Ticks are small parasites that live in wooded and grassy areas. Like fleas, ticks need blood to survive so they attach themselves to a host – our four-legged pets or ourselves. They attach themselves to any place on the body of their host.
Ticks are known to be carriers of various serious diseases, which are transmitted to humans when they bite us.
Some of these diseases include:
Babesiosis (a malaria-like illness)
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Lyme Disease
Tularemia
Ehrlichiosis
Anaplasmosis
Tick-borne relapsing fever
Symptoms
Some tick bites are harmless and may product no symptoms. However, if you’re allergic to a tick bite you can experience – pain and swelling at the bite sight; a rash; burning sensation; blisters; or difficulty breathing.
Although symptom may vary, they include fever, body aches, headaches, rashes, chills, swollen lymph nodes and nausea. These symptoms can occur years after the bite.
Treatments
If you experience a tick bite, remove the tick with tweezers and save it to show a doctor for identification purposes. See your doctor as soon as possible to see if any treatment is necessary based upon the type of tick it is. Your doctor will inform you of the risks associated with the type of tick that bit you, what complications to look for and medications that may be helpful.
Prevention – Tick Control Products
The best way to avoid a tick bite and potential diseases associated with it is to prevent the tick bite in the first place for you and your pets. Since our dogs and cats are out roaming around the areas where ticks live, they potentially bring them into the house where they can attach to us. We can prevent this by keeping our pets from of ticks.
There are tick control products on the market today for your pet. The traditional method for killing fleas and on our pets has been the use of harmful, highly toxic products –collars, sprays, drops, powders, chewable tablets, and even bathing our pet in a pesticide – all effective at killing both ticks and fleas. The active ingredients in these products are highly toxic chemicals and cause serious health problems in animals, people, and our environment.
According to PETA,” the most popular kind of flea and tick control product on the market is the “spot-on” variety, sold under brand names like Frontline® and Advantage™.” The active ingredients in these products have caused serious health problems in animals. Even some of the inert ingredients can be hazardous and result in adverse reactions ranging from skin problems, seizure and even death.
Another popular FDA-approved tick and flea control product on the market today is chewable tablets produced by Bravecto®, Credelio®, Nexgard®, and Simparica®. They all carry warning of potential for neurologic adverse effects in dogs and cats such as muscle tremors, ataxia, and seizures.
Still other products are flea and tick powders, collars, and sprays. They are no less dangerous! The labels all warn - thoroughly wash your hands after applying; and keep away from children. Yet we put these toxic products on our beloved pets to be absorbed into their skin or digested into their organs.
The Safe Solution
Of course, we don’t want to poison or cause harm to our pets, our family or our environment! So, what can we do?
There is a safe solution – Phleaz Natural Flea and Tick Control! Phleaz is a natural flea and tick control lotion that is made using 100% organic ingredients and no chemicals. Phleaz does not use essential oils, which have been shown to be harmful to both dogs and cats.
There are several types of natural and organic pest control products available on the market today. You can even find a DIY formula for sprays. The fact is they may not be as bad as the chemical poisons, but many of the natural ingredients in these solutions can also be do harm.
The more we know about how to continue to eliminate dangerous pesticides and toxic poisons from our family and our home, the better off we are. We can finally have peace of mind knowing we are doing our best at protecting our family and our environment.
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