Is it bad to sleep with a dog with ticks?
Maymie Bergnaum
2025-08-04 04:01:15
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If you’ve discovered a tick on your dog, it should be removed immediately to avoid a skin reaction and to reduce the likelihood of developing a tick-borne infectious disease. Diseases can be transmitted to your dog in as quickly as a few hours. Yes—just like any skin wound, tick bites can become infected. Tick bites aren’t typically itchy, so if you find your pup scratching at an old tick bite wound, it is a sign that an infection may have developed. Other signs include worsening or continued redness and/or oozing around the wound. Ticks will typically fall off once they have taken a full blood meal. This typically happens in three to six days, but ticks can sometimes latch onto your pet for up to two weeks. To prevent tick bites in tick-infested areas, take the following precautions: Put all pets in your household on a tick preventative. Thoroughly check pets for ticks after spending time in tick-infested areas. Remember to check your dog everywhere, including between the toes and inside the ears. If one tick is found, check for more.
Ashley O'Keefe
2025-08-04 00:22:07
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Thankfully, no client of ours has ever contracted an intestinal parasite or bacterial infection from his or her pet, but the threat is still real. Close contact with your animal puts you at most risk for Campylobacteriosis, salmonella, and parasitic worm infection. Have your pet’s stool tested annually for intestinal parasites and keep your dog on a monthly heartworm preventative that also limits infection by parasitic worms. Remember that feeding your pet raw meat exposes you and your family to potential salmonella infection.
Maiya Mraz
2025-08-03 23:29:50
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Sometimes pets can pass on infections as well as fleas and ticks. If you sleep with your pet, it can keep you from getting quality sleep. In fact, it might even be harmful. Pets jumping or moving in bed can pull you out of a deep sleep. Large or multiple pets can also limit the amount of space in bed, causing cramped conditions. Bottom line, for as much as you may want to comfort and snuggle with a pet, it’s best not to have your pets sleep in the same bed. Sleep deprivation or fragmentation, even for one night, may adversely affect how well you get through daily life. This includes concentration, mood and overall lack of energy. Your metabolism can also be compromised by lack of sleep.
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