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30
NOV
2013

Which Lungworm Will Your Dog Catch?

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It is a fact that parasitic lungworms are on the increase. It is only a matter of time before there will be incidences of positive worm counts in all counties of the UK. There has been huge media coverage for Angiostrongylus vasorum this year.  We have all seen the cute corgi...
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19
NOV
2013

It’s Hookworm Season

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The hook worm is a parasite that infests tortoises, reptiles and humans. Hook worm larvae like to live in water, puddles, even raindrops on wet grass.  Your tort drinks the water or eats the grass and swallows the hook worm larvae.  They then travel through the stomach and take...
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19
NOV
2013

It’s Hookworm Season for Dogs and Cats!

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The hook worm is a parasite that infests dogs, cats, foxes, reptiles and humans! Hook worm larvae like to live in water, puddles, even raindrops on wet grass.  Your dog drinks the water or eats the grass and swallows the hook worm larvae.  They then travel through the stomach and...
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04
AUG
2013

Is your tortoise anorexic?

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We are all familiar with this life-threatening condition in humans.  Almost everyone knows someone who has a relative or friend who is anorexic. We read in magazines all about the latest celebrity to succumb to this horrible wasting disease, but are you aware that your tortoise...
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14
JUL
2013

Chemical Wormers – are we using too many?

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The simple answer is yes. So what? Surely if there are worms, then we need wormers? Well, unfortunately, worms are not the simple-minded creatures that they appear to be. In fact they are highly sophisticated organisms that have ‘learned’ how to survive against all the odds and,...
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