It's tick season at the Shore and across the Mid-Atlantic region, and here's what you need to know if your dog or family pet ...

Tick season is shaping up to be exceptionally "bad" this year. What that means and what you can do about it.

Ticks. Almost everyone and anyone has heard about them, even if they’ve never seen them. Tiny, eight-legged parasites that ...

In lieu of flea and tick season coming soon, we compiled a list of the different types of flea and tick treatments to ...

I try not to actively dislike any living creature. After all, you can find redeeming qualities in almost all of them. However, I’m having a hard time coming up with something nice to say about ticks.

Ticks look like tiny, harmless pests but their impact on a dog’s health is frightening. Beyond itching and irritation, some ticks release toxins that slowly paralyze a pet. If left untreated this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the weather slowly warming up, people and pets alike are bound to come across ticks, which could potentially lead to ...

A blacklegged tick, Ixodes pacificus, on a leaf. The parasite can spread anaplasmosis and Lyme disease. (Smith Collection / Gado / Getty Images) Dog owners may need to be on alert for a disease many ...

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 ...

Dr. Washington said Kansas City was seeing ticks and fleas in February, which is uncommon since they usually start to appear ...

With the weather slowly warming up, people and pets alike are bound to come across ticks, which could potentially lead to illnesses such as lyme disease. While tick exposure can happen at any time of ...