Thursday, June 2 at 11:00 AM (Central time) Northern Wisconsin is an epicenter for at least 6 tick-borne illnesses that can cause serious and sometimes long-lasting symptoms. Many of our friends and neighbors have gotten sick from Lyme, babesiosis, anaplasmosis, and other diseases while working or recreating outside. Warmer and shorter winter conditions are affecting how and when infected ticks spread their bacteria. Pets also need to be protected from tick bites, as these Warmer conditions are now causing pet illnesses in every month of the year. You can watch a recording of the program here.
Join us for the second session of a three-part webinar series called “Living with Ticks” on Thursday, June 2 at 11 AM (Central time) called “Tick-Borne Diseases and Your Pets.”
The webinar is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is required. Use this link to register.
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Speakers Include:
- Dr. Amy Nichelason DVM, DABVP (Canine and Feline Practice), a Clinical Assistant Professor-Primary Care at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Nichelason will talk about how tick-borne diseases are affecting pets, how to recognize symptoms, and how to treat them under a veterinarian’s care.
Other Resources
- A Wisconsin surveillance program to track tick diseases in animals: Surveillance of Wisconsin Animals for Ticks (SWAT). This project is a collaboration between multiple veterinary clinics, animal rehabilitators and humane societies across Wisconsin. Partners collect ticks from animals brought to the facility and send these to the UW Medical Entomology Laboratory in Madison for identification and pathogen testing.
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Are prevention medications safe? By the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine https://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/ask-a-uw-veterinarian-talking-tick-prevention/
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Be a Part of a Wisconsin Study of Pets and Ticks
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Ticks and Pets Factsheet, Verona Veterinarian Medical Service https://veronavetmed.com/the-tick-talk-verona-veterinary-medical-service-verona-wi/
This program is co-hosted by UW-Madison’s Division of Extension-Ashland County and the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.