On Sept. 16, a pup, later named Microsoft Office, arrived at Austin Pets Alive's animal hospital covered in thousands of ...

A dog covered all over with ticks fell belly up on a Fresno driveway late last week, with the puppy hardly breathing and looking almost dead. “I have never seen a dog with this many ticks,” said ...

Q: I wrote you recently about ticks. The vets I go to identified the gazillions of mites on my six dogs as chiggers. They said that they don't exist in this area, so they were puzzled as to where we ...

Can Dogs Get Lyme Disease? Both humans and dogs can get Lyme disease through infection of the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. The infection spreads through deer tick bites, known as Ixodes scapularis ...

The appearance of the Asian longhorned tick in Maine is a big cause for concern. How does it affect you and what should you ...

Tick bites can be dangerous for pets—especially due to the transmission of diseases such as tick-borne encephalitis (TBE). Photo: Getty Images They are the bane of the warm season, and even in winter, ...

Scientists analyzed the distribution of three potentially harmful tick species in Illinois, identifying regions of the state ...

A dog found plopped on a Fresno driveway was discovered to have so many ticks all over its body, a dog rescue organization in Los Angeles paid for the vet bill. Courtesy photo The Pug Queen A dog ...

A dog found plopped on a Fresno driveway was discovered to have so many ticks all over its body, a dog rescue organization in Los Angeles paid for the vet bill. Courtesy photo The Pug Queen A dog ...