Large insects that live underground for a long time emerge in huge swarms to mate.Since they are not toxic to pets and cannot transmit disease, cisadas are a noisy nuisance.Eating too many cicadas can upset your pet's stomach.If you can, stop your pets from eating these insects.
Step 1: Don't let your pets out when they're outside.
cicadas seem to be everywhere you look when they emerge.They stay low to the ground and are easy targets for pets.If you can distract your pets, they won't eat the cicadas.Give your dog a treat if you are out walking it.If you see your dog snooping around outside in your backyard, distract it with a game of fetch or give it a command.
Step 2: Pets should be supervised when outdoors.
During cicada season, if you usually just open the door and let your dog outside by itself, consider going out with him.If you have recently sprayed your yard with pesticides, this is very important.The pesticides on the cicadas could cause your dog to become very sick if it eats them.Use distraction strategies to keep your pets away from the cicadas.It may not be practical to watch the outdoor cat all the time.
Step 3: Pets can be kept indoors.
During cicada season, keep your pets indoors as much as possible.If you have an outdoor cat, you should keep it indoors.Make the transition slowly is one of the strategies for making an outdoor cat an indoor cat.Feed your cat indoors and keep it indoors for a long time after it finishes eating.It is a good idea to make the indoors playful and inviting.When your cat is inside, give it lots of toys and spend a lot of time with it.
Step 4: Limit the amount of cicadas your pet eats.
Even though they have a bad taste, your pets may insist on eating them.Don't let your pets eat more than one or two of them at a time since they can get sick from it.Try to keep other cicadas away from your pet.If you are lucky, your pets will try to eat a single cicada, but they will spit it out because it tastes bad.Your pet will probably not try to eat anymore if it doesn't like the taste.
Step 5: There are GI symptoms.
A pet can get sick from eating cicadas.If your pets get sick after eating cicadas, you will most likely see parts of them in their vomit or feces.Seeing this might make you sick as well.The vomiting and diarrhea can be treated with medication.Rarely, a pet that eats a lot of cicadas will suffer from an illness.If your pet is vomiting frequently, it may be because of a blocked intestines.There are intestinal obstructions that require veterinary treatment.
Step 6: If your pet has an allergic reaction, watch it.
Pets can have anaphylactic shock if they eat cicadas.Within a few seconds after exposure to an allergic reaction, an anaphylactic shock occurs.Pale gums, cold limbs, breathing trouble, and excessive drooling are signs of anaphylactic shock.An emergency is alactic shock.If your pet has a reaction to eating cicadas, you should take them to the vet when you get there.