Treat and Prevent Further Infestations

Fleas and ticks are a Lice pets as a child ... and neither is funny situation what so ever.  Here are some details on how the information infestations occur, and what you can do to prevent and treat them. Fleas: flea infestation, just need one! Flea infestation begins with an insect.  An adult flea is fed continuously and lay eggs that hatch and feed your dog almost as often as you eat.  A mature into an adult flea flee in just 15 days, when the chip starts laying and 15 days later, these chips begin to lay eggs and so on.  As you can see what can get out of control quickly.  Fleas thrive during the summer months.  While preventive treatment must take place in the spring. To check for fleas in the house using a damp white cloth and rub on the skin of your dog against hair black or red dots are a sign of fleas.  At this point, you should consult a veterinarian and discuss the various treatment options, such as Frontline Plus for dogs.  This is by far the most popular treatment, but you should always discuss with your veterinarian first. Ticks: A tick attached to your dog as a chip that is constantly fed, laying eggs while moving. The young hatch and begin feeding immediately.  Ticks, despite popular belief, are not killed by the cold in winter and a maximum in the spring and fall. The first time I received a veterinarian for 20 years, I thought I knew how to treat all diseases in animals known to man.  A few years of practice I quickly learned suburban error of my thinking - and the biggest challenge ever found, trying to treat skin allergies in dogs and cats.  I quickly realized that the side effects of most of my treatments quickly became worse than the disease itself original.  It was with this back ground that I felt compelled to look further to find the cause of allergies invisible. Allergies are essentially a reaction of the immune system or inappropriate  overzealous  animal or people . The reaction is caused by exposure to certain chemicals or biological agents, commonly called  allergens. The genetics certainly plays a role in the susceptibility of an animal to develop allergies, but the environment and nutrition will ultimately decide how allergy is expressed. Allergies to animals are divided into several different categories, but almost all allergies are a common expression - chronic allergic skin  allergic dermatitis and  eczema  disease.  Allergies can be triggered by airborne allergens  topic dermatitis , by direct contact with the skin  contact allergy , by exposure to certain foods  food allergy , or exposure to parasites  for example to flea allergic dermatitis .  The pattern of skin disease can vary considerably, but the subtle differences can help determine what type of allergy is involved.  The classic signs of allergy include generalized itching, chewing feet, face and nose rubbing, dermatitis inner legs, abdomen and underarms, chronic ear infections, "hot spots" and more recently, cats asthma. Traditional veterinary treatment for allergic skin diseases have included the use of drugs such as antibiotics, cortisone, antihistamines, agents of the ant parasitic medicated shampoos and topical.  The good old  bucket on the head, professionally known as an Elizabethan collar was also widely used to prevent self trauma.  More recently, evidence of known allergens became popular, and the use of desensitization   gradually dilute forms exposure to a known allergen  showed some success.  Recognition of the role of essential fatty acids  especially omega-3 fatty acids , and its inclusion as a food additive, has also shown some promise.  But in general, allergic skin diseases remains one of the most common complaints and frustrating that provides veterinary pet owners in the waiting room.  A sad reality of allergies is that despite all the advances in modern medicine, allergies are still considered a  chronic  disease - meaning that there is no cure  for allergies, the best we can hope for is  control  the expression of an allergy, and limit the use of drugs to do it.