Fleas In Dogs | Vet Explains

Опубликовано: 25 Июль 2022
на канале: Dr. Lera @ Heron Lakes Animal Hospital

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Dr. Lera talks about fleas with Ruby, his own four-year-old Cavapoodle.

Fleas are a nuisance. These tiny, blood-sucking parasites irritate your dog and infest your home — often before you realize that fleas have moved in. Many dogs are allergic to flea bites, which can cause intense scratching, red and flaky skin, scabs, hot spots, and hair loss. Fleas can also cause tapeworm and anemia. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fleas prefer animal hosts but will resort to biting people when animals are unavailable. They can transmit germs that cause disease by feeding on hosts or through fecal contamination, when infected flea feces are scratched into an open wound. (source: AKC)

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