Spring and summer are the best time for walks and active games with a pet, but it is also the most dangerous because of the appearance of ticks . Unfortunately, untimely detection of the problem and treatment of the animal in 98% of cases leads to its death. Ticks also bring a number of dangerous diseases, so meeting them with a pet is very dangerous.
It is very difficult to detect a bloodsucker right after a walk because of tiny dimensions, but literally in a day or two it increases several times. During this period, the animal is already beginning to ache. Many prefer to treat mites in dogs at home, but this risk does not always justify itself.
Reasons for anxiety
If you notice that the pet refuses to eat, becomes sluggish, does not want to play, itches and rubs on objects - be aware that these are the first symptoms in a dog after a tick bite, which may require treatment. Sometimes it is enough just to detect a parasite in time and remove it correctly, but often such meetings can be fraught with consequences dangerous to the life of your dog.
Ticks can often carry piroplasmosis. Parasites are in the saliva of bloodsuckers, and during a bite they get into the blood, start to multiply intensively and destroy blood cells. As a result, the animal raises its temperature, there is a loss of appetite, lethargy, weakness of the extremities, urine acquires a brownish color, sometimes it can be with impurities of blood. By itself, the disease does not pass, so you should definitely go to the veterinary clinic at the first symptoms. Remember that timely treatment of a tick bite in a dog can save the life of your pet.
How to help the animal?
Not all mites are carriers of various diseases. Sometimes it is enough simply to remove the parasite on time before serious consequences occur. And you can do it even at home.
- The first thing to do is to treat the mite and the place around the bite with oil that clogs the insect's respiratory canals.
- After 5-10 minutes, he must loosen the grip and at this time you need to take the tweezers and very carefully, counterclockwise, as it were, "twist" the parasite. This action is explained by the fact that penetrating inside the skin, the insect rotates in a clockwise direction. In no case do not try to squeeze out the tick as a pimple or pull it up sharply. Part of his body can stay in the wound, provoke suppuration and infection of blood.
- Treat the antiseptic with a wound and observe the animal for several days.
Ear mite
The parasite chooses the most inaccessible places on the animal's body, but with a careful examination it is still possible to reveal the bloodsucker, which can not be said about the ear mite. It gets into the auricle, feeds on blood and epidermis. As a rule, the first thing that indicates the presence of a problem is brown bad smelling discharge. The dog experiences terrible itching, itching constantly, often traumatizing itself.
Ear mites in dogs require immediate treatment with special medications. Infect the pet can not only on the street, in a park or forest, but also from other animals, so you should avoid contact of a pet with stray dogs, which in addition to mites can carry other equally dangerous diseases.
Prevention
From the tick bite, there are no special vaccines that could solve the problem of infection of the animal. The only way out is to protect your pet - to get money from the tick bite in time. There are different forms of drugs and different compositions, but the most effective is the use of drops. Be sure to read the instructions and treat the dog withers, strictly following the recommendations and taking into account the weight of the animal. Remember that even the best tool will not work if it is misused.