How to pull a tick from a dog
How to pull a tick from a dog
If after the next walk the dog becameitch, perhaps it was bitten by a subcutaneous tick. To avoid infection with infectious diseases, the sources of which is this insect, it is necessary to take measures to extract an uninvited guest.
You will need
- - Alcohol;
- - Gloves;
- - tweezers;
- - thread;
- - green;
- - iodine.
Instructions
1
When detected tick on the body dogs As soon as possible, show it to the vet. It will remove the vector of infections much faster and safer than you. In addition, the veterinarian will process the wound, determine if the tick has infected the dog, and will prescribe treatment. If the parasite has bitten your pet away from settlements, or you do not have the opportunity to go to the veterinarian without losing time, try to save the situation yourself.
2
Be sure to put on your hands gloves orwrap them with paper napkins, otherwise you yourself can get infected with encephalitis. If you have tweezers at your fingertips, treat it and the wound itself with alcohol or cologne. Grab the body with tweezers tick as close as possible to the skin of the animal. Before you start pulling out, try to slowly and very carefully shake tick from side to side. Then, with a twisting motion, carefully remove the insect.
3
If tweezers were not found, find a thick thread. Wrap it tick at the base of the bite and pull at both ends, loosening the insect body from side to side. Take out tick very slowly and neatly, because if you tear the insect, and the head with the proboscis remains in the body dogs, the risk of infection will not decrease. Could not pull out an uninvited guest entirely? Do not put pressure on the insect with your fingers. Without the help of a veterinarian, this situation can not be avoided.
4
If the insect is removed completely, immediately burnit, then wash your hands with soap. Disinfect the place of bite in the pet by iodine or zelenka. At the first opportunity, show the dog to the vet. It may happen that the animal has already caught a dangerous disease. And the alarming symptoms - weakness, fever, vomiting - can manifest even a week after the bite.
