Step one: Don't panic.

Every dog owner needs to know this.

Finding a tick attached to your dog or cat can be alarming, but careful removal can help protect both you and your pet.

Ticks can't jump or fly, so sit at the tip of grass and plants waiting to brush on to the skin, before crawling to a comfy spot and filling up on mammalian blood. Hedgehogs, cats, sheep, deer and ...

A long-acting flea and tick treatment from Merck Animal Health has earned approval for dogs at least six months old from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The approval of the new injectable ...

WESTMINSTER, Colo. (KDVR) — Local veterinarians want to pass along a message to pet parents about ticks becoming more prevalent in Colorado. “One of our other vets the other day had an annual exam, ...

As the weather warms up, pet owners in Massachusetts are being reminded that tick season is officially here. Dr. Dylan Grayson, a veterinarian at Boston Veterinary Clinic in Brookline, said he's ...

As vegetation dies back in the fall, Linz said ticks are still waiting in tall grass and bushy areas to hitch a ride on ...

The castor bean tick, Ixodes ricinus, is the most important vector of tick-borne pathogens in Europe, transmitting the agents ...

It's not unusual for dogs to have ticks, as they can easily attach themselves to their coat while out on walks. Ticks can't jump or fly, so they sit at the tip of grass and plants waiting to brush ...