Infectious Bugs

Save Your Dog From This Pest

SAVE YOUR DOG FROM THE AGONY OF FLEAS

  THE WORLD OF DOG FLEAS FLEA DESCRIPTION AND CHARACTERISTICS     Length:  the adult flea is approximately 2.5 mm long Color:  the color is dark,  ranging from brown to reddish-brown Body:  it is thin and flat with hair Mouths:  the adult flea has parts of the mouth that are used to extract blood from […]

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THE EFFECTS OF A DISEASE INFECTED TICK BITE ON YOUR DOG

The specific disease is Borrelia Burgdorferi or more commonly called Lyme disease.   The two tick species that transmit the disease are lxodes scapularis,  and the blacklegged tick or deer tick.   Dogs commonly don’t show signs of the illness until two to six months after being bitten,  an infected tick can transmit Lyme disease after only […]

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