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Flea Control for dog

The flea allergy is the most common cause of itching and scratching in dogs and cats. When a flea bites your pet, it injects a small amount of saliva into the skin, dogs and cats can develop an allergy to flea saliva protein and react with intense itching and scratching. This itching sensation can last for more than two weeks after the last bite of fleas. In adult dogs, the most commonly observed signs of allergy to fleas are biting and scratching around the buttocks at the base of the tail and groin areas (hot spots). The kittens and cats are allergic to fleas in many ways. In cats, you can see areas of hair loss and scratching out or excessive grooming (self-cleaning cat), but more often, you can feel relief and small scabs around the neck and flanks (miliary dermatitis). In puppies itching and rashes can affect the entire body.


It may seem strange to hear about the flea allergy dermatitis in your dog or cat without that you have never seen a flea on loro.Tuttavia, when your pet's itching, has a remarkable ability to hunt and eat, therefore, these fleas before you can see them! You can, however, find evidence that the fleas have bitten your pet using a fine comb and brush the "flea dirt" they leave behind. The dirt looks like small dots of blacks and consists mostly of dried blood in the excrement of the flea. If you put this material on a moist, it melts and leaves blood spots (dots, from blacks, becoming reddish).

The only effective therapy for long-term flea allergy dermatitis is to prevent your pet has been bitten by fleas. This may seem an almost impossible task, but it is not.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CONTROL OF FLEAS

Dogs

We recommend a product adulticide for flea allergic to animals or animal environments allergic to fleas, some preparations are available and safe new "spot on" with good convenience of application. These products have proven effective when used as directed by your veterinarian and are not absorbed into the bloodstream of your pet. Two of these products are imidaclopramid (Advantage) and fipronil (Frontline). Other molecules have recently been introduced to the market in the form of spot-on, with good results. These products are applied starting from the parting of the hair between the shoulders and hips, and applying small amounts of liquid on the skin. The frequency of application varies with the product and the need for bathrooms. They do not apply more than once a week e. sometimes every 3-4 weeks. It's recommended that you do not you wash your dog the day before or after application of the treatment spot on. In addition, the Frontline is formulated as a spray. May be advisable to use a permethrin-based spray every day or foaming products on your pet, these products are used if the animals are often wet with shampoo or treatment if they are avid swimmers.

Cats

If you have cats, they must be involved in the control program to fleas, even if they do not show any problem, if not bring fleas in the home, garden and dogs, cats are more sensitive to chemicals in flea preparations, and some products can not be used in dogs and cats. The Advantage For cats  and Frontline in preparation for cats are safe and easy to use, they are applied in a similar way to dogs. Their application also varies from 1 to 4 times a week.

The idea of giving our cats home leftover food is bad. Some foods can be extremely dangerous for our cats. Also unexpected foods that are edible for humans and dogs, can pose a serious risk to our domestic felines because of their different metabolism. Some may cause only mild digestive upsets, while others can cause serious illness and even death.

The following common food should not be given (intentionally or unintentionally) to cats. Obviously the list is not complete, because it's impossible to list all foods to which our cat must stay away. In general it should remember that our four-legged friend should never be fed with food for us humans. Now to our list:

Alcoholic beverages of any kind can cause intoxication, coma and death.

Baby foods contain onion powder which may prove to be toxic to cats and can also lead to nutritional deficiencies, if ingested in large quantities.

Fish bones, chicken bones, meat or other sources can cause obstruction or laceration of the digestive system. These small bones can also remain in the throat and cause abscesses should be treated surgically.

Canned tuna (for human consumption) in large amounts can cause malnutrition, since it has adequate levels of vitamins and minerals.

Chocolate, coffee, tea, caffeine can be toxic and affect the heart and nervous system and even cause death.

Citrus fruit can cause vomiting.

The dog food, if ingestion is accidental and occurs only once, will not cause problem, but if it gets the typical diet of cat can lead to malnutrition and diseases affecting the heart.

The fat can cause pancreatitis.

The grapes el'uvetta contain a toxin known, which can damage the kidneys and even lead to death.

Human vitamin supplements containing iron can damage the lining of the digestive system and are toxic to other organs including the liver and kidneys.

Milk and milk products in cats can lead to diarrhea.
Moldy garbage or spoiled food may contain toxins and cause vomiting and diarrhea, as well as affect other organs.

Mushrooms can contain toxic and cause death of the cat.

Onions and garlic (raw, cooked, or powder) contain sulfoxides and disulfides which can damage red blood cells and cause anemia. Cats are more sensitive than dogs. Garlic is less toxic than onions, but should never be given to dogs or cats.

Raw eggs contain an enzyme called avidin, which decreases the absorption of biotin (a B vitamin). This can lead to problems sleeping. The raw eggs may also contain salmonella.

Raw fish, if given the cat often, may cause thiamine deficiency (vitamin B), with consequent loss of appetite, convulsions and, in severe cases, death.

Salt if consumed in large quantities can lead to electrolyte imbalances, which cause dehydration and even death.

Sugary foods can lead to obesity, dental problems, and possibly diabetes.

The dangers are not just these, you should avoid even then only to give food for our table to the cat as a prize, or one-off. Side effects, including serious as we have seen are around the corner, especially as domestic cats metabolism of a different and more sensitive than wild.
 
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Breeds or crossbreeds of dogs can be divided according to length of hair coat. The short hair is, for example, Boxer and Dalmatian, and needs to be brushed at least once weekly with an anti-static gloves, as these animals tend to lose other than sleeping, the dogs like the Labrador, which have the hair a bit 'longer need to be combed with a fine-tooth comb. The bathroom can be done safely every two or three months.

The long hair is the main feature of most breeds, and should be brushed at least every two or three weeks, while the bathroom has to be done every 4 or 6 months. These dogs should not be shaved because their coat has a thermoregulatory function for hot and cold.

Some dogs like the setter or golden retriever, who have long curly hair, need to be shorn in the most dense fur and be brushed at least once a week to avoid the formation of knots also be cut under the hair neck and between your fingers and washed every month and a half.

The dogs are sleeping rough breeds like the fox terrier, the Spinone, schnauzer and some dachshunds, the fur of these animals should be treated with a special tool called a stripper used to remove dead hair, which must be passed every 3 or 4 months, the bathroom can be done every two months, and for races sleeping rough but a bit 'longer require washing and brushing frequently.

The corded coat is typical of homeless dogs that have this type of woolly hair and cuddly; stranded hair complex care needs and can also be sheared, but given the difficulty in removing the hair and the undercoat for the formation of knots , is usually left with the felted appearance characteristic "string".