Parasites (lice, fleas, ticks) on dogs and cats are a headache, so how do you know if there are parasites on dogs and cats? Especially dogs I often go out, and it is easy to be infected with external parasites and bring it home. If I accidentally get it in the room and get on people's bodies, sofas, or beds, it will be very troublesome. Here are some tips on how to spot parasites in dogs.

First of all, due to the bite of parasites on the body, there will be toxic or allergic reactions, and most dogs and cats will have itching, irritability, and hair loss. At this time, you need to check carefully! 1. White and light-colored dogs and cats

1. Direct observation with the naked eye: lice, fleas and ticks are generally black or red, due to color difference And lice, the activity of fleas, white and light-colored dogs and cats are easy to find,

2. If there are few external parasites, white and light-colored dogs and cats are actually very easy External parasites were found. Because the food of ectoparasites is the blood of dogs, they always stink when they eat it, which will leave small black spots on the dog's body. It's easy to spot if you groom your dog. If you want to tell if your dog is dirty or if the dog has bugs, that's fine too. Just put the little black spot in the water, melt it and see if there is any blood. Bloody stools are definitely external parasites, so you should deworm your dog as soon as possible.

2. Dark and black dogs and cats

1. As for dark and black dogs and cats, it is not easy to find external parasites and its feces. There is a small tool called a flea comb, which is a very dense, very fine comb. It can't comb out the external parasites on the dog, but it can comb out the poop on it. You only need to tap on the white paper after combing, and then the method of identifying whether it is dirty or external parasite is the same as above.

2. There is a trick. For dark and black dogs and cats, you can mainly check the face, the auricle, around the anus, the abdomen, the elbow joint and the knee joint of the front and rear legs. Because of the short hair, it is also very Parasites and stinky ones are easy to spot.

3. How to find ticks

Ticks are generally larger, adults are dozens of times larger than lice and fleas, and are mainly prone to grow on foot pads , ear, face, neck, so dogs who often go to the grass should pay special attention when checking these places!