External parasites, such as fleas and ticks, live on the body of the host and produce an infestation.

DAVID JONES, WESH TWO NEWS. ALL RIGHT, DAVID, THANK YOU. A SANFORD MAN IS IN JAIL ACCUSED OF ANIMAL CRUELTY. POLICE SAY HE LET HIS DOG GET SO INFESTED WITH FLEAS, THE DOG STARTED TO LOSE ITS HAIR.

If you’ve noticed your dog scratching at their ears or shaking their head more than usual, it could be an ear infection, allergies, or even worse—ear mites. Before you start stripping the beds and ...

Heartworms are parasites transmitted to dogs by mosquitoes carrying infective larvae. Once inside a canine host, the worm larvae travels to the heart and lungs, where it can grow up to a foot long and ...

Health officials say plague can spread through flea bites or infected animals ...

BARTLETT, Tenn. - Bartlett Animal Shelter is in the midst of a 10-day closure after a dog infected with the parvo virus was recently taken to the facility, officials said. The shelter said Monday that ...