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Tick Tip: How to Check Your Dog for Ticks
Dogs and other animals can suffer from Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses, much as humans do. This video from the Martha's Vineyard Boards of Health shows how you can protect your dogs — and your family.
We're heading into peak season for ticks and tick-borne illnesses on Martha's Vineyard, where Lyme disease diagnoses spike during the late spring and summer.
The human misery caused by Lyme is well-documented, but animals can also fall victim to the disease.
"Dogs, we know, suffer," said Edgartown health officer Matt Poole, who with other board of health officials on the Vineyard is conducting a five-year study of tick-borne diseases.
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To help pet-owners reduce the risk of their dogs getting bitten, and of pets bringing ticks home to infect humans, the Martha's Vineyard Tick Borne Illness Program commissioned this informational video with Island veterinarian Dr. Steven Atwood.
Find out more about ticks and preventing the diseases they carry in our Tick Season Survival Guide.
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