Keep Your Dog Free of Flea & Tick Diseases

Series Summary

Fleas and ticks are common among household pets especially cats and dogs. Prevention of these parasites is important to the health of your pet as well as the people in your home. Infestation of your pet can lead to the same for your carpet and anywhere else your pet is allowed access. There are several products available on the market that, when used correctly, are very effective. Flea collars, sprays, and shampoos are only a few of the products that are able to help rid your house and pet of these pests. They should, however, be used with caution as they are considered a poison and could be harmful if swallowed.

In this free video series you will not only learn ways to prevent infestation of fleas and ticks but also how to get rid of them in a safe and effective way. There are tips and informational videos on the correct products to use and the types of diseases your pets might get from these pests. Our expert will show you how to tell if your pets have fleas and how to remove a tick if you spot one. This is a must see for all pet owners!

This series is an Equilibrio Films production.

Video Transcript

" Hi this is Elise McMahon with expertvillage.com and this video series we are going to talking about flea and tick prevention. If you like to find more about my sevices you can visit my website canineheadstart.com. So in this short clip we are going to be talking about different diseases that can be spread to both dogs and humans by fleas and ticks. So for ticks probably the most known disease that humans and dogs can get is Lyme diseases. So there is Lyme disease, there is rocky mountain spotted fever, that both dogs and humans can get. There is a disease called Ehrlichiosis, there is another one called Brucellosis and there is also a rash disease which is actually fairly prevalent in the Northeastern area. For fleas can spread tape worm to your dog. The way that this happens is that the dog would digest a flea that is carrying a tape worm and then they them self would get the tape worm. So you can see that both fleas and ticks that they can be trans meters of diseases and parasites in the case of the tape worm. They are going to be both harmful to your dog and to yourself if these diseases has been transmitted to humans. So maintaining your dog free of fleas and ticks is very important."