Imikhaza yizinambuzane ezivamile ezifuywayo zethu. Amakati azibamba ngaphandle, ehamba ngotshani. Umkhaza uzobe usunamathisela ikati bese udla igazi elincane. Ngaphandle kwendima yokulunywa, ingozi yekati ikakhulukazi leyo yokudluliswa kwezifo ngomkhaza onegciwane. Kungakho kubalulekile ukuthi uvikele ikati lakho ngosizo lwendlela efanelekile yokwelapha ubulelesi, nokwenza ngokushesha lapho ubona umkhaza esilwaneni sakho.

Imikhaza yizimbuzane ezithelele cishe wonke ama-vertebrate. Ubukhulu bazo buyehluka kuye ngezinhlobo, iminyaka yazo nobulili bazo, kusuka kumamilimitha ambalwa kuya kumasentimitha amaningana. Anombala omnyama, ahluka ukusuka ko beige ukuya kokumnyama. 

Njengamazeze, imikhaza ikakhulu ihlala ngokukhululeka emvelweni. Bakhuphuka kuphela esilwaneni kanye ngesiteji ukwenza isidlo esisodwa esidingekayo emgodini wabo, noma ekubekeni. Umzimba wabo uzobe usuvuvukala lapho bondla ngegazi. Ukuzalela bese kwenzeka phansi bese kuthi owesifazane afe ngemuva kokuzala.

Emakati, njengakwezinye izilwane eziningi, imikhaza ine-pathogenicity eqondile nengaqondile. Okokuqala, ukulunywa umkhaza kudala isilonda esingatheleleka futhi sibe buhlungu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, isenzo senani elikhulu lemikhaza ngasikhathi sinye singadala i-anemia emakati.

Ekugcineni, imikhaza ineqhaza ekudlulisweni kwezifo ezinzima eziningana emakati, njenge-anaplasmosis noma isifo se-lyme.

Imikhaza isebenza kakhulu kusuka entwasahlobo kuya ekwindla, kepha ngenxa yokushisa komhlaba, imikhaza eminingi iyatholakala ebusika. Ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukuthi ikati lethu ligcine ukuvikelwa okusebenzayo unyaka wonke.

Uma ubona umkhaza esilwaneni sakho, kuzofanele usisuse ngokushesha okukhulu ukusivimba ukuthi singadluliseli izifo esilwaneni sakho. Uma isuswa kungakapheli amahora angama-24, ingozi yokuthi idlulisela ibhaktheriya, igciwane noma i-parasite ekati layo cishe ayikho.

Kubalulekile ukuthi ungafuni ukulala umkhaza noma ukuwubulala ngaphambi kokuba ususwe. Ngempela, ukusetshenziswa komkhiqizo othikheni kungavame ukuwenza uhlanze. Uma esaboshiwe, khona-ke kunengozi enkulu yokudlulisela kwakhe isifo ekatini lakhe.

Imikhaza ine-rostrum eqinile, eqinile. Ekupheleni kwekhanda labo, banezingwegwe ezimbili ezinkulu, abazokwenza zingene esikhunjeni sekati ezilumayo. Yilezi zingwegwe ezibavumela ukuthi bame baqiniswe ngokuqinile esikhunjeni sesisulu sabo. 

Ukususa umkhaza, konke okumele ukwenze ukukwenza ukudedele lezi zingwegwe ezimbili. Ukuze wenze lokhu, kufanele uyibambe usebenzisa udlawana lwethikhi noma udlawana bese uyiphendula ize ibuyise izingwegwe zayo futhi izikhulule ikati. Kubalulekile ukuthi ungadonsi umkhaza, ngoba kunengozi yokuwuphula. I-rostrum ibizohlala inamathele ekatini, ebizokwakha isango lamagciwane futhi lingadala ukutheleleka. Uma lokhu kwenzeka, kufanele uye kudokotela wezilwane ukuze asuse irostrum kanye nezingwegwe ezisele zihlanganisiwe.

Uma umkhaza ususwe kahle, kwanele ukukhipha igciwane endaweni yokuluma ngesibulala-magciwane esivamile njenge-betadine noma i-chlorhexidine. Indawo yokuluma kufanele ihlolwe ngentuthuko kuze kube yilapho selulame ngokuphelele, kungakapheli amahora angama-24 kuya kwangu-48. Uma ikati libonakala libuhlungu noma indawo yokuluma ibonakala ibomvu noma ivuvukile, bona udokotela wezilwane.

Ngokuvamile, indlela engcono kakhulu yokulwa nezinkinga ezihlobene namazeya ukuvimbela. Kungcono ukwelapha ikati lakho unyaka wonke ngoba imikhaza isebenza cishe njalo ngenyanga.

Ama-antiparasitics angaphandle akhona ngezindlela eziningana: 

• amapayipi abonwe;
• umgexo;
• imoto, fafaza;
• amaphilisi;
• njll 

Ukwakheka okukhethiwe kufanele kuvumelane nesilwane nendlela yaso yokuphila. Isibonelo, amakhola awanconyelwa amakati aphuma enganakiwe ngoba angazidabula noma azilengise ngawo. Ama-Collars ngokuvamile avikela izinyanga eziyisithupha kuya kwezi-6. Amapayipi amaningi namaphilisi, ngakolunye uhlangothi, alivikela ngempumelelo ikati lakho inyanga. Ngakho-ke kuzodingeka ukuvuselela isicelo njalo. Muva nje, ukwakheka okusha sekungena emakethe okunikeza ukuvikelwa izinyanga ezintathu.

Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi iningi lale mikhiqizo ibulala imikhaza kodwa ayixoshi. Ngakho-ke, lapho seselashiwe, kuyenzeka ubone imikhaza izulazula engutsheni yesilwane sakhe. Umkhiqizo uzobe ususabalele ongqimbeni olungaphezulu lwesikhumba, futhi uzobulala umkhaza ngokushesha ngemva kokuba usuqalile ukuphakela. Umkhaza ofile uyokoma bese uzikhipha emzimbeni wekati. Ngokwelashwa okufanele, imikhaza ifa ngokushesha kangangokuthi ayinaso isikhathi sokujova amathe, ngakho-ke noma imaphi amagciwane abawaphethe.