Spring is in and the weather is getting milder.
Unfortunately ticks become active in the spring and are active through til autumn ends.
Ticks are unsightly and irritate your pet but more importantly can transmit serious disease.
Start tick prevention treatment now and continue right through until the first frosts late in autumn.
Fleas breed rapidly in the summer months.
An adult female flea can lay 700 eggs in a few
very warm weeks and they in turn can mature in just a few weeks more to lay 700 eggs each.
If unchecked you could have millions of eggs produced in a few months.
For this reason flea treatments should start early before the numbers build up.
Start in April and treat right through til October.
The best prevention treatments are spot-ons.
These are applied to the back of the animals' neck usually once monthly.
They are usually prescription only medicines. Contact your vet who will be glad to advise you on the best product to suit your pet. MICROCHIP REMINDER
Although not compulsory yet, it is highly recommended that all dogs and cats are microchipped.
It is very simple procedure taking just a few seconds to insert the chip.
If lose pet and they are microchipped you have a
you
your much better chance of getting them back safely.
Most people taking new puppies and kittens into veterinary clinics will have them microchipped if they are not already done by the breeder.
However people do forget about older pets, they too could get lost.
Don't wait until its too late, contact your vet today and arrange to have your pets microchipped.
As the saying goes "better safe than sorry".
By John Russell MVB MRCVS - Westgate Veterinary Hospital.
Unfortunately ticks become active in the spring and are active through til autumn ends.
Ticks are unsightly and irritate your pet but more importantly can transmit serious disease.
Start tick prevention treatment now and continue right through until the first frosts late in autumn.
Fleas breed rapidly in the summer months.
An adult female flea can lay 700 eggs in a few
very warm weeks and they in turn can mature in just a few weeks more to lay 700 eggs each.
If unchecked you could have millions of eggs produced in a few months.
For this reason flea treatments should start early before the numbers build up.
Start in April and treat right through til October.
The best prevention treatments are spot-ons.
These are applied to the back of the animals' neck usually once monthly.
They are usually prescription only medicines. Contact your vet who will be glad to advise you on the best product to suit your pet. MICROCHIP REMINDER
Although not compulsory yet, it is highly recommended that all dogs and cats are microchipped.
It is very simple procedure taking just a few seconds to insert the chip.
If lose pet and they are microchipped you have a
you
your much better chance of getting them back safely.
Most people taking new puppies and kittens into veterinary clinics will have them microchipped if they are not already done by the breeder.
However people do forget about older pets, they too could get lost.
Don't wait until its too late, contact your vet today and arrange to have your pets microchipped.
As the saying goes "better safe than sorry".
By John Russell MVB MRCVS - Westgate Veterinary Hospital.
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