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"Is it necessary to use flea and tick prevention in the colder months? We will be traveling to Pennsylvania and New Jersey this winter."
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The main months to treat for ticks in this part of the country are October/November and March/April. You don’t need to use tick prevention in December, January, and February unless your dog is out in the woods a lot and the weather is unseasonably warm (for example, lots of days in the upper 40s and low 50s). For more about ticks, click here.
Fleas are a summertime problem in the Northeast. The very worst flea months here are August and September. If your dog had fleas last summer, you should have treated your house to get rid of the fleas and larvae there. If your dog didn’t have fleas, or if he did and you did de-flea the house, then you don’t need to use flea protection until May. For more about fleas, click here.
But don’t forget about heartworm prevention. That’s the one that really should be given once a month year-round, even here in the Northeast, because the mosquitos that transmit it can live through the winter indoors.
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