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Fever |
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Sudden onset of pain in your pet's legs or body |
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Lameness |
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Arthritis or swelling in your pet's joints |
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Loss of appetite |
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Lethargy or depression |
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Cough |
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Contact your veterinarian immediately to schedule an examination
and a blood test if you believe that your pet has been bitten and infected by a tick.
If you remove any ticks from your pet, save them in a bottle – your veterinarian may
want to examine them in order to determine what type of ticks they were. Remove ticks
with tweezers, never with your hands.
To control ticks on your pet, ask your veterinarian
for FRONTLINE Brand Products - the Vet's #1 choice against both
fleas
and ticks.
Ailments -
Tick bites may affect your dog's or cat's health in the following ways:
| Lyme Disease |
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A bacterial infection that infects both people
and dogs, Lyme disease is carried by the deer tick. Signs include lameness,
fever, loss of appetite, fatigue and an abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes.
Lyme disease is often treatable with antibiotics. *Merial
microscopie electronique-LLG |
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| Babesiosis |
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Acute symptoms may include fever, loss of
appetite, and general deterioration. Shock, coma or death after less than a day
of lethargy may also occur, especially in puppies 4–12 weeks old. The infection
responds to a variety of treatments if caught early, although blood transfusion
may be necessary in later stages of the disease. |
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| Ehrlichiosis |
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An infectious blood disease that attacks your
pet's white blood cells, crippling the immune system. Signs include fever,
depression, weight loss, and loss of appetite. Treatable with antibiotics. *Dr.
J.P. Beauflis-Sommieres |
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| Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever |
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Often transmitted by the American dog tick.
Signs include fever, loss of appetite, coughing, lameness, depression, vomiting
and diarrhea. If untreated, it can result in more acute symptoms or even death. *Centers
for Disease Control |
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| Cytauxzoonosis |
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An acute, usually fatal disease in cats. Signs
include loss of appetite and depression, followed by one to three days of fever.
Death may follow in another one to three days. |
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If you believe that your pet is suffering from any of the above
ailments, consult your veterinarian.
Prevention
FRONTLINE is gentle and it has been used successfully in dozens
of countries and on millions of pets. In addition to applying FRONTLINE regularly,
the following steps can also be taken to prevent ticks from harming your pet:
Yard Work -
You can remove tick habitats from your yard by keeping tall grass clipped, removing
any mulch or leaf litter and trimming bushes.
Avoid Tall Grass Or Brush -
Keep your pet far away from these tick breeding grounds.
Examine Your Pet -
Examine your pet thoroughly every day for ticks. Although ticks prefer attaching to
your pet's head, neck and paws, you should still try to cover as much of your pet's
body as possible. |
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