<\/a><\/p>\n Ticks are one of the worst summertime pests for your pet. Recently, the CDC reported triple increases<\/a> of illnesses due to mosquito, tick and flea bites across the United States. What is the best way to protect your pet from ticks? Read on to find out.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Prevention is necessary<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n For your own safety and that of your family, your pets should be protected in advance of tick season. This is especially true of pets that spend extended time outdoors. Pets can easily bring pests such as ticks into your home without them or you realizing it. Many of the diseases that ticks carry cannot be vaccinated for, so your pet is especially vulnerable. Check with your vet to see what they recommend to repel and prevent ticks. Listen up, cat owners: your cat may be sensitive to certain ingredients in tick treatments, so be sure to check with your vet before administering anything you can buy at the pet or grocery store.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Daily checks<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Examine your pet every time they come in from outside especially after time in the woods or on hikes. Check the creases where their legs meet their body and in and around their ears. Dogs tend to stick their noses in the underbrush, which is a prime time for a tick to hop on. Check your dog\u2019s head, jowls, neck and under their collar. Make sure no tick has latched on around the eyelids, around the tail, or between the toes. Catching or removing a tick that has latched on early can keep your pet from getting a disease from the pest.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Treat the environment<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Apply pet-safe treatment to your pet\u2019s main environment \u2013 your lawn and garden. Also, treat your pet\u2019s bedding, furniture and other areas they enjoy inside your home. Be sure to use treatments that are safe and to follow local regulations on time of application and more. To make your lawn less friendly to ticks, be sure to:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Remove ticks immediately<\/p>\n\n