Cats and dogs are exposed to a variety of parasites and diseases when they spend time outdoors. Pets encounter many risks ...

“Most people have never heard of it, and when they do it, it sounds like something from a science fiction movie,” says Dr. Wes Gunter, of West Plains, MO. He’s talking about an often deadly tick-born ...

Just like humans, cats can get Lyme disease. Tick-borne diseases like Lyme in cats can turn into serious issues if not treated in a timely manner. The bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi is carried by ...

Picture this: You’re lacing up your hiking boots, stuffing your pack with trail mix and ensuring you bring a can of bug spray to keep the dangerous bugs, like ticks, away. But it’s important to ...

A domestic cat in Ibaraki Prefecture has been confirmed to have contracted a potentially deadly tick-transmitted disease, believed to be the first reported case in the Kanto region. The cat, which ...

Five years ago, a young male cat was brought into Yasukazu Matsumoto's veterinary clinic in Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, ...

Shari Stoneborough's kids get ticked all the time. Not "ticked off." She could probably handle that, but "ticked" as in bringing blood-sucking arachnids into the house. "My kids come in with eight to ...