Cirencester Scene Magazine - Establishing Local Connections
PET TALK with ANTHONY BOWYER
Summer Treats
Well, summer has arrived at last which means that, like their owners, pets may venture beyond their usual boundaries into pastures new. Some may be fortunate enough to travel on holiday with the family; others may have closer-to-home horizons in mind. Whichever, it means they are more likely to encounter unaccustomed health threats. The po- tentially disastrous consequences of these can be mitigated by taking a few basic precautions.
Ensure that your pet is fully vaccinated and up to date with boosters. It is really important to keep dogs protected against parvovirus and Leptospiral diseases in particular, both of which are part of the routine vaccine programme. Leptospira disease can be transmitted to humans so as responsible pet owners we should make sure our pets do not be- come a source of infection to ourselves as well as other dogs. Unvaccinated cats can be highly suscep- tible to ‘flu viruses and virus leukaemia which may cause very debilitating and long-term expensive
problems in those unfortunate enough to contract the diseases.
Treat your pet routinely for ticks and fleas, espe- cially if you are travelling abroad or into areas of the UK where ticks are abundant. Both of these blood-sucking parasites can carry nasty diseases, and don’t forget, the flea can transmit tape worms.
Keep your pet routinely wormed with a good wormer four to six times annually. You are not likely to see worms even if your pet has them, so it’s best just to assume that it has. Immature stages of one of one worm are reported to be responsible for a significant number of child blindness cases in the UK so regular treatments will reduce this dan- ger to our children.
In recognition of the importance of the above Corinium Veterinary Surgery is now using the latest multi-strain Leptospira vaccine in dogs and is cur- rently offering broad spectrum worm- ing at HALF PRICE to all dogs and cats presented for initial or booster vaccines.
Corinium Veterinary Surgery, Cirencester
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