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Can fleas carry illness

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11y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

Fleas can transmit heart worm, tapeworm, etc. to your animals. Fleas are tiny, but they sure can pass things on to your animal that you wouldn't want. The best thing you can do is always keep up on the flea treatment and preventatives.

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