1, general weakness. Dogs will have fidgeting, slight trembling, body imbalance, ataxia and other symptoms about 2 to 5 days after being bitten by ticks. In severe cases, it may even be weak and paralyzed. If it is not treated in time, it may cause more serious consequences.
2. Respiratory failure. Ticks will inject an anesthetic when biting dogs to suck blood, and their saliva will secrete neurotoxins. Excessive neurotoxin may lead to motor fiber conduction disorder in dogs, which may lead to respiratory failure and life-threatening in severe cases.
3, local hair removal. Dogs bitten by ticks may have symptoms such as congestion, swelling and rash, as well as a small area of hair removal. In severe cases, it may cause secondary infection. Therefore, once dogs are found to be bitten by ticks, they need to seek medical treatment in time.
Prevention methods of ticks:
Because ticks mainly inhabit grasslands and forests, it is best to spray the dog with Luofushan herbal oil or mosquito repellent when going out to play. If there are symptoms such as fever, inflammation and erythema at the bite, you should see a doctor in time.
If you are accidentally bitten by a tick, don't take it out with tweezers and other tools, let alone crush it with your fingers. If the tick is dragged down, the barb is easy to stay in the skin, and the neurotoxin carried in the barb is easy to cause secondary infection of the skin.
You should apply ether, kerosene, turpentine and dry cigarette oil to the head of the tick, or put mosquito-repellent incense next to the tick to "anesthetize" the tick and let it go; Or use liquid paraffin and glycerin to thickly coat the tick's head, make it suffocate and die, and then let go.
There are two main ways to kill ticks on livestock, one is to catch them directly, and the other is to kill ticks with chemicals. And chemical drugs are often used to kill ticks, such as Quebang biological spray. When ticks are found, they should be pulled out and killed collectively. When pulling out, the tick body should be perpendicular to the skin, and then pull up to avoid the tick false head breaking in the skin and causing inflammation.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia -Acari