Throughout your pet's life, it is crucial to regularly apply safe, preventative therapies against common parasites; this affects both your family's and your pet's long-term health. It is more economical to prevent than to treat.
We collaborate with you to do a risk assessment based on your pet's lifestyle and behaviour in order to establish the proper course of flea and worm treatment in Oxford.
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Flea Treatments In Oxford
As parasites, fleas and ticks inhabit the environment and attach themselves to your pet, feeding on their blood. Your pet may experience discomfort from fleas and ticks, and some dogs and cats may have severe skin reactions due to flea allergies.
Since fleas and ticks may spread illness and other parasites, it's crucial to make sure infestations do not spread to your pet. Although they do not attach themselves to humans, fleas can bite; ticks can attach themselves to humans and spread illnesses like Lyme disease.
We have a variety of prescription medicines available for your pet that stop the transmission of illness and parasites, and at Boundary Vets, we can provide the finest guidance on preventative treatment for fleas and ticks in Oxford. These include collars for your pet, tablets, and spot-on.
Most flea treatments require monthly applications for the duration of your pet's life. We advise you to begin treatment prior to your pet having a flea load since prevention is always preferable to therapy. We can advise treating your house if you believe your pet has fleas since they can lay eggs in carpets, furniture gaps, and floors. For your pet in Oxford, we can provide flea and household spray treatment.
We can provide you tick removers and tick medication if you believe your pet has ticks, but if you're worried, we'd be pleased to remove the ticks during one of our nurse consultations.
Fleas can be efficiently killed and their life cycle disrupted by treating your pet according to our veterinarian's suggested treatment plan.
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Worms
Worms are microscopic parasites that reside in the bodies of pets and are frequently ingested by them from the environment.
When your pet exhibits symptoms ranging from mild diarrhoea, bloating, cramps, and other digestive problems to more serious ones like profuse bleeding, parasites may go unnoticed.Slugs and snails are carriers of lungworm, which can result in coughing and bleeding issues. It is also present in snail slime trails. A few of these parasites can also spread by way of other parasites; fleas, for instance, are carriers of tapeworm. There are several varieties of worms to be mindful of, such as lungworm, tapeworm, roundworm, whipworm, hookworm, and heartworm.
We advise routine worming treatments for your dogs and cats in Oxford as we think that prevention is always preferable to treatment.
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Worm treatment for dogs In Oxford
We advise treating dogs for managing mites, fleas, ticks, and all of the worms mentioned above with a monthly pill. The only one it doesn't cover is tapeworm; for most dogs, taking one extra pill every six months is sufficient. Here is additional information about worming your dog.
Worm treatment for cats In Oxford
We advise cats to have a monthly spot-on treatment to prevent mange mites, fleas, ticks, and all of the worms mentioned above (except tapeworms). Just as with dogs, you'll need a different tapeworm. Every three months, your cat will also require tapeworm treatment if they hunt. Here is additional information about worming your cat.
It should be noted that a significant portion of the merchandise offered at Boundary vets is exclusive.
Please be advised that many of the treatments that Boundary 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 liquids, pills, granules, and spot-ons.
Protecting Your Pet From Ticks
Boundary Vets advises pet owners to take precautions against tick bites and to be aware of the hazards connected with them. Ticks are a common parasite that can afflict animals.
Lyme disease is one of the diseases that ticks may 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: Numerous tick prevention solutions are available, including as collars, oral pills, and spot-on treatments. As prophylactic procedures, these treatments are quite successful in eliminating ticks before they have an opportunity to bite.
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Check your pet for ticks regularly: Make sure to properly examine your pet for ticks after they have spent time outside. Although they can attach themselves to any part of the body, ticks most frequently appear on the head, ears, neck, and feet. If you come across a tick, carefully remove it with tweezers, taking care to remove the complete insect without crushing it.
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Keep your garden tidy: Ticks prefer tall grass and other plants, so make sure your garden is always trimmed and well-maintained. Tick populations may be decreased as a result of this.
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Avoid walking in wooded or brushy areas: Avoiding these high-risk tick places will help lower the chance of getting bitten by ticks.
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Talk to your vet: Your veterinarian can advise you on tick prevention products and make suggestions depending on the particular requirements of your pet.
You may lessen the danger of tick bites for your dogs by implementing these suggestions and adopting precautionary steps. Give Boundary Vets a call right now if you have any worries or inquiries regarding tick prevention for your animal companion.
Parasite Control: Hazards in our local community
Parks near your home may harbour fleas, worms and other pests.
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?
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Boundary Vets offers the Pet for Life Health plan, which covers parasite care for your pet, to help spread the expense of regular flea and worm treatments in Oxford.
Frequently Asked Questions In Oxford:
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.
