How to Prevent Ticks on Dogs? Me & My Ticks And Flea Shampoo Ticks And Fleas Will Flea Away

Pets! The most inquisitive creatures. They are known to be explorative, fun, really curious, and full of life! They are really curious to learn more, explore more, and understand more. In fact, due to their inquisitive nature, they tend to wander off to grassy areas or areas that we would essentially avoid – such as high grasslands, bushes, or mud & puddles. Dogs have been given the gift of being good sniffers, and so due to their inborn qualities, they tend to explore more. It’s a common behavioural aspect that dogs tend to relieve their bladder or poop in areas that have more grass or bushes. While the grass-bush areas may be good for natural processes, it is definitely a storehouse for ticks and fleas. Wait what? Yes, these ticks and fleas stay on rocks, crevices, cracks, and yes, on and near grass-bush areas. And that is the reason why we observe ticks and fleas on the body of our dogs. These ticks are small and usually attach to the body of dogs when we take them out for a daily walk. Also, most frequently, our veterinarians tend to ask us this one particular question when our pets fall sick: “did you see ticks on your pets’ bodies?”.

Well, what are these ticks exactly? How do they look? What harm do they cause? Why and how are they related to my pet falling sick? If you have ever wondered about ticks and their harmful effects, this is the right blog for you. Through this blog, let us uncover some interesting facts about ticks, their harmful effects and how we can prevent them from harming our pets while protecting them against the same.

The Terror Of Ticks

Ticks are ectoparasitic in nature, which harms a wide range of animals. Ectoparasite means Ecto: outside Parasite: harmful organism. A parasite is an organism that lives on the body or in the skin, but they are generally not found within the body. Fleas and lice are some examples of ectoparasites, along with ticks and mites. An infestation with an ectoparasite is called an ectoparasite. Ticks are small, blood-sucking bugs that feed on the blood of the host. They attach to the skin of the host organism and derive nutrition from the host. Ticks are very harmful to dogs as they transmit harmful infections and diseases. Let us look into the diseases caused by ticks:

Ticks And Diseases

Ticks, as mentioned before, are blood-sucking and disease-transmitting bugs. In fact, there are several diseases that can be transmitted to your pet via a tick bite. Some of the most common tick-borne diseases are Lyme disease, babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, and tick paralysis. Let us have a look at some diseases caused by these infectious ectoparasites.

1.Tick Fever

Tick fever is a broad term used for infection caused by ticks. Ticks transmit various microscopic organism such as protozoa – Babesia or Ehrlichia. These two organisms causes Tick Fever or in medical terms- ‘Babesiosis’ and ‘Ehrlichiosis’.

Babesiosis& Ehrlichiosis

Babesiosis is a disease caused by the organism Babesia canis [dogs] and this organism: Babesia is a tiny parasite that infects your dogs’ red blood cells. It is a life-threatening infection that rapidly destroys red blood cells and platelets. On the other hand, Ehrlichiosis is caused by an organism named Ehrlichia which again affects the hemodynamic structure of the body.

Well, we all know the importance of red blood cells, which is the crux of our being. RBCs, or red blood cell, transport oxygen and essential nutrients throughout our body and ensures each organ-tissue-cell receives enough oxygen and nutrients. What happens in Babesiosis is that this organism, Babesia requires the red blood cell to grow and divide, and eventually many cellular reactions take place ultimately leading to the untimely death of RBCs. This leads to severe anaemia, and we even observe low platelet counts. Of course, on further diagnosis, other blood parameters might also exhibit changes. Let us focus on RBCs and platelets, which are majorly affected.

What does this lead to?

Low RBC means low Oxygen [hypoxia]
Low RBC means many tissues and cells are not getting enough nutrients
Thus it can cause feelings of fatigue, tiredness, and weakness.
Low RBC means many cells are not functioning optimally, which eventually leads to-
Cellular dysfunction and death.
This will cause the immunity of the body to go down, thus, affecting the immune system badly
When the immune system is disturbed, other viral-bacterial infections may immediately set in.

2. Anaemia

Anaemia is the deficiency of blood RBCs. It could be a multifaceted dysfunction. Make sure you check out our blog on anaemia, where we covered the basic A, B, and C’s of anaemia, causes of anaemia, diagnostics, and treatment protocol associated with the same.

Now, these ticks are particularly very efficient in sucking blood from the host [dog]; thus, if your dog is affected by a large number of ticks, anaemia may ensue. However, it is important to note that even one tick is efficient and sufficient enough to transmit tick fever. What? Yes. That’s very much true. One tick is enough to make your pet sick. As these ticks carry infectious organisms like Babesia or Ehrlichia we cannot say which tick bite will or will not lead to threatening disease. It is always better to stay vigilant and safe against the same.

Now that we have understood quite a bit about ticks let us now learn a bit more about fleas. To give you a little clue, ask yourself- “have you observed little black insets-like organisms running on the fur skin of your pets?” If you have observed these tiny creatures, you are right, these are called fleas. And in case you haven’t, let’s understand more about fleas.

Fleas: The Little Runner Bugs

Fleas are small flightless insects that are also grouped under the family of ectoparasites, just like ticks, and they, too, act as external parasites of mammals and birds. Fleas live by consuming blood from their hosts. However, a striking difference between ticks and fleas is that ticks are attached to the body [skin] where they suck blood and get engorged, whereas the fleas suck blood, but they do not stay attached to the skin, instead they keep on moving or running on the skin.

What Harm Does A Flea Cause?

Again, the major one is Anaemia, Irritation, and restlessness. But there are some important conditions that are caused by fleas. FAD and Parasitic Diseases are the most common manifestation or sequels of flea bites.

One of the major one is

1. Fad: Flea Allergic Dermatitis

So in this condition, due to flea bite, there is irritation on the skin, which causes your pet to itch more as a result of the intense biting action and irritating saliva of the fleas. Flea allergy dermatitis (FAD) or flea bite hypersensitivity is the most common dermatologic disease.

WHAT DO I OBSERVE?

Your dog is itching more than usual
Your dog is restless due to itching
You observed black fleas on the skin
Your dog has some red papule on the skin [which could be a manifestation of FAD]
Redness on the skin
Rough hair coat

CLINICAL SIGNS ASSOCIATED WITH FAD DEPEND UPON THE FOLLOWING:

The frequency of flea exposure [how long your dog has been exposed to fleas]
duration of disease [how long the treatment or prevention has been delayed]
presence of secondary or another concurrent skin disease [if there are secondary bacterial infections]
degree of hypersensitivity [if your pet is comparatively sensitive to flea bites]

2. Parasitic Disease:

Fleas carry one of the life cycle stages of tapeworm [dogs] named Dipylidiumcaninum. So what happens here is, as mentioned earlier, fleas bite the skin and thus cause immense irritation to the dog. As a natural reflex, dogs tend to bite or scratch their skin. Usually, while biting, they might end up swallowing the flea. On swallowing, the fleas get digested in the stomach, releasing the tapeworm organism. Thus, our pets end up suffering from tapeworm infection. It is indeed a complex system.

So how do I co-relate?

Does your dog have fleas on its body?
Have you observed irritation or itching recently?
Has your dog been given access to bushes and grass-laden areas?
Have you observed a white-rice grain seed-like structure in your dog’s feces?
Then you might need to get your dog dewormed, but along with this, you will definitely need to address the flea issue at the earliest.

How Do I Protect My Pet Against Ticks And Fleas?

Thankfully, we can always protect our pets from tick-flea infection beforehand. Yes, ticks and fleas can be a nuisance, which potentially carry deadly infectious organisms like Babesia, Ehrlichia, or pygidium [tapeworm], but we can always safeguard our pets from the dangers by adopting preventive measures.

1. Sprays, Spot-Ons And Shampoos

There are many chemical-based anti-tick and anti-flea sprays available in the market. These drugs act by killing the flea and ticks which are present in the body. Chemical compounds such as fipronil, nitenpyram, afoxolaner, fluralaner, or spinosad are essentially active against these ectoparasites providing relief to your pets from the flea-tick nuisance. These come in various formulations and forms like shampoos [while giving a bath, you can effectively remove ticks and fleas] or form spot-on, which gives protection against ticks-fleas for a months’ time or in the form of spray which you can apply after or before walks.

2. Anti Tick & Flea Shampoo:

Me & My Ticks & Flea Pet ShampooWith growing concerns of side-effects and ill-effects of chemical based flea and tick shampoo, Goel Vet Pharma presents Me& My Anti-Ticks & Flea Pet Shampoo, which is made up of natural ingredients like Tea Tree &Neem Extract. This shampoo acts best against ticks and fleas and ensures that not only is your pet protected against ticks and fleas but also has good skin and fur due to its natural products.

3. Protect Your Backyard

If you have noticed your backyard is infested with ticks and fleas, you can opt for insecticide sprays or call pest control to protect your pets and maintain a good hygienic environment. This way, you can always ensure double protection against these pests.

4. Brush Your Pets Fur Often!

As simple as this sounds, brushing your pet’s fur with the help of a comb can help in detecting or notice fleas and ticks at the earliest, so you can take necessary steps against the same!

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INFLASULE FOR EYE INFECTION IN PETS

INFLASULE for pets is an excellent remedy in treating inflammation of joints, lameness, shifting pain due to swelling of joints (LYME DISEASE) associated with fever and anorexia, inflamed eyes of any reason or pain in the joints as in the case of arthritis.

Dermisule homeopathic remedy for skin infection in dogs and cats

DERMISULE For All Kinds of Skin Issues in Pets:

DERMISULE for pets is the best remedy for dogs suffering from different skin conditions like eczema, allergies, rashes, lesions with hair loss, redness, dry, scaly, pus, or bloody discharge. Specific or general lesions or spots as in Mange disease can also be improved.

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Me & My SKIN & COAT Pet Supplement is a peerless medicine for our pet’s skin and coat. It helps reattain natural skin and coat after injuries, chaps, cracks, scaly eruptions, or any acute skin lesion in pets. It is highly recommended to treat hair fall for any reason.

STRESSZA FOR PETS STRESS AND ANXIETY

STRESSZA for pets is an excellent remedy for treating Anxiety, Stress, and Canine Distemper. When your fur baby is unanimously scratching, barking, hiding behind, feeling anxious, eating nothing, even sometimes behaving wild or attacking unknowingly, etc. these all symptoms may be due to Anxiety and Stress or due to various causes of Canine Distemper. We have the best solution to all your problems, We have STRESSZA is a unique homeopathic veterinary formulation to relieve stress in pets.

Stressza for pets works for Stress due to Traveling, Crackers in Festive Season, Fighting with stray dogs, Home alone, Visiting Hospital for Vaccination, etc.

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This is a unique supplement for pets experiencing extreme lassitude (inactiveness), depression, nervousness, irritability, hysterical behavior, night terror, insomnia, and other related symptoms.

“The Terror Of Fleas And Ticks Can Be Kept At Bay, With My & My Anti-Ticks And Flea Pet Shampoo, Ticks And Fleas Will Flea Away.”

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March 21, 2022

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March 28, 2022

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Snoopingtails
May 26, 2023

Hello Sir,
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