Anaesthesia and endoscopy are sometimes needed to remove foreign material
Dogs and cats love summer but take care, this is the worst time of year for health problems.
- Keep track of your cat. Cats are more likely to wander in warm weather.
- Expect fleas if your cat goes outdoors. If you don’t want your cat bringing fleas home, use an effective preventative.
- Ensure preventative inoculations are up to date.
- Check your dog’s ears and between the toes for grass seeds (as in the photo) when your dog returns from the park. Every August we have to remove seeds that have penetrated the skin and started unpleasant migrations.
Canine cough is already present. If your dog is going to spend time with other dogs, ensure that his or her ‘Kennel Cough’ vaccine is up to date. It needs to be boosted yearly.
- If your dog is visiting any wooded areas, use a tick preventative, at least monthly and preferably fortnighty for dogs visiting woods in areas such as Sussex and Hampshire.
- Lungworm infestation has expanded out of the southwest and now affects dogs in London (even as far away as Scotland)
. Lungworm is transmitted by eating slugs or snails. Routine worming prevents this unpleasant parasite.
- If you and your dog are traveling abroad, please telephone us and tell us where you are visiting. We’ll suggest preventative measures so that your pet doesn’t contract any of the unpleasant diseases that occur on the continent but not in the UK.