Quick Take If you share your home with a dog or cat, you also share it with invisible commuters: parasites looking for a warm meal. Fleas and ticks do not need a dirty house to move in. All it takes ...

If ticks go unnoticed and pets are untreated, a tick bite could lead to further complications, including Lyme disease.

Dog owners are being urged to check their pets after walks now that we are entering tick season in the UK.