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2. Veterinarian Shares 5 Overlooked Spots on Dogs Where Ticks Hide

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   Ticks, fleas, and mites are all external parasites that would love to make themselves at home on your dog. "Ticks are classified as " arachnids ," and they attach themselves to the dog's skin and ...

3. How do you remove a tick? Here's your answer - AOL

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   Recent viral videos and posts on social media have been advising people to pour peppermint oil or even Vaseline on ticks to release them from the skin. However, experts say to avoid those ...

4. Dermacentor variabilis - Wikipedia

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   Spread the dog’s fur, grasp the tick as close to the skin as possible, and very gently pull straight upward in a slow, steady motion. [10] Another removal method is a tick removal hook: one places the prongs of the device on either side of the tick and twists upward. [10] Tick removal hooks are recommended in areas where ticks are common. [10]

5. Selamectin - Wikipedia

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   Selamectin, sold under the brand name Revolution, among others, is a topical parasiticide and anthelminthic used on dogs and cats. [2] It treats and prevents infections of heartworms, fleas, ear mites, sarcoptic mange (scabies), and certain types of ticks in dogs, and prevents heartworms, fleas, ear mites, hookworms, and roundworms in cats.

6. Tick - Wikipedia

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   Ticks carry various debilitating diseases therefore, ticks may assist in controlling animal populations and preventing overgrazing. [71] Ticks can transmit an array of infectious diseases that affect humans and other animals. [72] Ticks that carry zoonotic pathogens often tend to have a wide host range. The infective agents can be present not ...

7. Anaplasmosis - Wikipedia

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   Biological vector transmission is through ticks that carry a blood parasite able to cause anaplasmosis. The most common Anaplasmosis-causing tick is Ixodes scapularis, also known as the black-legged tick or the deer tick. [9] [10] Ticks who contain species of many different Anaplasma species can transmit this disease through a bite. The blood ...