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How to remove ticks from a dog’s ears?
For few ticks: alcohol to numb, pull with tweezers, disinfect with iodine; check the whole body; use fipronil-based topical monthly; avoid tick areas and keep environment dry.
What happens if a dog eats Frontline?
Frontline is a topical parasiticide with fipronil and others; oral ingestion can cause toxicity: lethargy, reduced appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, tremors, coma, even organ damage. Induce vomiting with soapy water and rush to a vet.
What to do if a dog’s head is bitten by a tick
From the photo the dog has a tick; spray alcohol to paralysis it, pull it out vertically, disinfect the site, and do a topical deworming with fipronil or methoprene.
How Good Is This Dog Dewormer?
The photo lacks ingredient info, so quality can't be judged. Internal dewormers contain ivermectin, praziquantel, albendazole or fenbendazole; external ones use selamectin or fipronil. Choose big brands and never use ivermectin for collies.
How do I remove ticks from my dog?
To remove dog ticks: first, on finding ticks, apply a fipronil-based topical spot-on to kill them, then remove the dead ticks with tweezers. Second, for just one or two ticks, dab alcohol on the tick and mouthparts to paralyze it, then pull it out with tweezers and keep up regular deworming. Finally, regularly clean the dog's bed and activity areas and avoid grassy or wooded places to reduce tick exposure.
How do I prevent ticks on my Teddy (poodle)?
Prevent ticks by using a fipronil-based topical once a month (every 2 months in cold weather), cleaning the living environment regularly, avoiding grass and woods, and checking the body often to remove any found ticks.
What Medicine for a Cat with Tapeworms?
Tapeworms are a common internal parasite in cats, often in those eating raw food or kept in dirty, semi-free environments. Here are the symptoms of feline tapeworm infection and how to treat it with medication.
My cat has fleas
When a cat has fleas, it should be isolated promptly to stop fleas and eggs from spreading in the environment and infecting other animals or people. Use a flea treatment containing fipronil, imidacloprid, or afoxolaner, and comb out as many fleas as possible with a fine-tooth comb.
Why is my cat biting its tail?
From your description and photo, tail-biting may be from a tick bite, possibly with bacterial infection. Put a head cone on the cat, deworm, and treat. Use a flea/tick product with fipronil and methoprene to kill the tick, then pull it out straight with tweezers and disinfect the bite.
My cat has feline rhinotracheitis, fleas and yellow fur—what should I do?
The main issue is rhinotracheitis, a contagious viral respiratory disease needing PCR (360-400 yuan); treatment with doxycycline, famciclovir, amoxicillin-clavulanate and lysine costs about 2000 yuan, more if IV needed. Fleas can be treated with fipronil-based prevention plus hygiene; yellow fur is from poor grooming due to illness—wipe clean and add salmon oil and lecithin.