amapukuta khutu la galu

Tizilombo tating'onoting'ono titha kukhala zovuta kwambiri, nthawi zina, ngakhale zoopsa. Udzudzu, ntchentche zakuda, tizilombo tobera ndi ntchentche za agwape-zonse zilipo ku Maine, zimatha kusiya chizindikiro pakhungu lanu komanso misala yanu.
Palibe chinthu chomvetsa chisoni kwambiri kuposa mimba ya mwana wagalu yomwe ili ndi ntchentche zakuda, kapena galu yemwe akuluma mpweya pofuna kuchotsa udzudzu wankhanza.
Ngakhale kuti ubweya wa galu umateteza mbali yaikulu ya thupi lake ku kulumidwa ndi ntchentche zambiri, m’madera ena, monga pamimba, pachifuwa, makutu, ndi kumaso, n’kosavuta kuluma ndi tsitsi lochepa. Kuphatikiza apo, ntchentche zina, monga ntchentche za agwape, zimatha kupeza khungu lawo kudzera muubweya wambiri wa agalu ndi agalu osatha.
Pofuna kulimbana ndi ntchentche zoluma, anthu amagwiritsa ntchito mankhwala ndi zinthu zachilengedwe kupanga mitundu yosiyanasiyana ya mankhwala othamangitsa tizilombo. Koma zambiri mwa mankhwala othamangitsa tizilombo amenewa si abwino kwa agalu.
Agalu amakonda kudzinyambita, kutanthauza kuti amadya chilichonse pa ubweya wawo. Kuwonjezera pamenepo, zinthu zina zimene zimagwiritsidwa ntchito pothamangitsa tizilombo—ngakhale mafuta ena ofunika kwambiri—zimatha kupha agalu pakhungu.
"Pa mlingo waukulu, [mafuta ena] angayambitse poizoni woopsa, choncho muyenera kusamala kwambiri," adatero Dr. Ai Takeuchi, veterinarian ku Dedham Lucerne Veterinary Hospital. "Mafuta amtengo wa tiyi ndi mafuta omwe anthu ambiri amagwiritsa ntchito kwambiri. Zingayambitse kudwala kwambiri kwa agalu ngakhalenso kulephera kwa chiwindi.
Mafuta a mtengo wa tiyi nthawi zambiri amagwiritsidwa ntchito ngati mankhwala achilengedwe othamangitsa tizilombo. Anthu amagwiritsanso ntchito pochiza matenda a khungu. Choncho n’zosavuta kuona mmene anthu amaganizira kuti n’zopanda vuto kwa agalu.
"Zomwe zili zachirengedwe kapena zomwe zimaganiziridwa kukhala zopanda mankhwala sizikhala zotetezeka nthawi zonse," adatero Dr. David Cloutier, katswiri wa zinyama ku Veazie Veterinary Clinic ku Veazie. "Ndimasamala kwambiri ndi chilichonse chomwe ndimayika pakhungu la galu."
Malinga ndi nkhani yothandizira poyizoni ya ziweto yolembedwa ndi Jo Marshall, katswiri wodziwa zambiri za ziweto, mafuta ena ofunikira omwe ali poizoni kwa agalu ndipo amayambitsa mavuto ambiri monga peppermint mafuta, wintergreen mafuta, ndi paini mafuta. Kuphatikiza apo, malinga ndi nkhani yofalitsidwa ndi American Kennel Club, mafuta a sinamoni, mafuta a citrus, mafuta a peppermint, mafuta okoma a birch, ndi ylang ylang angakhale poizoni kwa agalu pa mlingo wokwanira.
Kumbukirani, izi zili kutali ndi mndandanda wathunthu. Ichi ndichifukwa chake ndikofunikira kukaonana ndi veterinarian wanu musanagwiritse ntchito mankhwala opangira anthu omwe ali ndi galu wanu.
"Ndachiritsa wodwala m'modzi kapena awiri, ndipo mwiniwakeyo adapanga yekha kusakaniza ndi mafuta ofunikira ndikuwapopera pagalu, koma adakhazikika," adatero Takeuchi. “Mwatsoka, mmodzi wa agaluwo anamwalira. Muyenera kusamala kwambiri. Sindikulangiza kupanga zinthu wekha chifukwa sudziwa zomwe zili zotetezeka.
Madokotala a zinyama nthawi zambiri amalimbikitsa chithandizo chamankhwala chomwe chimathamangitsa utitiri, nkhupakupa, ndi ntchentche zoluma monga njira yoyamba yodzitetezera. Mankhwala amadzimadziwa ali ndi mankhwala opangidwa, monga permetrin, mlingo wotetezeka wa agalu mkati mwa kulemera kwake. Zogwira ntchito kwa miyezi ingapo nthawi imodzi, mankhwalawa amawapaka kumbuyo kwa mutu ndi kumtunda kwa galu, kumene sangathe kunyambita. Mankhwalawa si abwino kwa amphaka.
"Nthawi zonse ndimawerenga malangizo a [mankhwala am'mutu] ndikuwonetsetsa kuti ndili ndi kukula koyenera chifukwa pali magulu osiyanasiyana olemera," adatero Clautier. “Ndipo pali kusiyana koonekeratu pakati pa agalu ndi amphaka. Amphaka sangathe kuchotsa permetrin. "
Takeuchi amalimbikitsa chithandizo chapakhungu chotchedwa Vectra 3D. Mankhwalawa amatchedwa chithandizo cha utitiri, koma amathandizanso ku udzudzu, nkhupakupa, ndi ntchentche zoluma. Komabe, mutha kugwira ntchito ndi veterinarian wanu kuti mupeze mtundu womwe amakupangirani.
“Vuto lokha ndilo kugwiritsa ntchito kunja. Ngati galu wanu akusambira, amatha kumutsitsa mwezi usanathe,” adatero Takeuchi.
Kuphatikiza pa kapena ngati njira ina yopangira mankhwala apakhungu, pali zothamangitsa zachilengedwe zopangidwira agalu.
Takeuchi amalimbikitsa kugwiritsa ntchito mankhwala oletsa udzudzu a VetriScience ndi zopukuta. Amapangidwa ndi mafuta ofunikira ndipo kuchuluka kwake ndikwabwino kwa agalu, adatero Takeuchi. Mafuta ofunikira kwambiri pazinthu izi ndi mafuta a lemongrass, omwe amangotenga 3-4% yokha ya mankhwala othamangitsa tizilombo. Sinamoni, sesame ndi mafuta a castor alinso m'ndandanda wazinthu.
Kuphatikiza apo, mankhwala othamangitsira tizilombo a Skeeter Skidaddler Furry Friend opangidwa ku Maine amapangira agalu mwapadera. Zosakaniza ndi sinamoni, bulugamu, mandimu ndi mafuta a mpendadzuwa.
Pomaliza, mutha kugwiritsa ntchito permethrin spray kapena DEET (mankhwala awiri omwe amagwiritsidwa ntchito kwambiri pothamangitsa ntchentche) popangira zovala za agalu (monga bandana, vest ya agalu kapena zingwe). Onetsetsani kuti mwapereka nthawi yokwanira kuti mankhwalawa aume. Lingaliro ndiloti musawalole kukhudza khungu la galu wanu.
Ngati simukumva kukhala omasuka pogwira zovala zanu, Galu Osapita ku Maine amapereka zovala za agalu zothamangitsa tizilombo komanso zomangira kumutu zopangidwa ndi zinthu za No FlyZone, zomwe zathandizidwa mwapadera kuphatikiza permetrin ndi ulusi wansalu. Kuonjezera apo, Insect Shield imagwiritsanso ntchito njira yapadera yopangira zovala za agalu ndi zomangira zamutu zomwe zimakonzedweratu ndi permetrin.
Njira yodzitetezera iyi - kuchiza zovala ndi mankhwala - ikhoza kukhala njira yokhayo yothetsera ntchentche zaukali, monga ntchentche za nswala ndi ntchentche za akavalo, zomwe zimawonekera kumapeto kwa nyengo ku Maine.
Kulumidwa ndi ntchentche zakumbuyo nthawi zambiri kumaganiziridwa molakwika ngati kulumidwa ndi nkhupakupa. Izi zili choncho chifukwa kulumidwa ndi ntchentche zakuda kumayambitsa mikwingwirima yozungulira pa agalu. Chizindikirochi chimawoneka chofanana ndi chiphuphu cha diso cha ng'ombe chomwe anthu ena adalumidwa ndi nkhupakupa ndikudwala matenda a Lyme.
"Mu 99% ya milandu, ndi kulumidwa ndi ntchentche zakuda," adatero Takeuchi. “Tsiku lililonse timalandira maimelo ndi mafoni ambiri okhudza izi. Pali zinthu zoopsa zomwe zimatha kuyambitsa mikwingwirima ngati iyi pachiweto chanu, monga poizoni wa makoswe, ndiye nthawi zonse timawauza kuti atijambule. .”
"Mtundu wa zilondazo ndi wofiirira kuposa wofiira, ndipo ukhoza kukhala waukulu ngati dime," adatero Cloutier. “Nthawi zambiri zimachitika pazigawo za thupi zaubweya zochepa. Choncho, ngati galu wanu akugudubuzika ndi kusisita mimba yake, ndipo mwawaona, kaŵirikaŵiri amalumidwa ndi ntchentche yakuda.”
Cloutier ananena kuti ngakhale kuti udzudzu umaluma agalu, suwononga chilichonse. Kulumidwa kwawo sikumaoneka ngati kumavutitsa galu kapena kuyabwa ngati mmene amachitira ndi anthu. Mulimonsemo, ndikuganiza kuti tonse timavomereza kuti ndibwino kuti musalole galu wanu kudyedwa wamoyo panja. Ndiye tiyeni tiyese njira zina zochotsera njokazi.
Ndiuzeni zomwe zikukuyenererani bwino mu ndemanga pansipa. Ngati ndayiwala china chake, chonde gawani! Nthawi zambiri, gawo la ndemanga limakhala lothandiza kwa owerenga monga momwe ndimayamikirira positi yanga.
Aislinn Sarnacki ndi mlembi wakunja ku Maine komanso mlembi wa maupangiri atatu oyenda ku Maine, kuphatikiza "Family Friendly Hiking in Maine." Mupezeni pa Twitter ndi Facebook @1minhikegirl. Mukhozanso…More kuchokera ku Aislinn Sarnacki