Pet owners are being urged to protect their dogs and cats as paralysis tick season ramps up across the region. The warning ...

Ash is carried into the veterinary hospital unable to walk after suddenly losing control of her back legs. The five-year-old Collie is understandably distressed, and vets fear the toxin from a ...

Allergies, itchy skin and snake bites top the list of spring vet claims, with owners urged to check paws, ears and coats as ...

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People have been consistently battling bandicoots for 150 years, although the reasons for our dislike of these marsupials ...

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A deadly surge in paralysis tick cases has triggered urgent warnings across North Queensland, with admissions spiking in ...

You found a tick on your dog. Now what? While your first instinct might be a bit like mine (panic and freak out about tick-borne diseases and your doggie getting sick), it’s not necessary. With prompt ...

Tick populations are expanding across the U.S., driving an increase in tick-borne diseases. Among them is Powassan virus, a rare but increasingly reported infection that can cause severe brain ...

A woman in Ross Township, Pennsylvania, was diagnosed with alpha-gal syndrome, where one bite from a lone star tick can make you violently allergic to red meat.

Once confined to the Southeast, aggressive lone star ticks have expanded across North America due to warming climates and growing deer populations. Their bites can transmit alpha-gal, a severe allergy ...