This is one of the most severe tick infestations the shelter has seen in years, and we desperately need your help to stop the spread and keep the pups safe! 😰🙏🐕🐕🐕 Tickborne diseases can cause vomiting, fever, swelling around joints, lameness and lethargy. Other symptoms may include diarrhea, muscle pain, seizures, and skin lesions. Antibiotics may need to be continued for several weeks and don't always work. It's best to avoid them with preventative measures and treatment! 💊🐾 Several dogs

16K views · 138 reactions | "The CDC has clearly said that the number of tick-borne infections in the U.S. that get reported to them every year is increasing, and the tick ranges are expanding throughout the U.S.," says Dr. Bobbi Pritt, director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory in Mayo Clinic's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology. Read more: https://mayocl.in/3yv5ZRT | Mayo Clinic | Facebook