About The Tick

Ticks are bad news as they may transmit disease and can cause anemias or paralysis in dogs. As a dog owner you need to have the knowledge of ticks to help your canine stay healthy.

Ticks feed on the blood of their hosts and are parasitic arthropods. Ticks are attracted to warmth and motion and often hide out in tall grass or plants in wooded areas. Once the tick has found a host, the tick attaches its mouthparts to the skin and commences the blood meal. A tick will not detach itself until the blood meal is complete, this can last for several hours or days.

Ticks go through four stages, those being the egg, the larva, nymphs and adults. The stages beyond the egg will attach themselves to a host.

Not all ticks carry diseases, but the threat is there. That is why it is important to check your dog regularly for ticks.