04/05/2025
Yuk... but Knowledge is Power !!
Ticks....urrgghhhh....
Tick season is well under way, and all dog and cat owners should be aware that these creatures (related to spiders, scorpians and mites) can carry diseases such as Lyme disease.
These clever critters climb up the stalks of long grasses and plants, and wait for their new host....they 'quest', by holding up their front legs, waving them around to detect body heat, carbon dioxide from their hosts breath, warmth, mositure and vibrations. They cannot jump or fly, and so will scramble very quickly onto their new host. They need to feed on blood at every one of their life stages...6 legged larvae, 8 legged nyph and then adult.
They can be hard to spot at various stages as they are so small...they can be poppy seed sized...
However - prevention is the best cure! We have many treatments that will kill the tick before it has a chance to infect your dog or cat (IF it is carrying a disease) - or you can remove any tick you see with one of our very simple to use tick removers. As long as you remove a tick within the first 24 hours, the risk of disease is greatly reduced.
Phone us or pop in for any more information!
