Ticks are parasites belonging to the Phylum Arthropoda, which includes other insects and spiders. They feed on their host blood until they are engorged and may drop off. There are two types of ticks: soft and hard ticks. Tick infestation is a major problem affecting pets and farm animals all over the world. The site can be very unpleasant and I'm very sure no pet owner like to see them on their pets, so also pets do not like them on their body as well. Ticks are vectors of various diseases of cats and dogs, they cause itching, aneamia, restlessness, trauma (wound) on the skin, loss of hair and so on. it is also pertinent to note that most ticks are host specific, i.e ticks of dogs do not infest cats. - See more at: http://animalcaresolution..com/2014/09/pest-of-pets-tick-infestation-in-dogs.html#sthash.AAjgClO7.dpuf

Ticks have predilection sites on their host, these are those parts of your pet where the ticks are most likely to be found. This does not rule out the fact that they can be found on any part of the pet.

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