Adoptable Pets Bring Holiday Cheer

Tick season is upon us. Let’s be prepared.

Check your fur babies as often as possible or at least at the end of every day. It’s not extra work if it keeps our loved ones safe from harm. Reviewing them only takes a minute, but it’s worth the time.

Where do you look when checking for ticks? The diagram below should help. You can feel them if you give them a good rub down after being outside.

Continue reading to learn more about keeping pets safe from ticks, written by Kelli DeSantis.

SI Live: Adoptable Pets Bring Holiday Cheer

Black dog with a red collar held up in front of cherry blossom trees in bloom.
Black dog with a red collar held up in front of cherry blossom trees in bloom.

Adoptable Pets Bring Holiday Cheer

Tick season is upon us. Let’s be prepared.

Check your fur babies as often as possible or at least at the end of every day. It’s not extra work if it keeps our loved ones safe from harm. Reviewing them only takes a minute, but it’s worth the time.

Where do you look when checking for ticks? The diagram below should help. You can feel them if you give them a good rub down after being outside.

Continue reading to learn more about keeping pets safe from ticks, written by Kelli DeSantis.

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After joining the team in late 2019 as the Executive Assistant to the Editor, Kelli DeSantis was welcomed with open arms and given the impression that was had been there for many years and was part of the Staten Island Advance family.
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SI Live: Adoptable Pets Bring Holiday Cheer

Black dog with a red collar held up in front of cherry blossom trees in bloom.
Black dog with a red collar held up in front of cherry blossom trees in bloom.

Adoptable Pets Bring Holiday Cheer

Tick season is upon us. Let’s be prepared.

Check your fur babies as often as possible or at least at the end of every day. It’s not extra work if it keeps our loved ones safe from harm. Reviewing them only takes a minute, but it’s worth the time.

Where do you look when checking for ticks? The diagram below should help. You can feel them if you give them a good rub down after being outside.

Continue reading to learn more about keeping pets safe from ticks, written by Kelli DeSantis.

写真サムネイル ブログ執筆者
Executive Assistant to Executive Editor
ケリ・デサンティス
After joining the team in late 2019 as the Executive Assistant to the Editor, Kelli DeSantis was welcomed with open arms and given the impression that was had been there for many years and was part of the Staten Island Advance family.
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