What are the common ectoparasites in pet dogs?

Spring, spring is in full bloom, and it is a good time for dogs and owners to go out and play, but it is also a lot of parasites.

During the active season of hatching and growth, you should pay special attention when you take your dog out to play. Common ectoparasites are as follows:

1. Fleas. The size of fine sand, it parasitizes warm-blooded animals and feeds on the blood of its host. There are two types of fleas that can generally be seen in dogs: dog fleas and cat fleas (which are more common). Diseases that fleas can bring are: tapeworms.

through fleas), allergies (flea secretions).

2. Ticks. Ticks): the size of a grain of rice or sesame seeds, parasitic on dogs and cats, and feeds on the blood of their hosts. Diseases that ticks can cause are: hepatic tuftiasis, pyrosomiasis, Elychia and Lyme disease.

zoonotic diseases), as well as vectors of bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and rickettsia.

3. Scabies insect (scabies mite.

Too small to be visually seen, it is a highly contagious ** parasite, and there is no special seasonality. The diseases that scabies mites may bring are: long-term contact with infected dogs will also infect the owner; At the same time, the substance secreted by the insect can also cause severe allergies.

4. Follicles (Demodex mite): too small to be visually infected, infected by contact between sick dogs and healthy dogs, or indirectly infected through vectors, and can also be infected by female dogs to puppies through the placenta (dogs of all ages occur, mostly in puppies aged 3-10 months).

5. Ear mites (ear scabies.

Too small to be seen visually, feeds on epidermal debris and tissue fluid, and is contagious through close contact. Contagion between cats and dogs is high, and in general, one cat (or canine) in the home is infected with ear mites, and all cats and dogs need to start at the same time** (cats are more likely to be infected than dogs).

Ectoparasites include fleas: it is one of the most common ectoparasites found in dogs. If left uncontrolled, it can also cause acute eczema dermatitis and suppurate the affected area.

Scabies mites: The development of scabies mites goes through four stages: egg, larva, nymph, and adult, all of which are completed in the host. The harm of scabies mites is also that it can be cross-infected between the dog and the owner, with an incidence of about 25-30%.

Normally, as long as the dog infected with scabies mites is **, the owner's injury will improve quickly. Ticks: also known as ticks, grass crawlers, dog beans.

Ticks are the fastest spreading disease among parasites.

Parasites are divided into two types, in vitro and in vivo, and the ectoparasites are mainly: fleas, lice, ticks, tapeworms, the main clinical symptoms are itching, redness and swelling, sebaceous gland exudation, hair loss, increased dandruff, and severe ulceration, scabs, severe inflammation and secondary infection.