External parasites
Ticks:
Contamination environments:
Wetlands, forests, tall grasses. Woods. Bushes.
Risks for the animal:
Piroplasmosis: fatigue, anemia, fever, dark urine.
Ehrlichiosis: fatigue, fever, joint pain and vomiting.
Borreliosis = Lyme disease
: muscle pain. High fever, loss of appetite, and difficulty breathing.
Risks for humans:
Erythema
Fevers
Encephalitis
Lyme disease
Prevention and treatment:
Pipette, collar, spray, tablet, tick tweezers
Fleas:
Contamination environments:
Habitat: sofa, carpet, pet bedding, etc.
Car
Outdoors
Risks for the animal:
Itching: scratching, pruritus, hair loss, pimples.
Allergies: flea bite dermatitis (DAPP), hair loss, biting, scabbing.
Intestinal worms: digestive problems, weight loss, stunted growth, worms in stools.
Risks for humans:
Skin lesions
Itching
Prevention and treatment:
Pipette, collar, spray, tablet and remember to treat the environment
Fleas are vectors of tapeworms, so treat them as well.
Even for indoor cats!
Dog lice:
Contamination environments:
Can be transmitted between dogs by direct contact (hair) or indirect contact (basket...).
Risk for the animal:
Itching
Prevention and treatment:
spray, pipette, collar and remember to treat the environment
House dust mites (Augustus, scabies, etc.):
Contamination environments:
Outdoor environment
Risk for the animal:
Causes itching and redness
Significant hair loss and possible crusting
Prevention and treatment:
Oral acaricides, treating the environment
Mosquitoes:
Contamination environment:
External environment, your location (country, region)
Risk for the animal:
Heartworm disease: coughing, shortness of breath, lethargy and difficulty breathing, weight loss and swelling of the abdomen.
Prevention and treatment:
Pipette, dewormer, vaccine
Sandflies:
Contamination environment:
External environment, your location (country, region)
Risk for the animal:
Leishmaniasis: dejection, emaciation; enlarged lymph nodes; hair loss; dandruff; affected nose; abnormal lengthening of claws.
Prevention and treatment:
Vaccination, pipette, collar
