Vlasoyeda represent a small insect of transparent-white color. Their mouth is equipped with thin teeth therefore they strongly developed the gnawing device. Usually they are nourished by parts skin of animals and indumentum, at the same time still can suck blood. Such insects are got at dogs mainly on the street as homeless animals act as carriers of various parasites.
What consequences bear with themselves vlasoyeda for an animal
Vlasoyeda are dangerous first of all that can act as the carrier of diseases between types, and the dog can be infected with various serious diseases. It occurs by entering into its blood of particles of blood of other animals, for example, of rats and mice. The insect settles on a body of a sewer rat and eats her epithelium then bites through it therefore on a little body of a vlasoyed there are microscopic molecules of blood cages. After a while vlasoyed moves in an organism of larger animal – in this case dogs, and that blood which remained on hairs of an insect infects pet blood. Getting to the internal environment of an organism the infecting agent breeds and breaks its normal functioning. The danger also is in what activators can be a little, there is a lot of insects.
If the dog absolutely young or quite old, then from the similar intensive attack of harmful bacteria a lethal outcome can come during the first several days from infection. The same way saliva of parasites also can get to blood of a pet. There is also other danger. From activity of vlasoyed the dog will begin to scratch, and on a body open wounds which need to be disinfected as soon as possible are formed. Through these damages, passing integuments, harmful bacilli can get to an organism of the pet. The animal can get sick with rather severe and disease hard to cure.
Signs of presence of vlasoyed at a dog
There are certain signs prompting that on a body of the pet uninvited guests lodged. If one of symptoms is found in your favourite at least, then it is worth worrying about further wellbeing and a healthy condition of an animal and to immediately seem to the veterinarian.
Possible symptoms following:
- your pet had an irritation of parotid sinks and also a tail, neck and hips. Visually can point to their existence that the dog is constantly scratched;
- hair of an animal grew dull and has no healthy outflow, on it bald spots appear and it departs from a body shreds;
- your dog began to eat seldom food due to the lack of appetite, began to sleep uneasily, constantly jumps, on her behavior it is possible to read alarm.
Precisely to define whether there are at a body of your pet parasitizing insects or not, it is possible to bring light to his back. Vlasoyeda creep out on a light source thanks to what it is easy to distinguish even their quantity (at least, approximate).
It is possible to expect appearance of this insect if with care for an animal there were constant problems or if preventive procedures were carried out irregularly. For this reason you should not neglect hygiene and purity of your pet as it is fraught for him with appearance of diseases, both external, and internal. You carry out the procedures preventing appearance of parasites whenever possible more often, you regularly drive the pet to the doctor. Cleaning also has to be regular, it is necessary to change a laying of your pet in due time.
In what the main danger of presence of vlasoyed at a dog consists
In fact at an initial stage of a vsh causes only the naggers. But the longer it tortures skin of a dog, the more deeply makes the way in an epithelium, causing thereby negative consequences for the normal state of your pet.
If the situation is started and there is severe infection, then such signs as appear:
- wool drops out, its general state worsens;
- the organism of a dog reacts to stings of parasites an allergy;
- there is dermatitis or eczema;
- there is anemia in case the louse bred on a body of your pet and number of insects already rather impressive;
- strongly the weight as at appearance of parasites the organism of an animal is exhausted falls;
- vlasoyed can become the reason of appearance of other parasitizing insects on a body of your pet.
For the person these insects are not safe too. It is assumed that vlasoyed can pass to a human body and lodge in it. The person, perhaps, initially about it will also not suspect. It occurs when the owner has no idea that his pet is already infected by parasites. Existence of a small amount of insects at first can look naturally, externally without being shown in any way. But the animal already scratches at this time and gnaws those beings that bring it discomfort, and then in the course of the game the dog can bring larvae of a parasite in the owner's blood. And in this case development and reproduction of insects will happen in the internal environment of a human body, and then professional medical care can be required. Therefore it can be transferred vlasoyed from a dog to the person, but it is better to avoid it. The main thing to distinguish in time that at your pet parasites were got.
As it is correct to get rid of a vlasoyed at dogs
As soon as on a pet the parasitizing insect was noticed, it is necessary to start his elimination immediately. Treatment has to be the most effective to eradicate population completely and in the future vlasoyed did not disturb your dog.
At an initial stage it is possible to apply various funds allocated for extermination of insects on a body of a dog. Can be them:
- drops;
- collars;
- special shampoos;
- aerosol sprays;
- special powder.
At a serious disease the frequent water procedures for an animal are not recommended. Important aspect is that it will be best of all to use products with natural, natural components as chemical additives are capable to cause allergic reaction in your pet. If you decided to use special shampoo for extermination of parasites, keep in mind that the term of its action is short and processing through a certain period will need to be repeated. In a case with collars it is necessary to remember that they are applied rather not as means to elimination of insects, and in the preventive purposes.
Powder can facilitate a condition of an animal for some time, but this way of treatment is not effective in comparison with others as powder has a property quickly to be showered from hair of a dog. The urgent principle of destruction of a vlasoyed should be applied if the situation passed into the started stage. Therefore in this case it is the best of all to use for treatment of a drop and sprays, they will help to overcome an infection and will facilitate a condition of a dog before recovery.
In case treatment does not result in due results, it is necessary to see a doctor. The good veterinarian will make the diagnosis and will carry out high-quality treatment. It is important to remember and tell the doctor all circumstances of a disease what everything began with what term and what means treatment was performed. It is worth understanding all gravity of a situation, the wrong independent treatment can do irreparable harm to a favourite animal.
Treatment of a dog for a vlasoyed folk remedies
If you prefer to use folk remedies, then they can be used also for extermination of the parasitizing insects. It is not obligatory to resort to expensive advertized means as products of chemical industry time are capable to render opposite effect. For example, the pet can have an allergy to some component.
Many experienced dog breeders in case of vlasoyed and other wreckers recommend to use broth from a train which need to process carefully a sick animal. Similarly it is worth trying use of the powder prepared from the dry pounded camomile or a wormwood. In the preventive purposes turpentine use is recommended, it is not forbidden to wash your pet with tar soap. In case of education on a body of an animal of wounds, it is worth disinfecting them peroxide and to dry by means of brilliant green. At the same time it is worth giving special value to purity of a laying of a dog. To erase more often in hot water with a large amount of powder, it is possible to add a wormwood. It is possible to add to the same mix vinegar and kerosene, but it already on the fan.
Thus, appearance of the parasitizing insects can do serious harm to the normal state of your pet. The parasite is capable to become the cause of many dangerous diseases, and in extreme cases can even lead to death. Therefore it is important to prevent existence of vlasoyed at an early stage and in time to be engaged in profound treatment.