Treatment of goats from ticks: rules and means of what to do if bitten by a parasite

The harm caused by ticks to animals is extremely high. Therefore, preventive treatment of all goats from ticks is an important procedure. The event is recommended to be carried out during the period of pest activity (spring and autumn). But it is necessary to inspect animals after grazing regularly. If it is difficult to get rid of pests, sometimes a cardinal remedy is used - animal haircut.

Why are ticks dangerous?

Most often, ticks are located on the lower branches of trees, on bushes or in tall grass. Arthropods stick to sheep imperceptibly and painlessly, since the saliva secreted at the time of the bite contains anesthetics, and the skin loses its sensitivity.Ticks are not only carriers of infections, but also pathogens, because they retain viruses in their bodies for several years.

The bite can cause various diseases (borreliosis, psoroptosis, piroplasmosis, tick paralysis, encephalitis, spotted fever). A significant number of mites on the body of an animal can cause anemia. Of particular danger is the pest that carries encephalitis, since when drinking unboiled milk, the risk of infecting people increases.

Signs and symptoms

A bite can lead to the development of various diseases that have specific symptoms. But the owner, first of all, should be alerted by the apathetic state of the animal. The following signs of infection are also observed:

• increased thirst in animals;
• severe itching. On combed areas, hair falls out, areas of the skin are exposed;
• reduced milk yield;
• goat body temperature rises to 41°C;
• about two days after the bite, the mucous membrane of the eyes becomes yellowish;
• after three or four days, the goats become very thin, fit on the bed and cannot rise on their own;
• after 5-6 days the animal dies.

Infection from tick bites can develop in three forms: acute, chronic, latent. The greatest danger is the acute course of infection: hair crumbles, poor appetite leads to severe exhaustion and death. The chronic form is expressed in moderate itching.

If you do not start treatment on time, then after a few months the infection becomes acute. With a latent form, there is a slight itching, mild symptoms of the disease.

What to do if a goat is bitten by a tick?

After the return of the animals from the pasture, it is necessary to carefully examine them. Because of the thick coat, it is sometimes difficult to see ticks on the body of animals. Therefore, it is advisable to feel pets, since when bitten, swellings with a diameter of 0.7-1.5 cm are formed on the skin. If a bite is detected, the skin area is wiped with alcohol. It is recommended to remove the pest in several steps:

• make a loose loop out of cotton thread;
• gently grab the tick body with a loop;
• to completely pull out the pest, the thread makes loosening movements - left and right;
• the bite site is treated with disinfectants.

Important! When using tweezers, do not press on the tick - it is gently grabbed and pulled out with a twisting movement.

When removing pests, it is not recommended to use greasy creams or oil products. If clinical symptoms appear, contact your veterinarian. Naturally, it is easier to prevent bites than to treat animals for diseases. Therefore, in order to protect pets, they carry out all kinds of preventive measures.

Prevention measures

The most optimal measure to reduce the likelihood of tick attacks on animals is clearing and landscaping grazing areas. Dry leaves are removed, strongly grown grass is mowed, blockages from dry branches are cleared. If there are doubts about the cleanliness of the pasture, the perimeter around the site can be treated with organophosphorus preparations and synthetic pyrethroids (carried out by the relevant organizations). It is also necessary to spray the places where animals are kept with a solution of creolin. During the period of active reproduction of ticks, it is advisable to bathe goats more often.

To protect pets from bites, experienced farmers treat animals before grazing with 10% Cyperil solution. The wool of adults is soaked with a foam sponge and left to dry. Kids older than two weeks are easier to bathe in a solution (while protecting the mouth and nose from liquid). Also, for processing, the drug "Ectolipar" is used, the effect of which lasts up to three months (after processing, milk should not be consumed for three days).

If the number of animals is not numerous, a special collar will be an original prophylactic. Manufacturers impregnate tapes with special agents that repel ticks. Collars are produced with different validity periods - 3-6 months.

Is it possible to drink the milk of an affected goat

Infection of a person with encephalitis occurs when raw milk from an affected animal is consumed. In sick goats, there is a loss of appetite, lethargy, paralysis of the hind limbs.Milked milk takes on a reddish tint. After standing at the bottom of the container, a reddish slimy precipitate forms.

It should be borne in mind that the virus persists in milk for 8-9 days after infection. Therefore, for preventive purposes, it is recommended to consume milk only after boiling. The causative agent of the disease is destroyed in milk at a temperature of 60-65 ° C after 20 minutes. To completely destroy the virus, the liquid is boiled for 2-2.5 minutes.

The main thing - when a tick is found on the body of a pet, do not panic. You should try to pull out the pest yourself. In difficult cases or when symptoms of infection appear, immediately contact the veterinarian. To prevent infection, they practice regular inspection of pets after grazing, treatment of animals with acaricidal agents.

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