How to Seach for Ticks on Cats and Dogs

Although ticks can be found anywhere on your pets body, they are most commonly found on the head or around the neck so it’s important to pay special attention to these areas when performing your tick search.

We recommend a pre-summer tick clip for your pet. This will ensure that through the critical warm months when your pet is most at risk, it will be much easier to perform a tick check on your pet, reducing the risk that a tick will go unnoticed.

Ticks burrow into the skin and can be difficult to remove. Here’s how to remove a tick:

Your veterinarian can remove ticks for you, but this needs to be done as a matter of urgency (do not wait all day or overnight).

The toxin produced by paralysis ticks is very potent. Even when the tick is removed, most animals get worse before they get better – this is because the toxin already in the animal’s body continues to circulate and attach to nerves for a period of time.

It is important to seek veterinary attention to determine whether your pet needs tick anti-toxin. Until then, there are some important steps you can take to reduce the risk of complications:

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