Body Parasite #1: Fleas
In this season of active parasites, dog parents must pay more attention to their dog so he can grow up healthy and free from parasitic diseases. There are two types of parasites: internal parasites and surface parasites. Parasites live on the surface of the dog’s body or burrow into the skin and feed on sebaceous secretions or suck blood. Surface parasites are extremely dangerous and have a great impact on the life of the dog. How much do you know about surface parasites? Here are four common parasites found on the body surface of dogs:
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Chihuahua
Body surface parasite #1: Flea
[Pest Description]
The flea is a small, wingless, jumping parasite. It has two strong hind legs and is good at jumping and can jump as high as 7 or 8 inches. Adults are small or tiny, wingless, hard and flattened, parasitic on mammals and birds, with stinging mouths, and male and female blood suckers
Related diseases
Fleas can transmit diseases such as FAD biting dermatitis, tapeworms, and bites that can cause seasonal eczema and plague.
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Editorial statement
To reduce flea infestation, dogs should stay away from stray cats and dogs. Because fleas are nature’s champion long jumpers, fleas are likely to jump from the nose of a stray dog or cat to your dog’s butt, or from their butt to your dog’s nose.
Body parasite #2: Ticks
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Cocker Spaniel
Body surface parasite #2: Ticks
[Pest Introduction]
Ticks, also known as lice, are commonly known as grass steaks, dog turtles, grass bugs, cow lice, grass ticks, and dog beans. They often lie dormant in grassy areas of shallow hills. When they are not sucking blood, they look like green beans, some as thin as grains of rice; when they are sucking blood, they are full sized soybeans with large nail caps. Ticks are very fond of animals with dense fur, such as long-haired dogs.
Related diseases
Some ticks secrete neurotoxins when they suck blood that can block the conduction of motor fibers in dogs, leading to respiratory failure and death, called tick paralysis. Ticks can also transmit bacterial diseases such as Lyme disease, rickettsia, ehrlichiosis, Q tularemia, brucellosis, and plague.
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Editorial statement
Dogs like to play on grass, but because ticks eggs are often present on grass, it is best to reduce the amount of time dogs spend playing on grass, especially in areas frequented by stray cats. Because most stray cats and dogs are not vaccinated and have some number of parasites, this is a threat to dogs.
Body Parasite #3: White Fly
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Yorkshire
Body surface parasite #3: White fly
[Pest Introduction]
White fen belongs to the subfamily White fenfang of the family Maurofenidae of the order Diptera, and is a species of small, hairy, blood-sucking insect. There are more than 500 species in the world, and nearly 40 species have been reported in China. The white mosquito is a blood-sucking insect similar to the mosquito. Adults are yellow, white, or gray, with wings and dense hair all over.
Related diseases
In addition to blood-sucking, the white fen is also a major vector of Riparian black fever disease. In addition, the white fen can be infected with cutaneous leishmaniasis, white fen fever, and Baltons disease.
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Editorial statement
Keeping your dog’s body surface clean is a very important means of control. Check carefully when bathing your dog, and don’t panic if you find worms. If you want to use medicine, you can refer to the instruction manual or follow the doctor’s advice to avoid blindly and indiscriminately using medicine to prevent poisoning.
Body parasite #4: Lice
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Scottish Shepherd
Body Surface Parasites #4: Lice
[Introduction to the pest]
The louse is a louse-sucking eye, a permanent parasite of mammals in vitro. It develops without ever leaving the host. Lice are common in dogs because they have a high survival rate and reproduce quickly, making them difficult to kill.
Related diseases
When lice bite a dog, they secrete saliva that enters the dog’s skin and makes it itchy. Dogs scratching with their paws can damage the skin, leading to infections and abscesses. Lice can also spread a variety of diseases as they suck blood. Body and head lice are thought to be the main vectors of epidemic typhus, typhoid and reflux fever.
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Editorial statement
Ticks reproduce very quickly. If you find a dog with lice and do nothing about it, it will likely add 250,000 offspring in a month.
Knowing these insects and their dangers, I believe you must also know the need and urgency of preventing surface parasites in dogs. Remember, once you find the pests, kill them:
