Spring into Action against Parasites!

The warmer months are peak season for pesky parasites and two of the most common are fleas & ticks.

Fleas & ticks are very well known to pet owners. Adult fleas can be 203mm in length and can be seen without magnification.  These tiny wingless insects survive by feeding on your pets blood, causing very intense irritation and sometimes allergic skin disease.  Fleas also play a major part in transmitting tapeworms in dogs and cats.

Ticks tend to be a problem in the warmer months and commonly live in areas of heath land, moorland and woodland, waiting to attach themselves to passing animals.  Ticks feed on your pet's blood and can cause problems in 2 ways: Firstly they can cause a tissue reaction at the site of attachment and secondly they can transmit serious diseases such as Lyme disease and Babesiosis.

Don't let fleas and ticks make your life a misery. Consider full protection using easy to apply Frontline Spot On or Effipro.

Make sure your pet stays worm free!

No matter how careful you are unless you worm your pet regularly it is difficult to avoid them playing host to worms.  There are 2 major types of worm that can affect your pet:

Tapeworms live in the small intestines and shed segments containing eggs which pass out in the faeces.  The eggs may then be eaten by an intermediate host including small rodents and fleas.  Cats catch and eat small rodents and both cats and dogs swallow fleas as they groom, re-infecting themselves with the tapeworm.

Roundworms are spaghetti like in appearance and also live in the small intestines.  They shed thousands of tiny eggs which pass out in the faeces and pollute the environment.  Dogs and cats are re-infected by unwillingly eating eggs in the environment.  These eggs also pose a risk to humans if inadvertently swallowed.

To keep your pet and the environment worm free:

Worm your pet regularly - Use regular flea control - Clear up Faeces

Keep your pet worm free! Consider Drontal, Cestem or Plerion wormers.

http://www.petdispensary.co.uk/ has medications to keep your pets, your family and your house parasite free!