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WHAT THEY DO:
Fleas cause itching, irritation, and extreme discomfort. Can spread tapeworms, cause anemia, and flea allergy dermatitis.
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WHAT THEY DO:
Restrict blood flow and cause organ damage. Symptoms include coughing, labored breathing, and heart failure. Untreated, heartworm disease can kill a cat or dog. Death may occur within 72 hours. |
WHAT THEY DO:
Cause diarrhea, vomiting, stunted growth, rough coat, and bloated belly. |
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HOW THEY SPREAD:
A female flea can lay up to 50 eggs a day. Eggs fall off the pet and develop into worm-like larvae, which hid in carpeting, furniture, leaves, and other dark places. Larvae feed on fecal matter dropped by adult fleas. |
HOW THEY SPREAD:
Transmitted by over 70 species of mosquitos. Virtually, all cats and dogs are at risk. |
HOW THEY SPREAD:
Almost all puppies and kittens get roundworms from their mothers. The adult pets can also pick up roundworms from the soil.
Roundworms are contagious to people via fecal contamination. |
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DEFENDING AGAINST THEM:
It is important to treat every pet (inside or out) at your house to truly control the flea population. We offer several products (chewable tablets and topicals). You would treat your pet monthly. |
DEFENDING AGAINST THEM:
Georgia has a dense mosquito population. We recommend using a once monthly heartworm preventative year round for all of your pets |
DEFENDING AGAINST THEM:
We recommend a once monthly preventative for your pets. Also, clean up feces from the envrionment. |
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WHAT THEY DO:
Cause bloody diarrhea, anemia, dehydration, and loss of appetite. |
WHAT THEY DO:
Attach to the pet's intestinal lining, leaving bleeding internal wounds. Cause blood loss, anemia, and diarrhea. As few as 100 hookworms can kill a puppy or kitten. |
WHAT THEY DO:
Carry infectious diseases such as canine ehrlichiosis and babesiosis, lyme disease, tularemia, and rocky mountain spotted fever. Your pets can also get tick paralysis. People can contract both lyme disease and rocky mountain spotted fever. |
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HOW THEY SPREAD:
A female whipworm can produce 2,000 eggs a day. Eggs are passed in feces and can survive for years in the soil. Whipworms are very difficult to eradicate. |
HOW THEY SPREAD:
Eggs pass through the feces of an infected dog into the soil where they are easily swallowed or can penetrate through a pet's feet.
Hookworms are contagious to people through animal feces. Hookworms can also penetrate people's skin. |
HOW THEY SPREAD:
Ticks live mainly in grassy and wooded areas. They drop on to us and our pets when walking through these areas. They are attracted to the vibration of the movement. |
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DEFENDING AGAINST THEM:
We recommend using a once monthly product to remove and control whipworms. |
DEFENDING AGAINST THEM:
We recommend using a once monthly product to control Hookworms. |
DEFENDING AGAINST THEM:
We recommend using monthly topical products or a three month tick collar. Also, regularly checking your dogs for early detection. |
