Lyme disease in Dogs in Nova Scotia

Lyme disease is something that we should all be aware of.

We now have a significant population of the black legged tick or deer tick.

Ixodes scapularis Deer Tick

Ixodes scapularis is commonly known as the deer tick or black-legged tick.

We recommends having your dogs vaccinated against Lyme disease, using a product to help prevent/reduce ticks and do daily tick checks on you and your dogs.