Fleas pester pets in Northern California
3/27/2015 1:07:44 PM
CATEGORIES:
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health
AFFECTED AREAS:
Alameda County, CA
Alpine County, CA
Amador County, CA
Butte County, CA
Calaveras County, CA
Colusa County, CA
Contra Costa County, CA
Del Norte County, CA
El Dorado County, CA
Fresno County, CA
Glenn County, CA
Humboldt County, CA
Inyo County, CA
Kings County, CA
Lake County, CA
Lassen County, CA
Madera County, CA
Marin County, CA
Mariposa County, CA
Mendocino County, CA
Merced County, CA
Modoc County, CA
Mono County, CA
Monterey County, CA
Napa County, CA
Nevada County, CA
Placer County, CA
Plumas County, CA
Sacramento County, CA
San Benito County, CA
San Francisco County, CA
San Joaquin County, CA
San Mateo County, CA
Santa Clara County, CA
Santa Cruz County, CA
Shasta County, CA
Sierra County, CA
Siskiyou County, CA
Solano County, CA
Sonoma County, CA
Stanislaus County, CA
Sutter County, CA
Tehama County, CA
Trinity County, CA
Tulare County, CA
Tuolumne County, CA
Yolo County, CA
Yuba County, CA
Start Date: 11/15/2014
- End Date: 3/25/2015
Northern California pets are being pestered by fleas, and pet owners are buying medications to prevent or get rid of fleas, whose population boom has taken many by surprise. A registered veterinary technician said that the insect influx started in November.
One pet groomer in Chico reported that 95 percent of the dogs coming in have fleas, although some of the pet owners were unaware of the issue. Some pet stores were running out of flea treatments and were having a difficult time replenishing stock, due to the high demand.
Chico Enterprise-Record (Calif.), March 25, 2015
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