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Worming

The eggs of worms that affect dogs and cats are widespread in the environment, and your pet is exposed to them every day.

These eggs come from the faeces of other dogs and cats that have worms.

Many healthy adult pets carry a small number of worms, but regular worm treatments keeps these numbers low to prevent disease.
Worm infestation can adversely affect health, causing poor condition, diarrhoea, coughing, vomiting and skin diseases.

There are four main worm types that affect dogs and cats - many supermarket type wormers kill only one or two.

Young animals are born with worms passed from their mothers. Frequent worming in the first few months of life is critical to the health of these puppies and kittens.

Pregnant and lactating dogs and cats should also be wormed regularly to lower the number of worms passed to their young.

Worm Treatment

Worm adult cats and dogs every 3 months with a treatment that kills all major worm types.
(An easy way to remember this is to treat each season – at the beginning of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter).

Worm kittens and puppies every 2 weeks until 12 weeks of age with a kitten or puppy worming product available from Marshall and Pringle.

Helpful Tips:

Cover sandpits when not in use.

Teach children good pet hygiene:

• Don't let animals lick their faces
  
• Wash hands before eating
  
• Pick up and dispose of dog faeces using a glove or plastic bag (then turn bag inside out and tie it up).