In the warm season, animals can be attacked by ixodid and encephalitic mites , the effects of their bite in a dog may not be detected immediately, only after a few days or months.
To pick up a parasite pet can in dense grass or on a flower bed near the house.
It is necessary to carefully examine the pet after a walk, if a parasite is found, drop it onto it with sunflower oil or gasoline and gently pull it out with a rotational movement so that the trunk does not remain inside. After its removal, closely monitor the condition of the animal for a long time.
What are the consequences of a dog after a tick bite?
After a bite of a parasitic tick in a dog, the consequences may not appear immediately, it does not cause any symptoms immediately. They will appear when the pet has already contracted some kind of disease. And these parasites can suffer many deadly ailments.
Ixodid mites infect animals with pyroplasmosis , borreliosis. In the first case, erythrocytes are affected, all systems of the body fail, without treatment a lethal outcome is possible on the 3-7th day. Borreliosis damages the nervous system, heart, blood vessels, musculoskeletal system. Six months after infection, all body systems are affected, and without the treatment, the death of the animal occurs.
The consequence of a bite of encephalitic tick in dogs can become the same disease. In encephalitis, the dog is affected by the brain and the central nervous system. For a successful treatment, help should be given to the pet within 3-5 days after infection, otherwise the disease enters an irreversible stage. An animal has inadequate behavior, trembling of the body and convulsions, sensitivity to touching the head. Noticing such symptoms, you need to immediately provide medical assistance to your friend.
The first consequences after a dangerous tick bite in a dog after a while may be: fever, lethargy, refusal of food, vomiting, the appearance of blood in the urine. All these symptoms require an immediate examination of the animal by a specialist, especially if a mite has been found and removed on the animal's body.
Unfortunately, the aforementioned ailments are very dangerous. Even after treatment, there may be abnormalities in the functions of the affected organs, neurologic changes.
Therefore, as a prophylaxis it is necessary to vaccinate the animal. The use of scaring parasites of the collar during the whole dangerous season is considered a good preventive method.