Heartworm in Quebec 2019

Heartworm in Quebec 2019

Presence of the Parasite in Quebec Towns In the last 5 years, the Association des médecins vétérinaires du Québec has been accumulating data provided by small animal veterinarians across the province concerning dogs that test positive for the heartworm parasite. This...
Cats and Ticks

Cats and Ticks

Cats are naturally resistant to Borrelia Burgdorferi, the bacteria responsible for Lyme disease, and they rarely develop the disease, contrary to dogs and humans. However, they can still be bitten by ticks, and can sometimes be found with ticks in large numbers firmly...
Ticks

Ticks

Description and Geographic Distribution Ticks are small parasites that feed off the blood of birds and mammals, including humans, and are vectors for several diseases :  Anaplasmosis, tick-born paralysis, Erhlichiosis, Lyme, and many others. In North America, the most...