Fleas are always the first thing to suspect when your pet starts to scratch. Begin by looking at your pet's bare belly, since fleas...

The tick, a relative of the spider, is a common external parasite. Ticks carry a number of diseases including Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain...

Controlling Ticks Ticks can be controlled with available products if you focus on eliminating ticks from your pets; making sure that you have killed...

Since humans can get diseases from ticks, it is best not to remove the tick with your bare fingers. Use either tweezers or a...

For the wild cousins of domestic dogs and cats, regular exercise is an integral and necessary part of daily life. They must keep on...

When your pet scratches, bites or chews excessively, chances are she is suffering from an allergy. The cause of the allergy, or the allergen,...

Shedding simply means that your pet is doing what nature intended -- taking off her coat when the seasons change. To keep things a...

If there is one pastime that dogs and cats love more than walks, more than a nap, and even more than chasing a ball,...

Ascarids are common intestinal parasites of dogs. They are also well-known causes of larva migrans syndromes in humans, especially children. The most common worm...