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!

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.
Giardia And Your Cat

Giardia are a type of protozoa – a microscopic parasite – which lives in the small intestines. Read our expert advice on how to prevent this disease.
Tritrichmonas And Your Cat

Tritrichomonas is a microscopic parasite which lives in the large intestines of cats, where it causes diarrhoea. Find out more.
Heartworms And Your Cat

Find out all the information you may need about heartworms and how they might affect your cat - including prevention and treatment
Mites And Your Cat

Mites live on the skin of your cat, and can make them itchy, uncomfortable and looking less than their best. Keeping your cat mite-free will keep them healthy.
Bird Parasites

Sadly, not having fur doesn’t mean our birds can escape the problem of parasites. To learn more, read our expert advice on Bird Parasites.
Fleas And Your Small Pet

Fleas aren’t fussy, and will take a bite from most warm-blooded animals. This includes small furries, such as hamsters, Guinea-pigs and rats, who usually pick them up from other pets in the home.
Giardia And Your Ferret

Giardia are a type of protozoa – a microscopic parasite – which lives in the small intestines. Read our expert advice to find out more.
Lungworm And Your Dog

Lungworm is a deadly parasite, which lives in slugs and snails. Keeping your dog protected against lungworm is a key part of keeping them happy and healthy.
Heartworms And Your Dog

Heartworms are thankfully not found in the UK, but are a serious risk for dogs that travel abroad. Click here to read more.
Coccidiosis And Your Rabbit

Learn about the prevention, treatment and early signs of Coccidiosis in rabbits. Vets4Pets offer professional pet health advice from qualified vets.
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.
Toxocara (Roundworms) And Your Cat

What are the causes for Roundworms in cats? How do you prevent and treat Roundworms for your cat? Read professional advice form our qualified vets today.
Ticks And Your Cat

Cats are fastidious creatures, and their regular coat cleaning means they are much less likely to pick up ticks than dogs. Click here to find out more.
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.
Tapeworms And Your Cat

Learn all you need to know about Tapeworms in cats with Vets4Pets. Professional advice about the causes, symptoms, prevention and treatment of Tapeworms.
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.
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.
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.
Coccidiosis And Your Reptile

Learn about the prevention, treatment and early signs of Coccidia in reptiles. Vets4Pets offer professional pet health advice from qualified vets.

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