Worm Prevention for your Pet and Family

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Controlling worms is a challenge, often not visible they remain unnoticed for many weeks causing harm to your pet and also put the health of your family at risk. Protecting your pet against worms can be tricky, as not all wormers are effective against the many different worms your pet may be at risk from.

However it’s easy with chewable treats for dogs that not only prevents lungworm but also all other major worms as well and a simple small tablet for cats.

Worming should be carried out in adult Cats & Dogs at least four times a year. This should be increased to monthly if you live in a high risk area of have young children in your family.

Lungworm: is a parasite that affects dogs only and is understood not to pose any health concerns for cats. The parasite is carried by slugs and snails and if eaten by pets the infection can enter their bloodstream, infect the animal and in some cases the condition can prove fatal

Hookworm: Dogs, cats and (very occasionally) humans can be infected with hookworm if they tread on contaminated soil and the larvae burrow into the skin. Although hookworm is quite rare in the UK, it is prevalent on the continent so do discuss it with your vet if you are planning on travelling abroad with your pet.

Tapeworm: can be found in infected animals and is also spread by fleas. There are four main types of tapeworm that tend to affect our pets:

• Dipylidium – the most common species which is spread by fleas. 
• Taenia tapeworm which can be caught by dogs who scavenge while out walking or cats that hunt mice and other prey.
• Echinococcus granulosus, or sheep tapeworm, which can be caught by dogs but not cats and finally, Echinococcus multilocularis which is found abroad.