Tick Treatment – Basics for Pet Owners
Ticks can be a problem, so much so that dog lovers lose sleep when their pets suffer through all that itching. How can you get good sleep when your dog is scratching like crazy, hoping the itch subsides, and probably wounding itself with its scratches? Some dogs, to relieve the itch, rub their backsides against anything – the floor, your furniture, etc. You should be prepared to see a lot of shedding and tufts of dog hair in your home. You can spare your dog from the discomfort, it doesn’t have to suffer from all this scratching.
You can rest assured there are effective tick treatments available on the market today. When you get recommendations from your vet, as well as the info you can get from the web, choosing affordable tick treatment is right at your fingertips. After you have bought the treatment, you can’t make mistakes when using it on your dog. Precautions, therefore, are called for. Here are some tips on delivering one of the most crucial aspects of tick treatment – the right application.
Contact your vet, especially when you’re a bit new to the medication to be used. But most dog owners are already familiar one way or the other with some form of flea treatment, they just need to be reminded to choose carefully. When you don’t want to be buried in details, your vet is the go-to guy on the matter of tick treatment. Naturally, your trusted vet in your quick and reliable minefield/Wikipedia of what flea treatment may work for your pet.
Do not overlook this part – the package inserts, read them. Although parents tend to read the package inserts in the medication they give to their kids, some pet owners underestimate the info in the inserts that come with the tick treatment medicine.
Granted the prose is boring and exact, but it is exactly the accuracy and conciseness that’s needed – you want to know, read about, immediately, how to administer each dose, for how long, and what factors affect the treatment. That’s how package inserts are used and intended to be used – as a source of clear instructions and application guides.
Be sure you read the contraindication. It’s common practice for pet supply websites that carry tick treatment products to also list the recommended dosage, not all of them list conditions when the treatment may harm your pet. You will want to read the instructions and contraindications very carefully if you want to avoid scenarios where the treatment not only fails but also causes health complications for your pet.
In some website, the first aid procedures are also indicated in case the chemical is ingested or came into contact with skin or eyes, or is inhaled. You can also find this info in package inserts. Take care to read the disposal instructions, in case the chemical may be hazardous, and the warnings as well.
