Flea and Worm Treatment
Flea Treatment
Flea infestation is one of the most common health problems occurring in cats and dogs, therefore it is important to get into a regular routine of using preventative flea and worm treatment on your pets.
Fleas can live without a host for months in warm places such as in bedding and on the sofa. When it first emerges from the pupae the flea begins to search for a host (your pet). After just their first blood meal the flea becomes mature and can lay up to 50 eggs in one day.
How do I know if my pet has fleas
The best way to check for fleas is to look for flea dirt. Flea dirt is a brown/ black speck in your pet’s coat. You can comb through your pets fur with a flea comb and wipe onto a damp tissue, if the specks turn red or brown your pet has fleas. It is important to note that the absence of flea dirt does not mean your pet does not have fleas.
Puppies and Kittens
Puppies and Kittens should be treated with both flea and worm treatment monthly up until your pets weight hits maturity.
Dogs and cats
Once your pets weight has hit maturity your pet can transfer to a 3 monthly treatment. For cats that like to hunt it is recommended to still continue with monthly treatment.
Flea and Tick Treatments
We have a range of flea and Tick treatment options available, we can have a discussion with you on the best treatment for your pet.
Worm Treatment
Dogs
There are four types of intestinal worms in dogs which are roundworms, hookworms, tapeworms and whipworms. Lungworm is also common in the uk, it is not an intestinal worm but it can cause serious disease or even cause fatality.
There are numerous ways your dog can catch worms, such as, from their mums both in the uterus and through mum’s milk, walking on and ingesting contaminated soil, eating infected animals and through fleas.
Prevention is really important as Intestinal worms are hard to detect. Apart from tapeworm, intestinal worms are hardly seen. Microscopic examination of faeces is usually required to detect eggs.
Hookworms, Tapeworms and whipworms can be transferred between cats and dogs. Humans can also catch worms from their dogs, the most common being roundworm.
Cats
The most common types of intestinal worms on cats are roundworm, tapeworm, hookworm, whipworm.
There are also numerous ways that cats can cats worms such as from their mums through milk and other infected cats can pass eggs through their faeces meaning other cats can pick up infection through contaminated grass, food and even water. Cats can also catch worms from prey they may catch. It is important that if your cat likes to catch pray that they are wormed more regularly.