Fleas are a blood-sucking ectoparasite. Once a dog is infected with fleas, it will affect its normal life. Fleas can spread infectious and parasitic diseases. Fleas are a strong irritant to the skin, causing intense itching and damage to the skin when the dog scratches hard. Because fleas are afraid of light, they often hide in the bedding of the kennel or in cracks in the floor, and only parasitize the dog when they suck blood and lay eggs. A female flea can lay 100 to 200 eggs. Flea eggs are white, oval shaped with two pointed ends and are so small that they are difficult to see with the naked eye. As the dog moves, the flea eggs can be shed and thus scattered throughout the dog’s area of activity. It takes about 21 days for the flea to hatch from the egg to the adult, and in colder climates the time may be extended. Newly hatched fleas can live without food for several weeks, waiting for the dog to arrive. SymptomsHow can you tell if your dog has fleas? If the dog is parasitized by fleas, the most important feature is that it will keep scratching the same part of its body because it feels itchy. If the dog has fleas, the owner can use a flea comb to comb down the black spots and then put it in the water, if there is blood, the dog has fleas because the black spots are excrement. 3. See if there are red dots and wounds. At the same time, in addition to seeing if there are black granular things, pet owners can also see if there are many “red dots” on the back of the dog or the tail root, under the skin of the hair, if there are, it means that the dog has been parasitized by fleas, because these red dots and wounds are the “evidence” of flea bites. “4. Soak the dog in water when the dog is bathing, the pet owner can soak the dog in water, if there are fleas on the dog, the pet owner can see the flea excrement floating on the surface of the water, the drowned fleas will also float up, this is also a good way to determine. How to deal with fleas on dogs? The following methods can be used 1. Bathing with flea control soap If the dog has fleas, then the pet owner can buy some flea control soap for the dog to bathe. If you have fleas on your dog, it is advisable to spray some insect repellent on your dog, you can go to the pharmacy and buy a good brand and effective insect repellent, and then just spray your dog a few times. The dog may lose appetite, vomiting and diarrhea after spraying, and then the pet owner had better feed the dog some probiotics to help it regulate the stomach, and do not let the dog lick the deworming solution. 3. citrus peel choose fresh orange peel, chopped up with gauze, the juice of the orange peel squeezed out, diluted with 500g of boiling water, let cool, sprayed on the dog’s body, or after wetting with a towel You can add apple cider vinegar to the dog’s food or water bowl. The digestion of vinegar can change the skin balance and keep your dog away from fleas. If you don’t want to add vinegar to your dog’s diet, you can apply it to your dog’s skin and coat. Dilute the white vinegar with your dog’s shampoo and thoroughly rub out the lather so that the vinegar goes through all layers of the coat and finally rinse thoroughly.5. Herbal leaves cedar, bay, and peppermint leaves are good for repelling fleas when placed in your dog’s kennel, or on sleeping mats, and are available at drugstores. If your dog has fleas, you can try the above “tricks” to remove fleas, not only effective! And also very cost effective. Pay attention to the dog’s body hygiene, often bathing, combing, and more sunlight is an effective way to prevent fleas. In addition, the use of flea collars is also a good way. This collar contains flea medicine, there are many small holes on the collar, the drug through the small holes, spread the dog’s body, the flea can play its role in repelling or killing. However, it is important to note that some dogs may suffer from skin allergies with long-term use. Note 1. Since flea eggs are very resistant and difficult to kill, you must spray the flea powder and deworming solution several times in a row, usually once a week for more than a month. 2. When killing fleas on the dog’s body, you must thoroughly disinfect the dog’s activity area, especially the dog’s utensils. All the bedding of the kennel should be replaced, and the items replaced under the pick should be burned. 3. Dogs with skin abrasions should be cleared, disinfected and prevented from infection. Dogs with severe itching can be injected with dexamethasone and diphenhydramine to stop itching.
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