Ticks appear to be a problem in different areas of the county at different times of spring/summer.  We recommend putting a collar on your dog as soon as we see the first tick (typically in mid-April), and the collar may last for the whole season.  For outdoor dogs, where ticks are more likely to be a continuous problem, a new collar is recommended mid-summer.  Keeping your pet out of tall grasses and woods will also help to keep the number of ticks on your dog down.  Ticks are rarely a problem on cats.

If flea protection is needed as well as tick control, we often recommend us of Preventic with Advantage.