Warning to UK dog owners..
- Thread starter blacktimberwolf
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http://www.lungworm.co.uk/
Bear in mind that this info is released by the joint association of the veterinary profession & pharmaceutical companies so prehaps it's just a money making scam but it's still worth investigating & if neccessary,taking precautions.
Bear in mind that this info is released by the joint association of the veterinary profession & pharmaceutical companies so prehaps it's just a money making scam but it's still worth investigating & if neccessary,taking precautions.
Our dog nearly died from it and he's got permanent lung damage as a result. Doesn't slow him down though (cocker spaniel!)
Scam or not, I don't know but how about a meaningful dog licence which would be used to fund treatment vaccination etc?
Alan
Alan
I think Advocate is the one that treats lungworm and possibly protects against it but best to check it out.
Yeah, Advocate is the one; one of the few prophylactic meds. for Lungworm - trouble is you can't use it with Advantix, which is the only thing I've found that deals with the tick problem..................
Whaddya do?...............................atb mac
Whaddya do?...............................atb mac
No but given that ticks do not normally infect dogs with Lyme's and lungworm can be fatal better to go for Advocate imho.
I agree - I used to use the Advantix right through to Oct. as the tick thing here is a real pain, but I've only used it for the worst two months. I use the Advocate for the rest of the time as it's other huge advantage is that it deals very efficiently with all the mites, especially Demodex, which is also a major problem in our woods, people here seem to think this is to do with the number of wild pigs but I'm not sure if there's any truth in this.
my staffie has been having problems due to lung worm, its not nice to see your wrenching his little lungs out all the time.
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