Tick removal tips

1. Apply alcohol to the tick's body to make the tick's head relax or die. After a few minutes, use pointed tweezers to remove the tick, pinch the insect from the mouthparts, and pull it out quickly. This method is the most rapid and effective, but it requires skill. If the operation is not good, only the body of the tick will be removed, but the mouthparts will still remain in the dog's skin, so it is best to go to the hospital and let the doctor handle it.
2. Apply topical anthelmintic (Dapai or Fulian) on the back of the dog's neck. The dog will die, and its mouthparts will loosen, shrink and fall off automatically. Apply inflammatory medicine to the damaged part of the skin after removal and keep the area clean. This is also a very advisable method. It is less painful for dogs, but it takes some time to see the effect. The bugs will not fall off immediately after death. It is best to wait for them to fall off naturally. Don’t think of killing yourself in a hurry. If you take it out, it will leave the mouthparts on the dog. Failure to clean it will cause skin inflammation.
3. It is very troublesome if the mouthparts are left on the dog after forced removal, because you have to squeeze the mouthparts out of the dog’s skin if you want to clean it (tick The mouthparts of the worm are very long. When cleaning, you must squeeze it until there is no more pus-like material. If the skin bleeds, clean it. It is similar to squeezing an acne pimple for humans. The process may be disgusting, but you have to hold on. ), which is very painful for the dog, so it may not cooperate. You can apply soapy water or alcohol to the injured area to relieve pain and reduce swelling.

Symptoms of being parasitized by ticks

Skin ulcers: Ticks attached to pets cannot be removed by force because the mouthparts of the ticks may be deeply embedded in the skin. , leading to severe local swelling and infection. Anemia: When tick infection is extremely severe, it will cause blood loss and even anemia in pets (especially puppies and kittens).
Tick paralysis: Some hard ticks secrete neurotoxins in their saliva during the process of stinging and sucking blood, causing conduction disorders of the host's motor fibers, causing ascending muscle paralysis, which can lead to respiratory failure and death. This becomes a tick paralysis.

Pay attention to insect repellent in daily life

1. Do regular insect repellent to give your dog an excellent protective layer
2. Spray an insect repellent spray when you go out. , guaranteed not to be parasitized by insects.
3. Wear a collar containing anthelmintics. (But be sure to buy good quality)