about the Ron Santo Diabetic Alert Foundation, and how Ron Santo once called in on my show…

Cool weather may be approaching, but that doesn’t mean the threat of ticks is going away anytime soon, as Dr. Craig Prior, board member of the Companion Animal Parasite Council . Listen here from my nationally syndicated Steve Dale’s Pet World, as Prior says ticks like to give disease to dogs in the fall, particularly Lyme disease.…

Veterinary parasitologist Dr. Michael Dryden, distinguished professor, Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology at Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Manhattan, answers your pet parasite questions. Dryden speaks around the globe on flea and tick issues, and is known lovingly, no doubt, as “Dr. Flea.” Q: How worried about tick disease should I be,…

There are more ticks in more places than ever, and they continue to spread. Veterinary parasitologist Dr. Michael Dryden, of Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine-Manhattan, calls it a “tick explosion.” And the fallout is tick disease. Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases are likely very under-diagnosed in dogs, Dryden says. “It’s important to…

Along with spring showers and flowers come fleas. It’s a sure bet in most parts of the country, but some places have it worse than others. Fleas in Florida and other southern states can be so overwhelming that many pet owners throw in the towel, assuming these pests are inevitable, and simply hire an exterminator…

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  Noodles the Wonder Dog, a mixed-breed dog, adopted from the Anti Cruelty Society, is in the Good Morning America “Dog vs. Dog” competition. Instead of chasing postal workers, Noodles can get the mail himself by hopping on a mailbox. He can jump through hoops, play the piano, and sometimes performs on stage. Details on…

Beware of the Bug! Ticks and tick disease is an epidemic in America. I’ve been talking a lot about this lately, and so are many veterinarians, including Dr. Ernie Ward. Human medicine seems to be playing catch-up. Just last summer, the CDC said there turns out to be 10 times more Lyme than previously suspected.…