{"id":131,"date":"2025-07-13T17:11:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T17:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/?p=131"},"modified":"2025-07-21T09:12:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T09:12:21","slug":"ticks-a-big-problem-for-you-and-your-pet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/13\/ticks-a-big-problem-for-you-and-your-pet\/","title":{"rendered":"Ticks: A big problem for you and your pet"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"131\" class=\"elementor elementor-131\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d025f24 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d025f24\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3e82a0\" data-id=\"a3e82a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b0cbd41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b0cbd41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.8 - 02-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_post_title et_pb_post_title_0_tb_body piq-post-title et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_title_container\"><p class=\"entry-title\">Protecting your pet from ticks starts with understanding their life cycle, what kind of disease they can transmit in 10 minutes, and what routine tests your veterinarian can perform to detect it.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_post_content et_pb_post_content_0_tb_body piq-post-content\"><div class=\"et-l et-l--post\"><div class=\"et_builder_inner_content et_pb_gutters2\"><div class=\"et_pb_section et_pb_section_11 et_section_regular\"><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_21\"><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_41 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_60 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4>Types of ticks and where they are found:<\/h4><div class=\"flex-container\"><div class=\"flex-child\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-133 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogLonestar-Tick.png\" alt=\"Lone star tick\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogLonestar-Tick.png 500w, https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogLonestar-Tick-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogLonestar-Tick-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogLonestar-Tick-1x1.png 1w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br class=\"\" \/>Lone star tick<\/p><ul><li>It&#8217;s not just Texas. This tick can be found in many southern and eastern coastal states.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"flex-child\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-134 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogAmerican-Dog-Tick.png\" alt=\"American dog tick or wood tick\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogAmerican-Dog-Tick.png 500w, https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogAmerican-Dog-Tick-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogAmerican-Dog-Tick-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogAmerican-Dog-Tick-1x1.png 1w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br class=\"\" \/>American dog tick or wood tick<\/p><ul><li>A limited area east of the Rocky Mountains and along the Pacific coast.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"flex-child\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-135 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogRocky-Mountain-Wood-Tick.png\" alt=\"Rakki Yamamoku\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogRocky-Mountain-Wood-Tick.png 500w, https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogRocky-Mountain-Wood-Tick-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogRocky-Mountain-Wood-Tick-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogRocky-Mountain-Wood-Tick-1x1.png 1w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br class=\"\" \/>Rakki Yamamoku<\/p><ul><li>Rocky Mountain states, such as Idaho, Utah, Montana, and Nevada.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"flex-child\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-136 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogWestern-Blacklegged-Tick.png\" alt=\"Western black-legged tick\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogWestern-Blacklegged-Tick.png 500w, https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogWestern-Blacklegged-Tick-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogWestern-Blacklegged-Tick-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogWestern-Blacklegged-Tick-1x1.png 1w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br class=\"\" \/>Western black-legged tick<\/p><ul><li>Northern California is a hotspot for these ticks.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"flex-child\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-137 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogBrown-Dog-Tick.png\" alt=\"\u68d5\u8272\u72d7\u8731\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogBrown-Dog-Tick.png 500w, https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogBrown-Dog-Tick-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogBrown-Dog-Tick-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogBrown-Dog-Tick-1x1.png 1w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br class=\"\" \/>Brown dog tick<\/p><ul><li>It is found in every state and territory of the United States.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"flex-child\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-138 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogGulf-Coast-Tick.png\" alt=\"\u58a8\u897f\u54e5\u6e7e\u6cbf\u5cb8\u8731\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogGulf-Coast-Tick.png 500w, https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogGulf-Coast-Tick-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogGulf-Coast-Tick-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogGulf-Coast-Tick-1x1.png 1w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br class=\"\" \/>Gulf Coast tick<\/p><ul><li>Atlantic coast, Gulf of Mexico.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"flex-child\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-139 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogBlacklegged-Tick.png\" alt=\"\u9ed1\u817f\u8731\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogBlacklegged-Tick.png 500w, https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogBlacklegged-Tick-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogBlacklegged-Tick-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blogBlacklegged-Tick-1x1.png 1w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br class=\"\" \/>Black-legged tick<\/p><ul><li>East of the Rocky Mountains, including the Midwest. Whenever the weather is above freezing, these hard-to-kill ticks come alive.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"flex-child\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"flex-child\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><h3>4 phases of the Tick life cycle<\/h3><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-140 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blog-Lifecycle-1400-x-320-revised.jpg\" alt=\"\u8731\u751f\u547d\u5468\u671f\" width=\"1280\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blog-Lifecycle-1400-x-320-revised.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blog-Lifecycle-1400-x-320-revised-300x72.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blog-Lifecycle-1400-x-320-revised-1024x245.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blog-Lifecycle-1400-x-320-revised-768x184.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dm032920-flea-tick-lifecycle-blog-Lifecycle-1400-x-320-revised-1x1.jpg 1w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><br \/>Tick life cycle<\/p><p class=\"\"><b>Stage 1: Eggs<\/b><br class=\"\" \/>Did you know that adult female ticks can lay between 2,000 and 5,000 eggs at a time? The eggs begin to hatch in about two weeks.<\/p><p class=\"\"><b>Stage 2: This stage of larvae<\/b><br class=\"\" \/>can last about a week. During this time, tick larvae can feed on animals or humans before detaching. Once they separate, it takes a week to eight months to move on to the next stage.<\/p><p class=\"\"><b>Stage 3: 8-legged nymphs<\/b> At this stage, ticks <br class=\"\" \/>bleed. If undetected, ticks can attach and feed on the host for 3 to 11 days. Most people only see ticks after feeding for a few days and filling with blood.<\/p><p class=\"\"><b>Stage 4: The adult becomes<\/b><br class=\"\" \/>an adult once the 8-legged nymph sheds its skin again. Adults climb tall grass and plants in search of prey. They sense the area around them with their legs and can jump on unsuspecting pets or people. Adult women can increase their size to 100 times their original weight when feeding. After feeding, she mates with the male tick, lays eggs and begins the tick&#8217;s life cycle again.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h4>It takes less time for pets to become infected than you think<\/h4><p class=\"\"><b>Within 10 minutes:<\/b> An infected tick can infect your pet with Rocky Mountain spotted fever. <br class=\"\" \/><b>36-48 hours:<\/b> Once an infected tick is attached to your pet for 36-48 hours, it has the potential to spread Lyme disease.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h4>Stop ticks before they stop you<\/h4><p>Start with a monthly prevention plan that focuses on cleanliness and hygiene.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"simple-translate\" class=\"simple-translate-system-theme\"><div><div class=\"simple-translate-button \" style=\"background-image: url('chrome-extension:\/\/cllnohpbfenopiakdcjmjcbaeapmkcdl\/icons\/512.png'); height: 22px; width: 22px; top: 10px; left: 10px;\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"simple-translate-panel \" style=\"width: 300px; height: 200px; top: 0px; left: 0px; font-size: 13px;\"><div class=\"simple-translate-result-wrapper\" style=\"overflow: hidden;\"><div class=\"simple-translate-move\" draggable=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"simple-translate-result-contents\"><p class=\"simple-translate-result\" dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"simple-translate-candidate\" dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":132,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2839,"href":"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131\/revisions\/2839"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}