05/19/2026
🕷️🐾 Tick Awareness in Nova Scotia 🐾🕷️
Black-legged ticks (deer ticks) are the most common ticks in Nova Scotia — and they can carry Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases such as Anaplasmosis and Ehrlichia.
We’ve already been seeing lots of ticks in clinic, and many clients are finding them on both their pets and themselves!
Prevention is key ✅
We recommend keeping pets up to date on monthly parasite prevention:
• Simparica Trio for dogs
• Revolution Plus for cats
- Both also protect against fleas and do general deworming.
We also strongly recommend yearly Lyme vaccination for dogs.
Did you know we can perform a 4DX test on dogs? This test screens for Lyme disease, Anaplasmosis, Ehrlichia, and heartworm. Some dogs show very few signs of Lyme disease, but if left untreated it can become serious.
Signs of Lyme disease may include:
• Limping or sore joints
• Fever
• Lethargy
• Loss of appetite
Cats do not clinically develop Lyme disease, but ticks can still cause skin irritation, infection, stress, and even anemia in severe cases.
✔️ Check your pets (and yourself!) daily for ticks
✔️ Remove ticks promptly
✔️ Keep parasite prevention up to date
Questions? Give Cumberland County Animal Hospital a call at 📞 902-612-2520 — we’re happy to help!
