Dogs have a playful personality. If you take it out to play, it is likely to get in and play when passing by grass and shrubs. At this time, it is easy to bring some ticks to your body. So how do you remove ticks from your dog? Is it okay to remove...
Dogs have a playful personality. If you take it out to play, it is likely to get in and play when passing by grass and shrubs. At this time, it is easy to bring some ticks to your body. So how do you remove ticks from your dog? Is it okay to remove ticks directly from dogs? Next, let’s take a look at what will happen if the ticks are removed directly from the dog’s body.
1. Because the tick will suck the dog's blood after attaching to the dog, and pierce its mouthparts deeply into the dog's skin. If the tick is pulled out directly, it will easily cause the tick's mouthparts to break in the skin, causing serious infection, causing skin itching, ulceration, inflammation, redness and swelling. If a more serious infection ensues, causing bacteremia or sepsis, it is likely to lead to the death of the dog.
2. After a tick sucks blood, its body will become larger and its mouthparts will become embedded in the skin. If the tick is not removed in time, it may cause secondary infection and cause skin redness, swelling, and ulceration. Secondly, ticks can transmit blood parasites such as Babesia and may also cause anemia in dogs. In addition, some ticks can release large amounts of neurotoxins, which can cause muscle paralysis in dogs, leading to respiratory failure and death.
3. It is recommended that owners deal with ticks in time after discovering ticks on their dogs. For adult ticks that are visible to the naked eye on dogs, you can use alcohol or medicine to smear the surface of the tick, numb it, and then use tweezers to pull it out to prevent the mouthparts from remaining in the skin and causing infection and suppuration. At the same time, anthelmintics containing ingredients such as fepredronil and methoprene are used for systemic deworming, and the dog's living environment is thoroughly disinfected.
4. If the owner does not know how to deal with it at home, the dog can be taken to the pet hospital for treatment. After removing the tick, the affected area needs to be disinfected and disinfected in time to avoid other secondary infections.
