Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2021. Q: My dog Frankie and I were at the dog park when another dog ...

This may include fleas, ticks, heartworms, and intestinal parasites. Some parasite preventatives are administered orally, ...

The best flea and tick treatments for dogs protect your pet from these common pests, as well as lice, mites, intestinal worms, and life-threatening heartworm infections. You can find safe and ...

Scientists believe this behavior is beneficial to avoid parasites that are commonly found in stool. Most carnivores, like dogs, will defecate away from where they live so they don’t come in ...

Surveillance plays a vital role in assessing the risk these parasites pose when developing parasite prevention plans. It is ...

These pesticides, imidacloprid and fipronil, are used as parasite treatments for flea and tick infestations in cats and dogs, using ‘spot-on’ formulas and flea collars. This is despite these ...

Port Stephens people are pet lovers, and with the longer days and warmer weather, we're out walking our furry friends more regularly. With summer ...

A study on Hampstead Heath shows that ponds where dogs are allowed to swim contain levels of two pesticides harmful to invertebrate life. These pesticides, imidacloprid and fipronil, are used as ...

Recent studies have suggested that their continued use in pet parasiticides could account for an estimated 20–40 % of this wastewater pollution, as dogs are bathed and washed too soon after treatment.