What are ticks

Ticks mainly live in bushes, forests, open pastures, grasslands, and mountain soil. Ticks mainly parasitize animals with thick hair, such as cats. Dogs, of course, occasionally become parasites on humans. Ticks mainly live by sucking blood, and when sucking blood, they will pierce their heads deep into the skin of animals and humans, and then suck the blood. Because the saliva of ticks contains anesthetics, they are Dogs will not feel pain after its bite.

Symptoms of tick bites

Once bitten by a tick, your dog’s skin will appear bleeding, red, swollen, and inflamed. In addition, ticks are rickettsiae, spirochete viruses, and bacterial infections and vectors. They usually carry hantavirus in their bodies. The virus will enter the dog's body through the bite, and then it will be serious enough to cause the dog's disease. Dogs have headaches, skin congestion, redness and swelling, lack of energy, vomiting, diarrhea, etc. If the situation is serious, it may even endanger the dog's life.

How to prevent ticks

When taking your dog for a walk, try to choose an open road and try to avoid your dog staying near bushes for a long time. Be sure to check your dog's hair carefully when you get home. Before taking your dog out for a walk, you can apply a little Fengyoujing on the dog's hair. This method is not 100% effective, but it can prevent ticks to a great extent. In the hot season, owners can properly trim the hair on their dogs. This will not only keep their dogs cool, but also help them quickly find out whether there are ticks on their skin.