Videos

American Dog Tick

Parasitologist Michael Dryden, DVM, PhD, describes Dermacentor variabilis, the American Dog Tick, and why you should be concerned, no matter where in North America you live. This tick may have “dog” in its name, but that doesn’t matter much when it’s looking for a blood meal...

Brown Dog Tick

Because of its ubiquitous nature and the fact that wants to be where ever dogs are, the brown dog tick has been called "the tick that wants to be a flea." Watch as Dr. Susan Little, Oklahoma State University tells more about this tick and the disease it transmits...

CAPC Parasite ID App

Watch this video to learn how to use CAPC's parasite ID app in your veterinary practice! This fun and easy to use app includes images and information on approximately 100 veterinary internal parasites found in dogs, cats, small mammals, reptiles, and birds. ...

CTC Key Findings: Vector-Borne Disease Testing – Clients Want to Know About Vector-Borne Diseases

A 2014 CAPC study found that 74% of clients want to know about vector-borne diseases and testing. And yet, only 55% of veterinarians are talking about parasites on a regular basis. Educating your clients about parasites is an opportunity to make sure every pet is tested and protected. Find out how you can connect with success by showing clients that parasites are dynamic and ever changing...

CTC Study Key Findings: The Biased Consumer

Pet owners today are more web savvy than ever before. That’s why veterinarians need to reach out to pet owners before they even leave the house. Find out how CAPC resources can help you be more proactive in communicating with your clients about parasite prevention...

Deer Tick

Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD) called ticks the "foulest and nastiest creatures that be" and no doubt he'd feel the same way today. The black-legged tick transmits several diseases, some just recently recognized. Dr. Susan Little, Oklahoma State University describes their interesting life cycle and their vector potential...

Gulf Coast Tick

The Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum, vector of Hepatozoon americanum may be called the Gulf Coast tick, but its name hasn’t stopped it from moving to interior states and the east coast. In this video Dr. Mike Dryden also shares the interesting (and a little bizarre) life cycle of Hepatozoon americanum...

Headlice and Pinworms

Dogs and cats sometimes get the blame for some common parasites of people. Do they really have a role? Watch this video with parasitologist Susan Little, DVM, PhD, DACVM dispel the myths around head lice and pinworms...

Lone Star Tick

Way back in BC days, Aristotle described ticks as a “disgusting parasitic animal,” and that still holds true thousands of years later! Amblyomma americium, the Lone Star tick, is a particularly menacing character. In this video, parasitologist Susan Little, DVM, PhD, DECVP, shares its unique personality, habits and risks. Find out if it’s coming your way...

Parasite Myth: Cats Don’t Get Ticks

There is a list of parasite myths out there and the Companion Animal Parasite Council is happy to be a “myth buster.” Listen to veterinary parasitologist Dr. Susan Little as she ticks one of the most common misconceptions off the myth list. This is a great one to share with your feline clients...

Parasite Myth: Ticks Fall From Trees

Have you heard people say the ticks were falling from the trees? Watch as Dr. Susan Little discusses where to expect questing ticks...

Parasites and Traveling Pets

Do you know where your patients will be traveling? Parasite prevalence is one reason it may be good to know! Drs. Michael Dryden (Kansas State University) and Jay Stewart (Aumsville Animal Clinic) have advice on how you can help...

Rocky Mountain Wood Tick

Going to the mountains next summer? Dermacentor andersoni, the Rocky Mountain Wood tick may be there too. Dr. Mike Dryden explains when where you can expect to see this high rising tick...

Spinose Ear Ticks

Most people agree that ticks are disgusting, but you may never see a tick as frightening as the spinose ear tick. Dr. Susan Little, Oklahoma State University, describes the trauma of Otobius megnini in this video. For more information on ticks, click here to visit the CAPC recommendations...

Ticks Have Personalities Too!

You may never have considered that tick genera have personalities but Susan Little, DVM, PhD, DACVM (parasitology), has. She may not have given them a Rorschach's inkblot test, but she does give us some insight into their personalities, which also gives us insight into what to expect in an infestation...

Western Black-legged Tick

Think that because summer is over you can stop worrying about ticks? Think again. Mike Dryden, DVM, PhD, distinguished professor of veterinary parasitology in the Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology at Kansas State University, explains when and where you should be looking for the Western black-legged ticks (Ixodes pacificus)...