{"id":127477,"date":"2024-11-19T19:28:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T19:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/todaysveterinarynurse.com\/?p=127477"},"modified":"2025-09-05T14:27:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T14:27:39","slug":"top-5-regional-parasites-for-the-southeastern-u-s-and-texas-a-quick-guide-for-pet-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/navc.sitepreview.app\/todaysveterinarynurse.com\/pet-owner-resources\/top-5-regional-parasites-for-the-southeastern-u-s-and-texas-a-quick-guide-for-pet-owners\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Regional Parasites for the Southeastern U.S. and Texas: A Quick Guide for Pet Owners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Pets in the southeastern region of the United States and Texas are at risk for contracting parasites that thrive in warm, humid weather. 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They may also cause itchy rashes in people.<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-967k\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;font-style: normal;text-decoration: none;color: #58595b\">\u2022 Give your pet a heartworm disease preventive that controls intestinal parasites.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: normal;font-style: normal;text-decoration: none;color: #58595b\">\u2022 Check fecal tests 4 times annually in puppies and twice annually in adults.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-2r4h\"><span style=\"font-weight: 500;font-style: normal;text-decoration: none;color: #58595b\">Fleas<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-mzni\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;font-style: normal;text-decoration: none;color: #58595b\">Fleas are external parasites that infest pets and homes, cause allergic reactions, and can transmit diseases to people and pets.<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-mzni\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;font-style: normal;text-decoration: none;color: #58595b\">\u2022 Administer<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: normal;font-style: normal\">veterinary-approved<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: normal;font-style: normal;text-decoration: none;color: #58595b\">flea preventives<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: normal;font-style: italic\">to all household pets<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: normal;font-style: normal;text-decoration: none;color: #58595b\">year-round.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-tkld\"><span style=\"font-weight: 500;font-style: normal;text-decoration: none;color: #58595b\">Ticks<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-967k\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;font-style: normal;text-decoration: none;color: #58595b\">Ticks are external parasites that live freely but feed on pets and transmit serious, sometimes fatal, diseases to people and pets.<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-967k\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;font-style: normal;text-decoration: none;color: #58595b\">\u2022 Use tick prevention products on dogs 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