Can head lice live on dogs?

Pet lice fall into two categories: blood sucking and chewing. Chewing lice live on the dead skin of your pets. They cause irritation, which causes your pet to scratch. They can carry diseases and transmit tapeworms to your pets. The blood-sucking lice do just that—such blood. Pets with lice will scratch and bite a lot. read more

The Life of Lice. About the size of a sesame seed, head lice, six-legged parasites that live on the human head, are hard to see. And nits -- eggs that females glue onto hairs near the scalp -- are even more difficult to spot. But, luckily, lice can't live more than a few days away from the warmth and food the human head provides. read more

The only way to ensure you will not get head lice after a treatment is to remove all the nits. Studies have shown the removal of nits immedi-ately after treatment with a pediculicide is usually not necessary. You can get lice from your dog or other pets. Head lice are specific to humans. You can get human lice only from other humans. You cannot give your pets lice. read more