Mites - tiny arthropods. There are 3 tick detachment, consisting of several families. The most famous family - Ixodes, argasid, scabies mites. Dimensions of parasites from 0.1 to 30 mm. Typical signs of mites: no explicit division of the body segments, the separation of mouthparts, six-legged larva. The life cycle consists of phases: egg, larva, nymph and adult. These arthropods are widely distributed throughout the world, as a vector of pathogens of bacteria, viruses, rickettsia, various krovoparazitov).
Ticks - vectors of pathogens of many dangerous diseases for a long time preserving their confidence. These temporary parasites affect mostly dogs, but can occur in cats. Body oval or ellipse tongs. Coloring - dark, light brown, yellowish or gray, depending on the nature of food (blood, lymph).
If you notice bumps on the skin of your pet to remove the parasite suck, but pull it just does not follow, as this only comes off the body and the proboscis remains and causes inflammation. Efficiently handle the first place lesions with oil, then remove the tick.
For prevention to daily inspect the cat, especially the neck, axillary folds, groin, anal area and interdigital spaces. Since the beginning of the warm period of the year and up to the cold weather, use or acaricidal insektoakaritsidnye funds that are sold in pet stores. They come in the form of sprays, drops, solutions, and they are impregnated insektoakaritsidnye collars. Validity of each drug is different.
Argasid distributed mainly in semi-arid and arid regions with dry, hot climate. They are classical vectors of tick-borne relapsing fever and other infections, is extremely dangerous to humans.
Itch mites - it ticks round cherepahoobraznoy form, dirty-gray color, living in the epidermis of the cat, where they multiply. They go through five stages of development: egg, larva, protonymph, teleonimfa and adults. In another way, they are called intra-dermal parasites. Cats have noted severe itching, which is worse at night time, skin inflammation, hair loss and the appearance on the skin scabs and crusts.
