Tips, Tricks, and A Tick Treatment Program to Get Your Family Through an Early Spring
After an unpredictable winter, warmer weather is making a return. But the warmer weather signals a little something different to families and pet owners: tick season. Now is the perfect time to let your furry friend bask in the sunlight of your backyard, but is it safe? A tick treatment program can create a safe haven for your family and your pets.
People AND Pet Concerns
For most of the area, the cold weather may have felt like more than enough to keep the fleas and ticks under control. Flea season typically begins in early May and reaches its peak in late summer and early fall. But this year, the chilly temperatures did not last long enough to have an impact on the tick population, signaling an early start to the season.
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station’s tick testing lab is already seeing proof of an early start to an active tick season. So far, the staff has seen dozens of tick bite victims in just a few short days, making a tick treatment program all the more vital.
Some of the main concerns for doctors are the common tick-borne illnesses like:
- Lyme disease
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
- Tularemia
- Ehrlichiosis
- Relapsing Fever
- Colorado Tick Fever
- Babesiosis
“It is quite alarming to see this many ticks in two days at this time of the year and that spells trouble for the weeks and months ahead of us,” said Dr. Goudarz Molaei. “I predict that we are going unfortunately to have a year with abundant ticks similar to last year.”
A tick treatment program is recommended to create a safe space in your yard for people and pets. Pet owners are already describing taking two or three ticks off of their dogs at a time.
Some of the most concerning tick-borne illnesses for pets include:
- American Canine
- Hepatozoonosis
- Cytauxzoonosis
- Babesiosis
- Tularemia
- Haemobartonellosis
- Tick Paralysis
- Anaplasmosis
- Ehrlichiosis
It’s simply not worth the impending vet and doctor bills to skip a tick treatment program this season.
Tips to Try
As temperatures get warmer, people will be likely to spend more time outdoors. Prevention is key to making it through the active tick season. Here are a few tips to try:
- Tick Prevention Program: Using people and pet safe methods to eliminate the ticks in the area around your house.
- Avoid Tick Laden Areas: Places such as heavily wooded areas and high grass crossings and fields.
- Mow Lawn and Trim Bushes: Fleas and ticks love to sit in long blades of grass and overgrown bushes. Keep your yard maintained to minimize the chances of infestation.
- Daily Tick Checks: A tick or two on your pet isn’t a big deal but can quickly spin out of control if an infestation occurs. This preventative measure is very easy and doesn’t take much time out of your day. It’s also a good idea to check your children if they’ve been playing in the yard.
Taking a preventive approach with a tick treatment program is more ideal. Cut back on the stress and money of the ER and vet visits by treating your yard early this tick season.
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