Bushes and wooded areas in the spring and fall are usually where ticks are found, however, they can be active year-round.

They can carry diseases that can infect both pets and their owners. Two of the best known are Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.

No. The primary risk is when a tick transfers from the dog to you or the tick may attach directly to you from the environment

A tick is a blood-sucking parasite that is a carrier of disease. When it attaches to a host – animal or human, the disease is "injected" into the host's body.

A time-controlled slow-release system delivers an active ingredient at a consistent level. The dog’s normal skin and haircoat oils are the vehicle that spreads the active ingredient over the dog from head to tail.

The Preventic Tick Collar specifically interferes with the tick’s nervous system, causing it to detach and die.

Preventic® kills and detaches ticks within 24 hours.

• It lasts longer—three months. Spots-ons require application every 30 days.
• It is the only tick-specific product on the market.
• It is more convenient.
• It is less expensive.

Because the active ingredient in Preventic® is carried in the dog’s skin oils, it is unlikely that it will be completely rinsed off. However, a detergent shampoo can reduce the effectiveness of the active ingredient. Remove the collar before shampooing and replace afterwards. Preventic® will be fully active again in 24 hours. Replace the collar if it has been in use for three months.

Fleas live in the pet’s environment—outdoors and indoors. To effectively control fleas and ticks, in addition to treating the pet (Ecto-Soothe® 3X Shampoo, Pet Guard™ Insecticide Gel and Virbac® Pyrethrin Dip), you must treat the house and the yard.

• Indoors
  • Problem: Fleas live in the carpet, pet bedding, furniture, anywhere your pet spends any time.
  • Solution: Treat the house with Virbac® Knockout Area sprays. One application of Knockout E.S. kills active infestations and protects your house for seven months.
• Outdoors
  • Problem: Dogs and fleas like the same shady, protected outdoor areas.
  • Solution: Spray the yard with Virbac® Yard Concentrate Spray. It’s ready to use in a hose-end spray applicator.

It is important to your pet and your family that fleas be eliminated. In addition to your pet’s discomfort, skin irritation and possible infection, fleas can transmit tapeworms to the animal, and in rare cases, to humans.

The dog eats an infected flea or an infected small rodent (mice and rats) or a rabbit. As the tapeworm segments are shed in the dog’s feces, they enter the environment.

Tapeworms are an extremely repugnant parasite that ultimately leads to segments shedding in your dog's feces. As the segments exit the intestine and crawl around on the perianal region, they may cause some localized inflammation and irritation along their path leading to “scooting” and perianal itching. Visit your veterinarian for proper treatment.