Do you worm and flea treat your dog or cat regularly? If not, you could be leaving them and you at some quite serious risks. One pile of poo could contain literally millions of eggs and worms which can be passed to humans and replicate in your dog to cause fatal health conditions.
Round worms – Dogs can pick up round worm from the general environment picking up items that have been around other dog’s faeces and also from other hosts like birds and rats etc. They feed off the content of the dog’s gut and can cause diarrhoea and weight loss. Transmission to humans is not common but not impossible and can cause blindness.
Tapeworm – Tapeworms again can be transmitted in a similar way to the round worm through faeces or an intermediate host including through fleas, the commonest way that cats get tapeworm. Symptoms can include vomiting and diarrhoea, increased licking of the rear end or a pet scooting their bottoms along the floor. However, a pet may show no signs of carrying the worm at all other than possibly small rice grain like eggs in the faeces. If transmitted to humans’ tapeworms can travel through the body and can cause internal cysts and infections.
Lung worm – There have now been cases in the Chesterfield area of this killer parasite. It is passed to dogs generally by slugs and snails which can be small and consumed through drinking contaminated water. They inhabit the heart and pulmonary arteries and can cause serious and numerous symptoms including weight loss, coughing, bleeding, seizures and death. While not passed to humans this parasite is very serious for your pet.
A number of other common worms exist such as hookworm and whipworm with similar transmission and symptoms.
Fleas – The most prolific and common of parasites not just in the summer but all year round. The sobering fact about fleas in pets if you find them is that statistically at any one time only 5% of fleas live on the animal, leaving 95% to live in the general home environment and indeed on you. Fleas will cause inching and scratching by pets and you. In severe cases fleas can also cause an allergic dermatitis and especially in younger or smaller animals, anaemia.
Ticks – Ticks can be passed from animals to animal and human by the ticks falling or jumping off and lying in wait and jumping back onto another host. Importantly ticks are increasingly passing diseases such as Lyme’s disease which can again be very serious for animals and indeed humans.
While all this sounds like a parasitic minefield all are easily prevented or treated with very effective treatment from your vet. There are lots of options and don’t be tempted to go for off the shelf cheap options. Talk to your vet and ensure you protect yourself and your beloved pet with regular full spectrum treatments and enjoy the summer with your pet – pest free!
Sue Wake (16th October 2020)
"Honey spent the first year of her life with many dietary problems and resulting damage to her intestines. After several hospital admissions, medical tests and trial diets she now has a very carefully designed diet. I appreciate how well staff adhered to this diet whilst Honey was in their care. When I collected her she was fit and healthy and no tummy troubles at all. Thank you everyone for taking such care and attention to her specific needs."
Ann Beach (29th November 2017)
"Overall customer experience from booking through to completion for the transportation of our two cats from London to Somerset was first class."
Liz Ellis (8th August 2016)
"Would love to leave Sonny there every time we go away"
Chris Cobb (8th December 2019)
"I leave my 6 babes here wouldn't leave them anywhere else this is a special place with special people"
Gaynor Stones (8th December 2019)
"My dogs spend quite a bit of time here and they love to go. As soon as I mention kennels they are at the door and there’s never a backward glance when I leave them. It’s great to get pictures of them playing in the paddock and obvious how much they are enjoying themselves. The staff are all brilliant and obviously love what they do and are so caring. One of my dogs is a very fussy eater and they try different food and cook especially for him and even hand feed him when necessary. I couldn’t be more happy with the way they look after my two. Have recommended to many people."
Glennis Snailham (10th May 2017)
"Excellent..Both the facilities and care shown to the animals."
Tracy Hadley (9th December 2019)
"I can remember when they did not have any space for our dog, c.fourpaws was so kind to look after are dog in their own home!!!!
When we take our dog I know she will be looked after, we even receive photos of our dog having fun....and you can see the smile on our dog having fun. Everyone is friendly, has the time to talk to you and makes you feel at ease.ALL the staff do an amazing job, the kennels are ALWAYS clean and our dog comes home without a Kennel smell. Great place!!!! Would NEVER go anywhere else!!!!"
Steven Moore (24th September 2016)
"Kennels are kennels, boarding is a compromise, but the staff at C4P are professional and caring and one of the best available in the UK. I actually decided on C4P because during the difficult process of importing my dog they were the only ones to give friendly and helpful advice. 100% happy to recommend C4P to anyone."
Tony Clark (2nd February 2017)
"We have never used a boarding service before, and were naturally worried about leaving our two dogs while we attended a family funeral. Our old boy has been with us for 9 years and never been away from us and our young lass is quite a nervous dog who has also never been away from us. We needn't have worried, they both settled and seemed to enjoy the experience, and we returned to two healthy happy dogs. They were quick to respond to email enquiring about their well being, which put our mind at rest, and we got a good summary of their stay when we collected them. Thanks to all the staff at C Four Paws for looking after our pooches so well. Would definitely use them again without hesitation."
Kevin O'Meara (8th August 2016)
"We visited this place when they took over the place and they dramatically revamped the place and made is an absolute top class place for pets to stay in comfort, with plenty of room and heat in cold weather along with a great out door are where the dogs are allowed to run freely and play with the staff."
Calagran Four Paws Hotel
Deep Sic Lane
Arkwright Town
Chesterfield
S44 5DN
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