Rocky, above, was due a visit from one of his ladies this weekend but we got a call saying Lucy was poorly. In fact very poorly, apparently Lucy was OK in the morning but when her owner returned found her really lethargic, foaming at the mouth, off her feet, dry gagging and following morning there was blood coming out of her nose. Poor Lucy was retching, not eating or drinking, in a real state. Vet was unsure what was wrong, took bloods, but gave her a lung work treatment as a precaution, steroids and antibiotics. Lucy now perked up a bit, has eaten some scrambled eggs and drunk some water. Now its not diagnosed as lungworm, yet. But a while ago, say four years, we raised with our vet the worry we had about lungworm, the vet pooh poohed the idea, lungworm, here, nah, the continent yes, but not here. However I have always thrown snails far into the militias fields and have decimated the slug population, not with poison but with a sharp knife and torch at night. Lungworm is passed on through dogs eating these creatures. IT has, as far as I know, gained a foothold in the south east of England and has spread to South Wales. Lucy is over West Wales way. I was horrified to discover yesterday that lungworm is passed on in fox pooh, our dogs love this foul smelling deposit. The good news is that the treatment, to prevent infestation is easy to apply, a pour on like the Frontline Flea prevention. Prevention is better than cure, so get on and treat your dog, we are getting our dogs sorted tomorrow!
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Sorry Tony Frontline does not protect against Lungworm. Milbemax worming tablets do. You can use these instead of Drontal which most people use. Frontline will only protect against fleas and ticks. You need to worm every 3 months and if using Frontline for fleas every 2 months or monthly for ticks. This is something I have had to tell customers in the pharmacy where I work. One of our customers lost her dog just last year to it.
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