Fleas, Ticks, Mosquitoes – Prevention and Treatment
Having a pet is a big responsibility. There are several things that can harm your pet and target their health. Fleas, Ticks and Mosquitoes are some of those factors that can cause several complications to the health of our pets especially for dogs and cats.
Fleas cause problems like skin irritation, anemia with some allergic reactions and in some rare case it may also cause sudden death of an animal. Fleas also increase the level of bacteria in animals blood, which is main the reason behind above diseases. Ticks also may also your pets in the same way, but it may cause problems like babesiosis, Lyme, Ehrlichiosis, and a unique kind of fever, which is very difficult to cure.
The problems that mosquitoes cause is quite well known by all pet owners, as they are as harmful for pet as it is for all humans.
Here are some prevention tips that a pet owner must make sure of to prevent the health effects of fleas, ticks and Mosquitoes.
- Try to keep your dog or cat inside your home or in its pet-house at early morning and evening when there a lot of flies and mosquitoes around your home.
- Keep the pets clean water for your pet and change at least once a day. Try to make sure that the food bowl of your pet remains cleans always.
- There are some products available in the market, which are used to prevent Fleas and Ticks. Some of those products also include Mosquito repellent, try to use these products where possible.
- Some pets are very sensitive to DEET, so try to use products that don’t contain this chemical.
- Before using any pest control or chemical product, consult with your vet because there are some products in the market that contain high concentrations of chemicals like pennyroyal, tee tree oil etc.
- Regularly comb your pet with Flea Comb over the white paper or sheet to search and remove Fleas
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