Blog: parasites

An adult tick on dog fur

Ticks and Lyme Disease in Saskatoon

If you are active with your dog outside in Saskatoon, you have likely noticed an increasing seasonal trend that comes with the warmer weather: TICKS!!! Here are some of the FAQ’s we get regarding ticks in Saskatoon: What are ticks? What does a tick look like? Ticks are external parasites...

A puppy scratching its leg

Ear Mites

With nicer weather approaching, many of our animals are happy to be able to spend more time outdoors! Unfortunately, being outdoors exposes them to parasites – one of those being ear mites. Ear mites live on the surface of the skin in the ear canal and feed on the tissue...

Close up of dog closing its eyes and lying in grass

Parasite Season

Gastrointestinal parasites in dogs and cats become an issue every spring in Saskatchewan. As the weather warms up and our pets become active outside it is important for owners to reduce their pets exposure to parasites and to put them on safe and effective medications to decrease their worm burden....

Dog and cat sitting in dirt with plants

How to Prevent Intestinal Parasites in Pets

With the warm summer weather finally upon us it is time to start talking about intestinal parasites.  Intestinal parasites are spread through the ingestion of contaminated feces and infected hosts.  These parasites can negatively affect our pets’ health as well as our own.  We recommend adhering to the following deworming...