Parasite Prevention & Protection
Throughout your pet's life, you must consistently provide safe, preventative medications against the most prevalent parasites for the long-term health and wellbeing of your family pet. Recall that prevention is far less complicated and expensive than treatment.
Based on your pet's lifestyle and behaviour, we will collaborate with you to conduct a risk assessment to establish the appropriate course of flea and worming treatment.
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Flea Treatments
One of the most common external parasites in pets, fleas are the root of many skin issues. Even though you might only see fleas on your cat, they can cause a flea infestation in your house since they are constantly dropping their eggs there. Treatment for flea bites can be expensive and difficult for you and your family. It may take an adult flea up to six months to emerge from its cocoon.
Fleas may be tiny, but they can cause your pet great suffering. Fleas can bite your pet every five minutes after they're on it, leaving your dog or cat uncomfortable and itchy. A single flea brought into your house is all it takes to begin an infestation. The number of eggs that one female flea can lay will quickly cause the situation in your home to worsen.
In addition to cats and dogs, fleas can be found on a wide range of animals, including hedgehogs and rabbits. Pets left outside are susceptible to fleas from other animals' eggs jumping on them. Once they're on your pet, they begin to lay eggs and feed on the blood of the animal.
Using our veterinarian-recommended treatment plan can help break the life cycle of fleas and successfully kill them on your pet.
Worms
Numerous worms have the potential to infect your pets and endanger your family. Roundworms, hookworms, lungworms, and tapeworms are among the many types of worms that commonly infest pets in the United Kingdom. A certain type of worm can lay over 100,000 eggs in a single day, which are subsequently passed on through the pet's excrement and dispersed around the home.
Worm eggs that have travelled through your pet's excrement may inadvertently end up in your family's diet. After the eggs hatch in your digestive system, the worms may move on to other bodily regions, including as the brain and eyes, where they may cause dangerous infections.
Worms provide a year-round threat, so the only way to protect your family and pet from them is to take preventative measures and purchase the best supplies. Slugs and snails carry lungworm, a potentially deadly parasite that is not addressed by many over-the-counter medications.
Please note that many products that Gower Vets sells may not be able to treat every type of worm or flea that your pet may come into contact with. Worming treatments come in a variety of forms, including as liquids, tablets, granules, and spot-ons.
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Protecting Your Pet From Ticks
At Gower Vets, we advise pet owners to be aware of the risks connected with tick bites and to take preventative measures because ticks are a prevalent parasite that can infect animals.
Lyme disease is one of the diseases that ticks can spread to pets. Pets affected by these illnesses may experience severe health issues or, in rare circumstances, even pass away. Consequently, it's critical to take precautions to shield your dogs against tick attacks.
Here are some tips for tick prevention in pets:
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Use a tick preventative treatment - There are many different tick preventative products available, including spot-on treatments, collars, and oral medications. These treatments work by killing ticks before they have a chance to bite and can be a highly effective preventative measure.
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Check your pet for ticks regularly - After spending time outside, be sure to thoroughly check your pet for ticks. Ticks can attach anywhere on the body but are most commonly found around the head, ears, neck, and feet. If you find a tick, use tweezers to carefully remove it, making sure to get the entire tick and avoiding crushing it.
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Keep your garden tidy - Ticks thrive in tall grass and other vegetation, so keeping your garden well-maintained and mowed can help to reduce the tick population.
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Avoid walking in wooded or brushy areas - These are high-risk areas for ticks, and avoiding them can help reduce the risk of tick bites.
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Talk to your vet - Your vet can provide guidance on tick preventative products and offer recommendations based on your pet's individual needs.
By following these tips and taking preventative measures, you can help protect your pets from the risks associated with tick bites. If you have any concerns or questions about tick prevention for your pet, be sure to call Gower Vets today.
Parasite Control: Hazards in our local community
The parks in our local area near Gower Vets Swansea are a prime place to catch fleas, worms, and other parasites.
Parasites thrive in parks, especially during the warmer months of April through October. You don't want to deny your cherished pet the ability to socialise with other people or to spend as much time outside as possible as a pet owner. What should a pet owner do, though, if it appears that all the other animals are playing with slugs and other parasite carriers and itching and scratching?
Spread the cost of essential healthcare for your pet
To spread the cost of routine worming and flea treatment for your pet, Gower Vets offer the Pet for Life Health plan, which includes parasite control for your pet. All year-round flea, tick and worming treatment including lungworm in dogs and ear mites in cats.
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Frequently Asked Questions:
What happens to my pet if they don't have flea and worm treatment?
When it comes to worm treatment, there may be severe consequences if ignored. Depending on the type of worm your pet can experience irritation such as intestinal blockages, obstruction of blood flow in the heart, artery inflammation, anaemia, and even death if left untreated.
Can you get combined flea and worm treatment for pets?
There are combined flea and worm treatments you can get for your pets, also known as an all-in-one flea and wormer. However, it's always best to consult your veterinary practice as these treatments don't cover some types of worms. Your pet may also have complications that combined treatments don't cover.
How often does my pet need flea and worm treatment?
Once every month, you should treat your pet for fleas, and every two to three months, or even more frequently, for worms. Depending on your pet's lifestyle, talk to your vet about the best course of action.
How long should I wait between worming and flea treatments?
Many people wonder if they can treat their cats for fleas and worms at the same time or how long they should leave between treatments. Depending on the two treatments being administered you may need to wait either 48 hours or two weeks between treatments. Please ask your vet when picking up your flea and worm treatment how to apply the two treatments most effectively and safely.
Do indoor cats need flea and worm treatment?
Every cat, even indoor cats, need regular flea and worm preventative treatments. It is a common misconception that an exclusively indoor cat does not need these treatments – this is not true at all. Fleas commonly travel on clothes and bags and so may be brought into the house at any time. A cat could even pick up fleas during a trip to a vet, especially where other pets may not have been treated.
Does my rabbit need flea and worm treatment?
You must consistently employ effective, preventative medicines against the most prevalent parasites throughout the lifespan of your rabbit to ensure their wellbeing and long-term health, as well as that of your family and Rabbits. Keep in mind that prevention is much simpler and less expensive than treatment. Rabbits also suffer from several other parasites and conditions, such as Mites, Flystrike, and E. cuniculi.