Dog Parasites: Flea, Tick & Heartworm Prevention

Learn how to protect your dog from parasites with these flea, tick & heartworm prevention tips.
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Importance of Year-Round Flea & Tick Prevention
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Importance of Year-Round Flea & Tick Prevention

As much as we’d love for cold weather to banish pet parasites, the notion that your pet doesn’t need parasite prevention in colder months is false. See how different pet parasites live through freezing conditions to understand why we recommend parasite prevention year-round for dogs and cats.

Why Does My Dog Need a Heartworm Test?
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Why Does My Dog Need a Heartworm Test?

Flea Control in Dogs
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Flea Control in Dogs

True or False: A good hack for getting a tick off your pet is to cover it with petroleum jelly or nail polish.
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True or False: A good hack for getting a tick off your pet is to cover it with petroleum jelly or nail polish.

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Why Is Parasite Prevention Important?

7 tips to keep parasites out of your backyard (and out of your home!)
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7 tips to keep parasites out of your backyard (and out of your home!)

Parasites may be the last thing on your mind when you and your pet are relaxing in your own backyard, but unfortunately, these persistent pests make it their business to find pets no matter where they are—even on your seemingly safe home turf.

Advice to keep your pet you and your family safe from worms
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Advice to keep your pet you and your family safe from worms

Fecal testing in puppies
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Fecal testing in puppies

Flea Lifecycle: How to Avoid Fleas on Dogs & Cats
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Flea Lifecycle: How to Avoid Fleas on Dogs & Cats

Expert Dog Parasite Prevention Resources

Are cat germs the same as dog germs?
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Are cat germs the same as dog germs?

Can puppies get pimples? Learn how to spot dermatitis
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Can puppies get pimples? Learn how to spot dermatitis

Don't forget the flea and tick prevention!
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Don't forget the flea and tick prevention!

Flea Allergy Dermatitis: Causes & Treatment
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Flea Allergy Dermatitis: Causes & Treatment

How to care for your puppy into adulthood
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How to care for your puppy into adulthood

Things to remember if you hike with your puppy
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Things to remember if you hike with your puppy

Ticked off by ticks
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Ticked off by ticks

What to do if your puppy is itchy
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What to do if your puppy is itchy

Why is my puppy losing spots of hair?
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Why is my puppy losing spots of hair?

Why should I give heartworm preventives year-round?
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Why should I give heartworm preventives year-round?

Wild animals in the yard: should I be worried?
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Wild animals in the yard: should I be worried?

Zoonosis and intestinal parasites
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Zoonosis and intestinal parasites

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