Ticks
Ticks are a common parasite that can be found on our dogs during the warmer months. Ticks can carry a variety of different diseases, many of which can be fatal. Tick born diseases cause non-specific signs and are not easily treatable. The best control is prevention by repelling and killing ticks with Vectra 3d. Vectra 3d can start killing ticks as early as 2 hours after application and prevent the transmission of tick-born diseases.
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Disease | Ticks | Can Humans Get The Disease From Ticks? | Symptoms (usually non-specific) | Are These Ticks and Diseases Seen in Michigan? |
Anaplasma platys Anaplasma phagocytophilum Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease) Ehrlichia canis Ehrlichia ewingii Ehrlichia chaffeenis R. rickettsii (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever) Babesia canis (Babesiosis) |
Deer Tick, Western Black-Legged Tick, possibly others Deer Tick, Western Black-Legged Tick, possibly others Deer Tick, Western Black-Legged Tick Brown Dog Tick Lone Star Tick Lone Star Tick Brown Dog Tick, Lone Star Tick, Rocky Mountain Wood Tick Brown Dog Ticks |
NO YES YES NO YES YES YES YES (Babesia microti) |
Bleeding, bruising and fever. Loss of appetite, fever, muscle pain, lethargy, death. Painful joints, fatigue, kidney disease and death. Malaise, fever, lethargy, bleeding/bruising and death. Joint pain, malaise, lethargy and vomiting. Fever, malaise, headache, rash and death. Pain, fever, rash, seizures, bruising, bleeding and death. Anemia, weakness, vomiting and loss of appetite. |
YES |
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