Simple Ways To Protect Your Family From Parasites

• Wash your hands often when touching, playing with or caring for pets.
• Never handle the stool of any animal without wearing disposable gloves or using a plastic barrier.
• Do daily "tick checks" on yourself, your kids and your pets. If you find a tick, use tweezers to slowly pull it out. After removing the tick, immerse it in rubbing alcohol. Wash the tick bite wound and your hands with soap and water.
• If you are pregnant, ask someone else in the family to clean the cat's litter box. If you must to it yourself, wear gloves and immediately wash your hands after changing the litter.
• Wash your hands after gardening or working in soil where pets may have relieved themselves.
• Supervise infants sitting on the ground or on the floor. Don not allow them to eat dirt or food that has fallen.
• Pick up dog and cat feces from the yard daily.
• Cover sandboxes and play areas to prevent wildlife and strays from contaminating these areas.
• Take your pet to the veterinarian regularly and have your pet tested for parasites at least yearly.
• Administer year-round products to help control parasite infections.