Recommendation for worm and flee
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Several questions back at you!
How old, where do you live (Ah, Sunderland!), what does it eat, what will it do, where does it live, any other pets? Your vet will be asking all of this.
Our advice is changing and most vets now avoid regular treatments and have gone to treat if you need to. That's easy for fleas, but harder for worms.
So, young pup - will need panacur every 2 week until 12 weeks, then every month to six months. After that, unless it's raw fed or scavenges, it probably won't need worming.
It may need lungworm treatment - if lungworm is an issue in your area - ask your vet
Fleas - treat if you see them, or see flea droppings. If you have a cat, fleas are more likely - any of the tablets like Bravecto
Ticks - just pick them off, but if getting loads then Bravecto at peak season
The above balances animal health with environmental damage.
How old, where do you live (Ah, Sunderland!), what does it eat, what will it do, where does it live, any other pets? Your vet will be asking all of this.
Our advice is changing and most vets now avoid regular treatments and have gone to treat if you need to. That's easy for fleas, but harder for worms.
So, young pup - will need panacur every 2 week until 12 weeks, then every month to six months. After that, unless it's raw fed or scavenges, it probably won't need worming.
It may need lungworm treatment - if lungworm is an issue in your area - ask your vet
Fleas - treat if you see them, or see flea droppings. If you have a cat, fleas are more likely - any of the tablets like Bravecto
Ticks - just pick them off, but if getting loads then Bravecto at peak season
The above balances animal health with environmental damage.
Interesting to read about moving away from regular treatment. Historically I have wormed 3 monthly and flea and tic over the summer. Vet now "strongly recommending" combined flea/tic/worming tablet due to the possible lung worm issues.
(All made easily Affordable with their monthly payment healthcare plan
)I too promoted health plans based on regular parasite control, which was odd as at the same time I was advocating all my farming clients to treat on the basis of testing. While not in practice now, if I was, I'd not be doing this any longer. Lungworm remains the conumdrumInteresting to read about moving away from regular treatment. Historically I have wormed 3 monthly and flea and tic over the summer. Vet now "strongly recommending" combined flea/tic/worming tablet due to the possible lung worm issues.
(All made easily Affordable with their monthly payment healthcare plan
8 weeks old no other pets eating puppy kibble dry. Main my pet also gundog and out in countryside at weekends walking and camping all year
Live in NE Sunderland
Thanks
SO I'd go with the above, just check with your vet for local variations at the vaccines
Thanks for that
Sinistral
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Good advice in post #2 to think on.
www.theguardian.com
Songbirds being killed by pesticides found in pet fur flea treatments
Exclusive: Chemical in treatment for pet fleas and ticks is found in nests of blue and great tits, killing chicks
www.theguardian.com
Oracle
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This…Good advice in post #2 to think on.
Songbirds being killed by pesticides found in pet fur flea treatments
Exclusive: Chemical in treatment for pet fleas and ticks is found in nests of blue and great tits, killing chicks
The riparian owner of our small syndicate on a Hampshire chalk stream has now banned all dogs entering the river on the estate. Some of the “spot on” tick/ flea treatments can have a catastrophic effect on invertebrate river life.
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