It's Flea and Tick Season, is Your Dog Protected?

They're creepy and they're crawly, they can get onto your dog and into your home. Fleas and ticks are everywhere. Not only are they blood-sucking parasites, they can transmit disease to your four-legged friends and to you.

Fleas live in dark places like sand, cracks and crevices indoors and out. Ticks wait in wooded and grassy areas to attach themselves to living creatures that brush by. Both are attracted to warm-blooded animals and feed on blood.  

Finding a tick on your dog is disgusting, but can also be dangerous when you consider the amount of potential damage from a tick bite. Ticks can transmit diseases that cause neurological and blood problems, paralysis, arthritis and organ failure.

Fleas are harder to spot than ticks, but once you do see evidence, it's usually a sign that you have an infestation. Flea bites cause itching, which can be severe for those allergic to the flea's saliva. When a dog has fleas and licks or bites its skin, it can ingest fleas carrying tapeworm larva, which then develop into full grown tapeworms in the dog's digestive track. Worse, fleas on Fido mean fleas in your home invading bedding, carpet and furniture. Fleas can and do bite humans as well.

It's easy to control fleas and ticks in dogs using spot treatments such as Frontline Plus or Advantix. Most people purchase a six to 12-month supply of flea and tick preventative at their veterinarian, but the same medications are available online at PetCareRx.com for 30 to 50 percent less than at the vet.

PetCareRx.com is a licensed pet pharmacy and all medications dispensed are approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Ordering flea and tick treatments online is convenient, saves money and comes with a lowest price guarantee. Orders more than $35 qualify for free shipping. Why spend money on gas when you can save a trip to the veterinarian's office and have your pet's medications delivered right to your door?

Fleas and ticks are on the prowl from spring to fall, and year round in warmer areas. Visit PetCareRx.com today to make sure your furry friend is protected from these dangerous parasites.

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