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parasites tapeworms in cats: tick

In people feared more than the animal: the tick. In contrast to other parasites such as fleas and tapeworms , who most cats that are bitten by ticks do not directly harm them, such as itching and inflammation. As it is usually only a little tick sucks the blood and can, if it is "full", back in the grass. The real problems arise only when a man interfere and forcibly removed the tick from the skin. Especially in stressful situations ticks "spit" then pathogens increasingly bite into their hole, and then tear off her head still and it remains stuck in the cat, it can actually be bad inflammation . Come

Where your cat getting ticks?

• They live in meadows and forests. Generally, they occur in Germany, but there are 'tick' hot spots', in which the ticks carry a virus called encephalitis, which can be for the people (not for the cat!) Dangerous.

realize how you think your cat has ticks?

• are usually takes only 1-2 ticks for a few hours in the coat until they are soaked and let fall again. In general, we find it so when stroking the cat's fur.

Why are ticks dangerous?

• ticks can transmit diseases. The most feared of them are encephalitis and Lyme disease. While TBE only harmful to humans and not treated, there is Lyme disease can also infect cats, and there have dire consequences.
• inflamed bites can cause particularly young cats, problems.

How to combat ticks?

• Regular monitoring of the cat-stroking the fur can be found most quickly and surely the culprit. You choose your favorite locations with "thin" skin - so the abdomen, upper leg region and the facial area of the cat.
• If a tick is found, you have to gently and without pulling on her counter-clockwise Remove with a special tick tweezers . An even less-known but critically acclaimed alternative is to hook ticks, in which the tick is not so stressed out as well, so they hardly spits their germs into the wound.
• tick bites can be largely prevented by using special preparations. These include collars and sprays and tinctures, which are added directly to the skin. It is important here to keep up with the consulting veterinarian, because he usually has the best information about what resources are most effective and most are compatible.
  

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