The dog is now recovering after a blood transfusion and is looking for a foster home A dog is finally getting the chance to ditch the hundreds of dangerous parasites that have been plaguing him. On ...

Kuchyt said grooming can help with dealing with avoid ticks for your pet.

If you’ve ever dealt with a tick on yourself or your pet, you know they can lead to a number of potential health risks. Some areas and regions, however, are more infested with ticks than others, ...

As autumn brings color-changing trees and falling leaves, a dangerous little critter could crash your leaf-peeping adventures. Ticks are a common parasite that are so small, we often miss them.

New tick-borne bacteria discovered in dogs in the US, Rickettsia finnyi, is very similar to canine spotted fever.

At a more micro level, the top five tick-infested cities in the U.S., in descending order, are New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., according to the report.