Don't get ticked at ticks— get evenyear-round prevention efforts are key to keeping ticks and Lyme disease at bay.

摘要

Dr. Fred Metzger, DABVP.ofMetzger Animal Hospital inState College, Pa., knows that ticks are a big problem in his part of the country. In his 23 years of practice, the last 10 have been among the worst forabout 95 percent, he estimates.Dr. Metzger uses a simple in-house test that requires only a few drops of a pet's blood. Be-yondfLyme disease, the test also detects heartworm infection, ehrlichiosis, and anaplasmosis. Dr. Metzger and his team test patients every year as part of these pets' wellness visits.