Even
the cleanest dogs can have lice, even if they are well cared for and groomed
every day. They can carry it as a host. So you must be aware of the symptoms
and as soon as they appear, you should contact the vet.
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But what is it? Can it affect the owner too? How can you get rid of it?
These are a few questions that we will try to answer in this article. Dog lice
can happen to clean dogs too. It is very common in the country. Lice
infestation has many symptoms that the owners should be aware of.
For example, the infestation with lice causes the dog to get some severe
irritations and illness symptoms. The dog lice also can carry other diseases
and can turn to complications like dog anemia.
Under the microscope the dog lice appear to be gray, flat and wingless. They
are parasites that measure about 12 of an inch in length. They move very slowly
and sometimes they don抰 even move for many days. You should know that the dog
lice can not survive outside the host抯 body. Without a dog or a cat, the lice
die.
Dog lice come in two different types. One of them is the dog lice that bites
the skin and then feeds on the skin flakes. But the other type will attach to
the skin and feed on the pet抯 blood. These are the worst because by sucking
the animal抯 blood, they will cause serious irritation by penetrating the skin
and feeding of it. The first signs that your dog is infested are the fact that
he scratches hard, is heavy and has some irritations on the skin.
Most of the times the dog lice get in the ears, the anus, neck or shoulders.
They are quite big and they will lay eggs in the pet抯 hair. The easiest eggs
to see are the nits because they sit on the hair and they look like dust
pieces.
The treatment for lice is simple. The lice do not have a resistance to the
insecticides yet.
The vet will recommend you some insecticide in the form of bath or spray. That
treatment will kill the lice for sure. You may also have to cut down some of
the hair and then wash the dog one time a week with the prescribed
insecticides. Repeat the procedure till all the lice die.