Slideshow: What You Need to Know About Fleas and Ticks

Sources Medically Reviewed on 10/01/2019 Reviewed by Amy Flowers, DVM on October 01, 2019
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ASPCA: "Fleas."
Brevitz, B. Complete Healthy Dog Handbook, Workman Publishing, 2009.
Environmental Protection Agency: "Flea Collars."
Illinois Department of Public Health: "Prevention & Control: Common Ticks."
Kansas State University: "Pests That Affect Human Health."
New York State Department of Health: "Pests and Pesticides."
Pet Education: "Common Flea and Tick Control Products," "Flea Control
and Prevention," "The Use of Brewer’s Yeast in Dogs and Cats," "Lyme
Disease (Borreliosis) in Dogs," "Tick Control," "Ehrlichiosis in Dogs,"
"Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Dogs," "The Use of Garlic & Onion in
Dogs and Cats."
University of Florida: "Fleas: What They Are, What To Do."
Reviewed by Amy Flowers, DVM on October 01, 2019
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