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Does your dog or cat enjoy the great outdoors? Unfortunately, ticks
love to rest on the tips of tall grasses and shrubs in the cool areas
4 we all love, and they can easily jump on board a walking mammal,
a warm-blooded animal. Ticks are parasites, or animals that feed
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Climate Change on others. They attach to the skin, feast on blood, and can pass
Mean For along diseases. For example, the brown dog tick found all over the
Wildlife? United States can give Rocky Mountain spotted fever to other
animals, including people. The black-legged tick or "deer tick" can
spread Lyme disease to dogs and people.
7 What can you do to protect your pet?
To the Rescue: • Check for ticks every day, especially after your pet has been in a
Eggo the Pigeon wooded or grassy area. Run your fingers through their fur and
feel for any bumps. Many ticks look like flat seeds, but when
they have sucked blood they look and feel more like a kernel of
corn! Don’t forget the ears, under the collar, and in between the
toes. Some pets may not like this, so be sure to
8 ask an adult to help.
• Ask an adult to carefully remove
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Corner: any ticks as soon as possible with
Whiskers! tweezers or a special tool for ticks.
• Talk with your family about pet
medicine to keep ticks away. There
are pills for your pet to take or
3 Humane Hero: liquids that go on their skin.
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by
Patrick McDonnell
Distributed by
King Features Syndicate, Inc.
© 2022 Patrick McDonnell
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