Protection of the dog against ticks is quite current problem. Fortunately, now it is solved by means of any given methods and means: special drops and collars are recognized as the most effective protection of dogs against parasites.
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Now there are several types of protection of the pet against ticks at once. However the efficiency of any given means directly depends on age of an animal and other individual signs. Quite often protection against ticks is combined with protection of an animal against fleas and other topical parasites. The most widespread way is use of special drops.
How effectively to protect a dog from pincers? Drops
Drops have property to be soaked up in subcutaneous fat of an animal, without allowing pincers to bite through thin skin of a dog. It is worth remembering that the substances which are a part of such drops quite often are toxic and can cause poisoning in a dog. For this reason it is necessary to apply medicine on dog withers, i.e. on that place which the dog at all the desire will not reach language.
It is remarkable that such means of effective protection of dogs against ticks keeps the properties within a month then processing needs to be duplicated. It is necessary to know that the dog cannot be washed during the first three days after processing as protective drops can wash off. The effect occurs only for the third day after processing of an animal, and on the fourth week the efficiency of drops considerably decreases therefore you should not forget about the next processing. Now as some of the most effective and available drops protecting dogs from pincers are recognized Frontline and "Leopard". Frontline - the drops having insect-acaricidal effect, destroying parasites. The great advantage of this means is that it is not toxic therefore does not do harm to a dog. Protective effect of medicine remains for three weeks. The inexpensive protectant are drops "Leopard". They have long repellent effect and are applied to protection against ticks of dogs of different breeds. The same means registers veterinarians as the treating medicine after stings of parasites. Protection is carried out within a month. Drops "Leopard" can carry out also complex protection together with a special dog collar against pincers.
How effectively to protect a dog from pincers? Collar
Collars from pincers begin to render protection only 24 hours later after contact with a dog. As a rule, the expiration date of such collars makes from one to five months. After the expiration of this time it is necessary to make obligatory replacement of a product. A dog collar from pincers are a product in the form of a strip from the rubber processed by the special structure containing an insecticide: flumetrin, tetrakhlorvinfos or propoksur.