Lung Worm Prevention

Im looking at what is the best prevention for lung worm?? anybody have any ideas? i was told they do prevention in flea and tick pippets but how would that work =S lol .. with all the 'grazing' my two do i want to make sure they are prevented encase they come across a carrier DAMN SLUGS AND SNAILS lol.

Hi, we use Advocate once a month as a prevention for lots of nasties. It can be purchased at the vets or online.

http://www.animalhealth.bayerhealthcare.com/4882.0.html

Ohh yea, my vet's sell this too!, i have to go in next week so i'l pick some up!

you can buy worning stuff that kill all type of worms and you only need once every 3 months

i wouldn't treat my dog for flea if thye don't have them.

Brill!, will take me off edge! haha .. yeaa, id only flea em' if they have fleas, a mates friends dog as wormed frequently even when not needed and caused a bad reaction! :S

what i used the last was meaty chunks that kills all worms... but i cant remember whats its called

oh right!, I was looking in pets at home the other day, but because they put them in a glass box you cant read them properly =|

Sophie had Demodex mites when she was small, so the vet advised us to treat her on an ongoing basis. Looking at this, do you think it is necessary?

im not sure in your case as she had the demodex .. i would of thought if shes been treated and recovered maybe not BUT she may be prone i have no idea :S .. if your vet suggest's it id stick to it, they know best right

bobs wrote:Sophie had Demodex mites when she was small, so the vet advised us to treat her on an ongoing basis. Looking at this, do you think it is necessary?

All dogs have the demodex mite! They're born with them & usually don't do any harm. Occasionally they multiply (after an illness or stress etc) and can cause hair loos & skin problems, and that's when they shouold be treated. Otherwise, leave well alone!

I get an all-purpose wormer from the vet. It's £8.95 for two chewable tablets (Dempsey's 31 kilos, so he needs two!) and it covers roundworm, tapeworm & lungworm (prevention). No womers will get rid of lungworm once it's there, you have to get specific meds from the vet in that case.

I don't de-flea my dogs unless necessary, although this year I have done as there is a high population of ticks around so I use frontline combo.

Hi Caryll, Sophie did develop hair loss as you describe. The vet thought her imune system might be a little low to cause this outbreak. She was only about 12 weeks old. It was on her chest, front legs and tummy, but we got her treated straight away.

The vet originally presctibed ProMeris Duo, but Sophie had a really bad reaction to it

After treatment and since her coat is beautiful