Parasite Protection

All our practices provide the most suitable, prescription-strength parasite protection for your pet. Our vets and nurses can discuss the parasite challenges that your pet may come up against, and suggest the best protection routine for them. Tablets, spot-ons and collars are all available to help make protecting your pet as easy as possible!

Cryptosporidia And Your Ferret

Cryptosporidia are a type of protozoa – a microscopic, single-celled parasite – which live in the intestines and can cause profuse, watery diarrhoea.
Tapeworms And Your Dog

Tapeworms look like long ribbons or pieces of tape. Keeping your dog free of tapeworms is simple and a great way to keep them healthy and happy.
Coccidiosis And Your Rabbit

Coccidiosis is caused by a single-celled parasite, or protozoa, called Eimeria. While some rabbits can carry the parasite and show no signs, others can develop deadly disease.
Toxocara (Roundworms) And Your Cat

It is estimated that a quarter of cats in the UK are currently infected with roundworms! Picked up from contaminated faeces, roundworms can cause poor growth.
Lungworm And Your Cat

Cat and dog lungworm are not the same parasite, and cat lungworm is not as severe. Lungworm in cats is rare in the UK but, the number of cases are rising.
Lice And Your Cat

Lice live on the skin of your cat, and feed on the skin itself. Lice can be uncomfortable for your cat, and can make them itchy and sore in large numbers.
Fleas And Your Puppy

Understand the symptoms to look out for with your puppy as it may have fleas. Find essential advice and puppy flea treatment should yours have them.
Bird Parasites

Sadly, not having fur doesn’t mean our birds can escape the problem of parasites. Birds can suffer from a whole host of different parasites and knowing the signs and how to stop an infestation fast can have a huge impact on the outcome of a parasite invasion. Follow our handy links below to take a closer look at the parasites that can be a problem for your bird.
Coccidiosis And Your Ferret

Coccidiosis is caused by a single-celled parasite, or protozoa, called Eimeria. While some ferrets can carry the parasite and show no signs, others can develop deadly disease.
Giardia And Your Ferret

Giardia are a type of protozoa – a microscopic, single-celled parasite – which lives in the small intestines. Affected ferrets can get nasty diarrhoea, as well as spreading the parasite to others – including us!
Mites And Your Reptile

Amazingly, there are over 250 species of mite which can affect reptiles. Thankfully, most of these are very rare or not found in the UK. Spider-like, and ranging in size from as small as 0.1mm, many mites are not parasitic at all and are in fact free-living – some mites in fact are really useful, working as decomposters in our environment!
Heartworms And Your Dog

Heartworms are thankfully not found in the UK, but are a serious risk for dogs that travel abroad. Transmitted by mosquitos, these parasites can cause serious illness and even death, so precautions should be taken for any dogs who leave the UK.
Fleas And Your Cat

Fleas are tiny parasites that love to feed on your cat’s blood, the bite usually causes your pet to scratch, and it can lead to irritation and allergies.
Whipworms And Your Dog

Anecdotally, older dogs are more at risk of having a whipworm burden than younger dogs. Whipworms are blood sucking intestinal worms.
Worms And Your Rabbit

Knowing the signs to look out for can help you make sure your bunny gets treatment quickly, and stays happy and healthy.
Heartworms And Your Ferret

Heartworms are not found in the UK, but are a risk for ferrets that travel abroad – although ferrets are at a much lower risk than other pets. Learn more here.
Lice And Your Dog

Lice live on the skin of your dog, and feed by chewing, or sucking blood. Lice can be very uncomfortable for your dog, and can make them itchy, sore and even anaemic.
Giardia And Your Dog

Giardia are a type of protozoa – a microscopic, single-celled parasite – which lives in the small intestines. Affected dogs can get nasty diarrhoea, as well as spreading the parasite to others – including us!
Tapeworms And Your Cat

Tapeworms match their name, and look like long ribbons or pieces of tape. Tapeworms match their name, and look like long ribbons or pieces of tape.

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