Tag Archives: fleas and ticks

The Pets Blog Week in Review for Aug 27-Sep 2

Happy Labor Day! I hope you have the kind of job where you’ve enjoyed the day off and maybe even a nice three-day weekend. In case you’re trying to spend what’s left of today catching up on blogs, here’s your breakdown of what Aimee and myself covered last week in the Pets Blog. Monday, August 27 Does your pet like to run errands with you? Murph does, because I know where to take him to get drive-thru donuts and coffee for dogs to reward him for helping me. Tuesday, August 28 If you’ve been following the Michael Vick case, then … Continue reading →

Dealing With Ticks

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Springtime means tick time for many parts of the country. There are more than 800 different species of ticks out there; about a hundred of those are capable of transmitting diseases to humans and pets! If you walk in a high tick area — like a forest — be sure to check yourself and your pet thoroughly when you get home. An engorged tick that has latched onto your dog or cat will look kind of like a kernel of corn. The little tick will be swollen with your pet’s blood. An engorged tick can be removed by hand, or … Continue reading →

Frontline

Since it looks like winter is pretty much on the outs (at least here in New Jersey), I gave my dogs Frontline today. Frontline is a flea, tick, and lice control for dogs and cats from drug maker Merial. Given once a month, Frontline controls (okay, that’s a nice word for “kills”) fleas, several types of ticks, and chewing lice. The main ingredient is fipronil, which actually collects in the natural skin oils and hair follicles for a continuous release. So even after the dose dissolves into the skin, it keeps working for a month. Here in central Jersey, I … Continue reading →