{"id":6612,"date":"2015-03-13T20:10:15","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T20:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hartz-v2.local7\/flea-transmitted-diseases\/"},"modified":"2023-02-24T15:33:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T15:33:26","slug":"flea-transmitted-diseases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hartz.com\/en-ca\/flea-transmitted-diseases\/","title":{"rendered":"Flea Transmitted Diseases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Flea anemia<\/strong><br \/>\nFleas are blood-sucking insects. A heavy flea infestation can cause a slow, life-threatening blood loss that could lead to anemia-- the physical state of having a low number of blood cells. Anemia can prove fatal, especially for puppies, elderly dogs and small dogs.<\/p>\n<p>Symptoms to look for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Weakness<\/li>\n<li>Pale gums<\/li>\n<li>Lethargy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you suspect your dog has anemia, see your veterinarian immediately.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flea allergy dermatitis (flea allergy)<\/strong><br \/>\nFlea bites can often go unnoticed on may dogs. On others, they can cause severe itching, leading to skin damage from scratching and hair loss-caused by a reaction to one or more of the 15 different substances in flea saliva. While not life-thretening, fle allergy dermatitis is extremely irritating to your dog. Note that just one flea bite can trigger an allergic response, and often allergic animals do not have visible fleas on them.<\/p>\n<p>Symptoms to look for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scratching, chewing, and\/or licking<\/li>\n<li>Red, irritated skin<\/li>\n<li>Hair loss<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your veterinarian can diagnose flea allergies with an intradermal skin test and put an end to the problem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tapeworm infection<\/strong><br \/>\nFleas are part of the lifecycle of one tapeworm species (an intestinal parasite). If a dog swallows an infected flea, the dog may then become infected with the tapeworm. After being ingested, the tapeworm egg matures into an adult tapeworm that is segmented and can be 6 inches or more in length and hooks onto your dog\u2019s intestinal lining.<\/p>\n<p>Symptoms to look for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check your dog\u2019s stool: tapeworm segments contain eggs, which look like pieces of rice that are passed through the dog\u2019s intestinal tract and expelled.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other flea-transmitted diseases<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plague caused by Yersinia pestis<\/li>\n<li>Typhus caused by Rickettsia typhi<\/li>\n<li>Tularemia caused by Francisella tularensis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<script language='javascript' type='text\/javascript'>function getWR360PopupSkin(){return 'light_clean';}<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flea anemia Fleas are blood-sucking insects. A heavy flea infestation can cause a slow, life-threatening blood loss that could lead to anemia-- the physical state of having a low number of blood cells. Anemia can prove fatal, especially for puppies, elderly dogs and small dogs. Symptoms to look for: Weakness Pale gums Lethargy If you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10395,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[540,384,519],"tags":[5357,5557,5795,5796],"class_list":["post-6612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-animals","category-dogs","category-health-nutrition-dogs","tag-dogs-en-ca","tag-article-en-ca","tag-dog-en-ca","tag-health-nutrition-en-ca"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Flea Transmitted Diseases | Hartz<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Flea control is very important. 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