A dog covered all over with ticks fell belly up on a Fresno driveway late last week, with the puppy hardly breathing and looking almost dead. “I have never seen a dog with this many ticks,” said ...

Q: I wrote you recently about ticks. The vets I go to identified the gazillions of mites on my six dogs as chiggers. They said that they don't exist in this area, so they were puzzled as to where we ...

Veterinary researchers have confirmed a previously unknown tick-borne infection in dogs, and the discovery is sharpening ...

Ticks only crawl, they don’t fly or even jump. They hang around on the tip of blade of grass or a leaf, usually on a well-used path. They have their front claws extended, waiting for a warm body — ...

A heartwarming reunion story of a rescued dog and his owners is winning hearts on the internet. The dog was reportedly infested with ticks and maggots and was staying in an abandoned toilet when the ...

No one wants to think about their cat or dog carrying parasites. But without prevention, the likelihood of infection is high.

The new bacteria, called Rickettsia finnyi, can cause fever, lethargy, swelling, rashes, and pain and, in some cases, death.

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.

A dog found plopped on a Fresno driveway was discovered to have so many ticks all over its body, a dog rescue organization in Los Angeles paid for the vet bill. Courtesy photo The Pug Queen A dog ...