Australian vets predict a very bad tick season this year. They are  urging pet owners to be vigilant and take precautions as well as check their pets on a daily basis.

To check your pets run your hands over them to feel for anything unusual. If you find a tick it is important not to disturb its body and to try and grab the tick by its head, at the point of insertion in the skin. Remove it using a tick remover (a fork like device that slides either side of the tick without touching the body of the tick).

Some of the symptoms of paralysis tick poisoning are:

• Loss of appetite
• Vomiting or dry retching
• Excessive salivation
• Difficulty swallowing
• Difficulty breathing
• Change to bark
• Coughing
• Noisy panting
• Difficulty swallowing

By Monika
Advanced Pet Sitting

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