The Curious Case Of A Dog With Asian Ladybugs Stuck On The Roof Of Its Mouth
There was a case wherein a picture made rounds on the internet where Asian Ladybugs were seen stuck on the roof a dog’s mouth. The owner of the dog who was known to be an insect eater started acting unusual.
The dog won’t want to eat his favorite food, he sleeps longer during nap time and had frothy foam in his mouth. This alarmed the owner so they took the dog to the vet.
Once in the clinic, the vet and owner were shocked to find more than 40 of these little beetles stuck in the roof of the dog’s mouth. SO the vet manually removed the Asian Ladybugs one by one.
The good news is, the ulcers caused by the stuck Asian Ladybugs healed fast with medication and after the manual removal.
How do we know if our dogs have Asian Ladybugs stuck on the roof of their mouth? Some of the signs and symptoms would be dogs have less appetite than usual, weakness, excessive drooling and frothy foam in the mouth. Try to check your dog’s mouth and see if Asian Ladybugs are stuck on top of your dog’s mouth.
How can we prevent this? By teaching our dogs not to attempt to eat these little bugs. Knowledge and prevention is always the key. The good news is this only happens very rarely, but it won’t hurt to know how it can happen, how to prevent this from happening to our fur babies, and how to act if it does happen.
Watch the video about the case where a dog had Asian Ladybugs stuck on the roof of its mouth below!