There are very few reasons to take a rabbit or any pocket pet (small pets like rats, rabbits, guinea pigs, etc.) to the veterinarian; they do not need vaccinations. But one such condition is parasite ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Pet owners whose cat or dog may have ear mites could be part of a treatment study held out of a Decatur clinic. Leaders with the Northgate Pet Clinic said ear mites can cause ...

I've read that if a pet has ear mites, these mites can travel to bedding and furniture and potentially attach themselves to a human host. I also understand that you don't need your own pet to be at ...

Your pets aren’t the only ones that like to chow down on that dry kibble. So do tiny microscopic bugs called grain mites. These pests thrive in hot summer months and in high humidity, able to lay ...

Q: My new kitten Nala has ear mites, for which my veterinarian prescribed treatment. I know from reading your column that some animal parasites also infect people. Can Nala’s ear mites jump to me?

Dear Dr. Fox: Our 2-year-old boxer spent a year in agony while vets tested for allergies, changed foods and prescribed all kinds of medications. We spent a couple thousand dollars at a “specialist” ...

Linda Morales noticed that her shih tzu, Sofie, has been scratching and biting at her fur a lot lately — significantly more than her cocker spaniels Paco, Coco and Rico. When news broke this week that ...