The symptoms of anemia include pale gums, weakness and lethargy in your pet. If black specks are on the comb when you pull it off, they may be flea dirt. If fleas are on the comb, drown them in a bowl of soapy water before they can get away or jump back on your pet. If black specks appear on the towel, they may be flea dirt. We recommend Advantage for the control of fleas.
Advantage is available only from a veterinarian.
They have inserted their head under the skin and are engorging themselves on blood from the animal. Diseases carried by ticks means that you should have yourself or your pets checked after you find ticks. Symptoms include lameness, fever, loss of appetite, fatigue and an abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes. Often treatable with antibiotics. In the dog, acute symptoms may include fever, loss of appetite, and general deterioration.