There are two ways to get rid of ticks on your dog: external anthelmintics and alcohol. First, you can apply an external anthelmintic drug to the area bitten by the tick. After the tick inhales the drug and dies, use tweezers to pull out the tick body vertically. In addition, you can also use alcohol to apply on and around the head of the tick, and then use tweezers to pull out the tick after it is paralyzed. If the owner does not know how to deal with it himself or there are many ticks on the dog, it is recommended to send it to a doctor in time to avoid causing other uncomfortable symptoms.
1. Use external anthelmintics to remove them
The most effective way to kill ticks on dogs is to use external anthelmintics to remove them. Usually, an anthelmintic drug containing methoprene, fepredronil and other ingredients is selected. According to the dosage required in the instructions, the drug is dropped on the dog's back and neck and other parts that cannot be licked. At the same time, the dog is put on an Elizabethan Circle to prevent the dog from licking the drug and getting poisoned. The tick will die after inhaling the blood containing the anthelmintic. Once the tick is dead, it can be pulled out straight away using tweezers.
In addition, because ticks may transmit blood diseases after biting dogs, after using external anthelmintics on dogs, they need to take them for regular blood tests, and they also need to give them regular blood tests. For dog deworming prevention, it is usually recommended that dogs undergo internal deworming once a month and external deworming every three months.
2. Use alcohol treatment
For adult ticks that can be seen with the naked eye, owners can also use medical alcohol or high-concentration liquor to paralyze the ticks, and wait for the ticks to relax and head. When the mouthparts begin to fall off, use tweezers to pull out the tick, and then disinfect and anti-inflammatory the wound.
Note: When you find a tick on your dog, do not pull it out forcibly to avoid causing the tick’s mouthparts to break in the dog’s skin, causing skin inflammation and other symptoms. . When going out for daily dog walks, it is also recommended that owners take their dogs as little as possible to grass, woods and other places to reduce the chance of being infected with ticks.