The cause of follicular mange in dogs. A parasitic intestinal cestode worm with a flattened, bandlike form. This is the part you see . Siphonaptera - may carry disease as will as cause allergic dermatitis in cats and dogs. Tick A blood-sucking acarid parasite.
Ticks are larger then their relatives, the mites.
Earmite Otodectes is a genus of mites that inhabit the surface of the ear and cause the ear infection Otoacariasis. These cuties can travel back and forth between your pets. Head shaking, itching and a blackish waxy goo in the ear canals are indications that ear mites may have taken up residence in your cat or dogs ears.