The scorching summer is gradually approaching. Animals, like humans, need to be prepared for heatstroke prevention and disease prevention in summer. Diseases that dogs are often prone to in the summer are: heart disease, colds, skin diseases, heat stroke and gastrointestinal diseases. How to help dogs do a good job of pest control in summer, the next small series will introduce you in detail.

Fleas are the most easily parasitic pests. Taking Taiwan's average temperature of 25°C and humidity of 75%, it is the most ideal breeding ground for fleas. Fleas will live in the dark at home. In the corner, waiting for the opportunity to wait for the warm body to pass by, jumping on it to parasitize or bite.

How to help dogs do insect control in summer?

Fleas are zoonotic parasites. The bites are even smaller and more), then it may be fleas! As for how pets can find out if there are fleas? It can be verified from several aspects:

Watch for action

Does the dog suddenly show intense tickling?

Usually fleas like to come out of the neck and The limbs are under the armpit (because of the temperature), so the pet will be excited to scratch the neck with the hind feet, and then it will enter the second stage.

Turning and combing

Are there many small black spots on your body? Some even move! It doesn't matter what the flea looks like, as long as If there is a crazy itching movement, quickly catch the pet, turn the whole body up and down, and then comb it with a comb (the interval should not be too large). Will comb into the flea's stool (also small black spots).

What to do if you find fleas?

In fact, to get rid of fleas, experts say you need to understand its ecology ( It takes about 17 to 21 days from the time the egg hatches to the development and metamorphosis into an adult. However, the most troublesome is in the pupa stage! If the environment is not so suitable, fleas can stay in the pupa stage for more than a few months, and their endurance is comparable to that of cicadas. Therefore, once you find fleas in your home, you must be mentally prepared for a long-term war of resistance, so that you will not be carried away by a short-term victory and fall short. It is very easy to eradicate. To completely eradicate it, there are several methods as follows:

Rinse

Fleas are actually easy to drown in water. After fleas, it is necessary to wash the pet (of course, you can use a bath essence containing flea-killing effect), and then clean the home environment, especially the place where pets often nest.

Medicinal

Commonly used pet insecticides on the market are divided into drop, spray, wash, wear Four kinds;

Drip - used once a month, most of which are comprehensive insecticides, such as: fleas not, pet...etc.

Spray - It is recommended to spray it on the limbs when going out. The common ones on the market include flea less than qilixiang...etc. In the home environment, chemicals can be used to spray dark corners, or in the cracks of the floor, in the carpet or under the carpet, to achieve powerful insecticidal purposes.

Wash - In addition to the functional shower gel, there is also a comprehensive insecticide with more commonly used efficacy (such as: Niubiyi), but this kind of drug should be very careful and must be diluted After that, use it on pets!

Dai-collar type insecticide, but the effectiveness of this type needs to be tested, and it is recommended for auxiliary use.

Combing

There are flea combs on the market that can comb out all the eggs, and there is even an electronic flea comb. , you can use micro electricity to electrocute fleas!

Extending parasites-striped worms

When fleas appear on pets, pay attention to defecation Afterwards, will there be white worms about 1CM in size? Fleas are the intermediate hosts of tapeworms (Dipylidium canium). Pets often groom themselves in an attempt to repel fleas, often inadvertently ingesting tapeworm-infested fleas. So after getting rid of fleas, you should also pay attention to getting rid of the worms!