With the right preventative care, you can protect your puppy from suffering the health issues that fleas and tick bites cause ...

3. Hair Loss – Alopecia may be experienced in some dogs either from the flea bites themselves or from all of the scratching and licking that are a reaction to the itchy bites.. 4. Pale Gums ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Fleas are, unfortunately, one of the most common and quite possibly the most irritating of parasites on both dogs and cats. They thrive on the warmth of a dog or cat's skin ...

Fleas can carry the bacteria bartonella and spread it to dogs by flea bites. Symptoms in dogs include a f ever, swollen lymph nodes, sore muscles, a nose discharge, a hard time breathing, vomiting ...

Flea allergy dermatitis is one of the leading causes of allergic reactions in dogs and like all allergies, it's caused by the immune system overreacting to a particular substance that's typically ...

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Unlike bedbug bites, flea bites are usually scattered randomly on the skin instead of appearing in a line or zigzag pattern. They are small, red bumps that are extremely itchy.