Coyotes and Your Pets
Coyotes (Canis latrans) are a native species to California. Highly adaptable, extremely versatile, and with a high reproductive rate, coyotes have adapted to the suburban lifestyle.
A Diamond No Longer in the Rough
Jessica has had a hard start in life. When she was just 3 months old, she was dumped at the Little Red Dog Rescue. She was very sick. She was immediately taken to South Orange County Animal Hospital where she was diagnosed with Parvo virus and hospitalized.
Ticks
Ticks are small parasitic arachnids (same class as spiders). In veterinary medicine, ticks pose a major source of infection for ehrlichia (e.canis, e.equi, e.platys, e. risticii, e.ewingii), Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Rickettsia rickettsii), tularemia (francisella turarensis diagnosed in California's Tulare county), Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi), and multiple other disorders.
Sarcoptic Mange
Sarcoptic mange, or “scabies”, is a contagious skin infestation caused by a microscopic, burrowing mite. There are two types of mites that cause mange in dogs and they have different causes, concerns, and treatments.