- medications
- Topical treatments
The appropriate product depends on factors such as your dog’s age, health, lifestyle, and local parasite risks.
Importantly, never use a tick product intended for dogs on a cat unless it has specifically been approved for that species. Some ingredients can be toxic to cats.
Make Your Yard Less Attractive to Ticks
You can reduce potential tick habitats around your home by:
- Keeping grass short
- Removing leaf litter
- Cutting back tall vegetation
- Clearing dense brush
- Maintaining the edges of wooded areas
- Creating barriers between wooded areas and
