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How to get rid of lice on dogs?

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Your dog can only get lice from another dog or from being in contact with an area where another dog with lice has been. Scratching can be a sign of many different things aside from lice - dry skin, dermatitis, allergies, boredom, anxiety, mites, fleas, and more. read more

There are two types of lice that affect cats and dogs: sucking lice (which suck blood) and chewing lice. Chewing lice are tiny, flat, wingless insects that feed on the dead skin of pets. Unlike ticks and fleas, they are species-specific, so different species of lice will attack cats, dogs, and humans with no risk of cross-species transmission. read more

Dog hair is too coarse for this kind of lice. But there’s another type of lice known as dog lice. They can attach to animal hairs in rundown dogs or cats. These lice do not jump around like fleas, and humans rarely get lice from pets. read more

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