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Summer Bites!

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Summer Bites! 

The warm weather brings the best out in all of us, but it also brings out plenty of pesky parasites as well! Our Summer Newsletter will provide you with some helpful advice on what to watch out for and how to prevent these pesky parasites entering your home!

 

Summer Bites!

 

More about vaccinations

 

As soon as you collect your new puppy or kitten, contact our friendly team regarding their vaccination requirements. All of our West London surgeries offer Puppy and Kitten Packs which will provide your new pet the healthiest start to life with your family. Other things to consider are diet and pet insurance. We are here to help, so please don’t hesitate to ask us for further information on any aspect of caring for your pets.

 

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More about vaccinations.

 

Keeping cool!

Our Summer News provides you with some tips to keep your pet fit and well at this time of year. It is vital to ensure your pet keeps cool in the hot weather. Dogs should be walked early or late in the day to avoid heat stroke. Heat stroke is a common, and serious problem and overweight or heavily coated dogs are most at risk. Sometimes even minimal exercise can trigger it, so take care at all times throughout the warmer days.

 

Heatstroke is a common, and serious problem.

 

 

We hope you enjoy reading our Summer Newsletter. If you have questions or concerns about the articles mentioned please don’t hesitate to contact our experienced team for further advice.

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Pet passports.

Taking your pet abroad- what diseases might they catch?

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Most people know that they can use a passport to travel with their pets to countries within the European Union, and to some countries outside the European union. See DEFRA’s website for further details. http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-pets/pets/travel/pets/

 

Pet passport.

Is your pet travelling abroad this year?

However you may not be aware that there are a number of diseases that can be caught when your pet travels abroad that we do not have in the United Kingdom. The commonest ones are spread by ticks, mosquitoes or sand flies. The British Veterinary Asociation has produced a very useful leaflet outlining the common diseases. The link to the leaflet is

http://www.bva-awf.org.uk/resources/leaflets/

 

 

We recommend tick protection can be provided by using Frontline , Sandy Fly prevention with Scalibor, and Heartworm protection with Advocate.

Please contact us if you require more information or a passport for your pet. Please note passports can only be provided by Matthew Wilson based at our Hounslow surgery or Anthony Young based at our Ealing surgery.

Pet passports.

Pet Passport scheme changes

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As from 1st January 2012, the requirements for the pet passport scheme changes, for both dogs and cats. Pets will still need to be microchipped and have a rabies vaccination, but will no longer require a blood test for rabies. Pets will need to wait 3 weeks after the rabies vaccination before entering the UK. On return to the UK, pets need to be treated for tapeworm by a veterinary surgeon, 24-120 hours (1-5 days) before embarking for the UK (by ferry or air).

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Pets travelling to the UK from unlisted countries outside the EU will need to be microchipped, vaccinated against rabies, pass a rabies blood test and then wait 3 months in the country of origin. See www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-pets/pets/travel/pets/ for further information about the pet passport scheme and countries included.

pug in pink glasses.

A Pug ready for his holiday in the sunshine!

 

Our vets regularly issue passports for pets from all over West London. We issue the passports through our Hounslow and Ealing surgeries. We wish you and your pet happy travels and if you need any more advice please contact our friendly team.