How to remove a tick from a cat or a cat: features of parasites, methods of removal, methods of protection and useful tips

Three families are known (ixodic, gamasoid, uropods), consisting of many types of ticks – carriers of various diseases dangerous to humans and animals. Two of these species are at risk of infection with encephalitis: taiga and canine. Taiga ticks have a black pattern on a red body – they are common in the Far East and Siberia. In the Eurasian part of Russia, there are dog ticks that look like a gray bag with six legs in front.

Description of ticks and methods of protection

Ticks – small arachnids with 3-4 pairs of legs, oval body and small head. It has a flat body, a sharp proboscis on a small head, tenacious thick paws. They feed on blood and increase in size, taking their food from 0,5 cm to 1,5 cm.

Before an arthropod begins to lay eggs, it goes through four stages of transformation – egg, larva, nymph, adult. All of them feed on blood and the life cycle of one arachnid lasts 2 months.

To protect a cat or a cat on walks in the summer from parasite bites, it is necessary use special preparations or collars. All the necessary protection for cats is sold in pet stores and veterinary pharmacies.

Under no circumstances should drugs for dogs be used on cats, as they are more toxic and can be fatal. Preferably before purchasing protective equipment for a cat consult a veterinarian.

These parasites, like mosquitoes, are potential carriers of infectious diseases – encephalitis, borrelia, Lyme disease. To destroy them, it is especially not recommended to crush, since its remains can also be a source of infection. But not every tick poses a threat of infection, which is why they are examined in laboratories.

A favorite way for urban residents to get rid of uninvited small arachnids is to descend into the sewer, these tenacious parasites are not affected and they continue to multiply. To interrupt the chain of laying new eggs, ticks are destroyed by fire or placed in alcohol for several minutes.

Habitat for parasites

Terrible insects live in grass and busheswithout rising more than a meter from the ground. Pets can also get on the clothes and accessories of the owner of the animal. After each walk, it is advisable to examine the cats walking both “by themselves” and together with the owners. The thin skin of a cat is especially susceptible to tick attack:

• neck;
• hips;
• abdomen;
• inguinal region;
• axillary folds;
• places near the ears and eyes;
• interdigital spaces;
• anal region.

Parasites are most active in spring and autumn. They look for a suitable place to bite from a few minutes to 2-3 hours. Intruding its proboscis into the skin of an animal, the tick secretes sticky anesthetic saliva, which hardens over time.

Tick ​​must strive delete as soon as possible because during their meal, the tick can transmit pathogens of various diseases into the blood. The body of the tick from the incoming blood begins to inflate and it becomes especially noticeable. It becomes like a papilloma. The process of saturation of the insect can last 2-3 hours.

How to remove a tick from a cat

When bitten by a tick, it is always best to seek medical attention. In medical institutions, ticks are removed with special devices. Since methods for removing ticks do not differ much between humans and animals, such devices can be purchased at sporting goods stores and pet stores.

In the case of preliminary removal of the parasite at home, doctors will check the complete removal of the tick and send the body of the tick to the laboratory for examination.

This procedure must be carried out in rubber gloves – an infection that is in the body of an insect can easily get through the skin to a person. Home operation to remove the tick is carried out with protected hands (rubber gloves, cotton wool), as the infection from the tick can penetrate the skin. Everyone who removed them from people knows how to remove a tick from a cat. At home you will need:

• tweezers;
• cotton wool;
• disinfectants.

Removal operation

Sunflower oil, kerosene, gasoline, petroleum jelly, alcohol act as irritants on the parasite and stimulate it to introduce more saliva with pathogenic microbes into the wound. If we do not want to harm the cat, then we will not apply the above remedies to the wound with a tick.

Gotta think it over animal fixation for the calm removal of the sucking bloodsucker. Usually they ask relatives or friends to hold the cat. If the bite site allows, you can swaddle your pet in a towel.

Then, with tweezers, gently squeeze the place on the tick as close to the head as possible and pull without sudden movements, slightly rotating it around its axis. The probability of separation of the head from the body of a tick in a cat is always present, so if this happens, then the remaining part in the wound can be removed separately with tweezers.

If particles of the parasite remain in the wound, then this does not pose a danger to the life of the animal. The cat’s immune system will force out the foreign object, creating a small foci of inflammation around it.

We treat the wound from a bite with a cotton swab with one of the disinfectants:

1. Iodine.
2. Zelenko.
3. Alcohol.
4. Ointment with antibiotics.

Remove rubber gloves and wash hands. Do not forget to talk affectionately with a cat or a cat. In order for the animal to calm down, you need to feed him, give him his favorite treat. For prophylaxis in a veterinary clinic, after removing a tick, a cat can get immunoglobulin injection for a relatively inexpensive fee.

Complete healing of a bite wound in a cat or cat can be expected in 2 weeks. Sometimes a bald patch or a scar remains in this place, which can be caused by pathogenic saliva. If inflammation appears in the wound area, then it will help to relieve irritation. hydrocortisone spray.

Not all arthropods are carriers of diseases, but within a month after the bite, you should carefully monitor the condition of the cat. During this incubation period, for diseases that can be carried by ticks, a doctor should be consulted if any symptoms of illness appear in the animal.

Other types of parasites in animals

If a cat or a cat constantly combs the skin near the ears and an excess amount of sulfur and black dots appear in the auricles, then this is signs of an ear parasite. If treatment is not started immediately, this tiny pest can lead to hearing loss in the animal. An examination by a veterinarian is required.

Severe itching, skin inflammation, hair loss in a cat are caused by microscopic scabies mitesliving on the entire surface of the skin. A visit to the veterinary clinic for the cat and the owner in order to diagnose and prescribe treatment is inevitable.

Those parasites that live in vegetation can cause cat paralysis caused by toxins from the anesthetic saliva. Therefore, in addition to the use of modern special equipment, it is necessary regularly after walking examine the cat and remove uninvited guests from the street.