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Protect your dog against 99% of ticks
Ticks can be found in long grass, parks, meadows, woodlands and kennels. Often they will attach to your dog's skin where the coat is thin and close to the ground, such as their ears and paws.
When ticks attach, they will engorge themselves on your dog's blood, causing their body to swell. It's during feeding that ticks can transmit disease, including Lyme disease, Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis and Ehrlichiosis, which can pose a serious risk to your dog's health.
Common ticks in the UK
The four tick species below make up 99%
of ticks that affect dogs.
Sheep tick
(Ixodes ricinus)
of ticks affecting dogs in the UK.
Habitat
Grassland, moorland, heath and woodland. Found in suburban and urban areas.
Disease transmission
Lyme disease and Anaplasmosis.
Hedgehog tick
(Ixodes hexagonus)
of ticks affecting dogs in the UK.
Habitat
Parks and gardens, and even found in the urban areas.
Disease transmission
Lyme disease and Anaplasmosis.
Marsh tick
(Dermacentor reticulatus)
of ticks affecting dogs in the UK.
Habitat
Grasslands, pastures and woodlands.
Disease transmission
Babesiosis.
Brown dog tick
(Rhipicephalus sanguineus)
of ticks affecting dogs in the UK.
Habitat
Kennels and other sheltered places.
Disease transmission
Ehrlichiosis and Babesiosis.
Wherever you live in the UK, there is a risk that your dog could pick up ticks
Discover how common they are in your area
The good news is that there are treatments that kill ticks.
Killing ticks fast can reduce the risk of tick-borne disease transmission.
When choosing a treatment, you need to consider one that:
Kills the common ticks found in the UK
Continues to kill all ticks right through the treatment period
Kills ticks fast
Ask your vet and they will advise you what treatment is most appropriate for your dog.
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