Not long ago,
thousand households lost a dog friend who often played together,
because of a small tick ...
The cause of the incident is that this dog often goes to wandering in the grass,
occasionally the owner will take it through the woods in an attempt to find the true meaning of nature,
did not find it, but was caught by a tick.
When I got home, the dog scratched by himself, but the owner didn't pay much attention.
After a few days, the dog scratched harder and harder. As a result, I saw that there were only ticks in it. I didn't care too much at the time. I directly solved the bug and
. But what I didn't expect was that although the bug was removed, the
dog's condition was getting worse and worse, and finally it was not rescued.
Every spring to summer, there are news about death from tick bites. 10 bags of blood will be transfused from the end of June to July 5th.
In spring and summer, deworming pets is a daily event,
being bitten by ticks can be fatal, but pet owners who regularly do external deworming do not need to be overly nervous.
Today, I will introduce the common parasite ticks as well as prevention and treatment methods.
01 How scary are ticks?
tick: also known as tick, tick, grass crawler , dog bean ,
is a very small parasitic arthropod , divided into hard tick and soft tick ,
The worm is oval in shape, with two parts, the jaw and the body.
often dormant on the grasses and plants by the roadside,
or lodge in the fur of pets, feeding on the blood of the host.
Types of ticks
Generally, except for winter, it is the active season for ticks.
Plus the lifespan of ticks can be months to years, making them a constant threat to both pets and humans.
Most tick-borne diseases take several hours to spread to the host ,
So the sooner the tick is located and carefully removed, the lower the risk of disease.
But if the parent is slightly negligent,
the tick stays on the dog long enough to cause symptoms,
then the first sign is the swelling around the tick bite.
will lead to various skin diseases ,
will cause weakness , lameness, joint swelling , anemia , organ failure,
may even evolve into paralysis or death in severe cases.
02How to prevent daily pet-raising families?
1. Try to stay away from mountain forests;
2. Regular bathing , it is easier to find parasites in the bath;
3. If pets have been bitten by ticks, send them to the doctor in time and do relevant inspections,
infection early detection or direct preventive measures Chemotherapy can effectively prevent the disease.
4. Regular deworming is the most effective and fundamental way to prevent this disease!
6-month-old dogs should be dewormed once a month and every three months thereafter.
In vitro deworming drugs for dogs include drops, sprays and orals.
Parents can choose according to the actual situation of dogs infected with parasites.
①Drops
Most of the in vitro deworming medicines on the domestic market are external drops.
This medicine is usually a tube-packed drop. In order to prevent dogs from licking and eating by mistake,
can be dropped on the skin behind the neck superior.
②Spray
It needs to be sprayed against the hair. After confirming that the dog is sprayed with the medicine,
put on gloves to massage the dog, and then wait for the medicine to dry naturally.
③Oral
in vitro deworming drugs are the most common at present, but such drugs are greatly affected by external factors such as light, pet bathing, pet skin health and age.
and oral drugs are obviously not affected by the above factors. The only possible disadvantage of
is that pets with poor digestive tract function may experience symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea after oral medication. Use at your own discretion.
5. Emergency prevention
Emergency prevention drugs have long been used clinically for the emergency treatment of
pets infected with ticks. Most of them are sprays with fast onset.
If pets are going to play in the wild,
can spray with on the whole body before departure, and
spray it on the whole body again after returning from the game.
Combined with long-acting in vitro deworming medicine, it is basically safe for pets.
Such drugs can also be used to kill insects in infected environments. How does
03 deal with ticks?
If you find that the hairy child has been bitten by a tick,
can first find a blunt-tipped tweezer , put the tweezers as close to the dog's skin as possible,
pinch the tick, and lift the tick vertically with gentle pulling force.
After successfully removing the tick, you can put it in a sealed bag, and
have it checked by a veterinarian to determine whether the tick has a virus, and
will carry out the next step of targeted treatment.
!!! Attention!!! In doing so, it is easy to leave the head and mouthparts of the tick in the animal body, and it is very easy to cause infection and even serious diseases such as purulent septicemia.
also can not use fire and other methods, doing so will only stimulate the tick, which will make it release more saliva or toxins to the dog.
If you are not confident that you can successfully remove the tick,
It is best to send the dog to the hospital for treatment by a doctor, the sooner the better.
Again: the earlier a tick is located and carefully removed, the lower the risk of disease!
