It’s not always a walk in the park!

Dog-to-dog contact in the park can lead to the transmission of roundworm (through soil contaminated with parasite eggs), fleas and subsequently tapeworm!

Long grass is where these bloodsuckers lie in wait

Ticks attach themselves to dogs and cats to feed, causing irritation and discomfort.

This flying pest bites and can cause more than just an itch

Dogs taken abroad are at risk of being bitten by mosquitoes, which can transmit the potentially deadly parasite heartworm.

Hunting cats could bite off more than they can chew!

Hunting cats and scavenging dogs are at risk of being infected by tapeworm, which can use small rodents as intermediate hosts.

Secrets in your garden

Soil, birds, mice and even slugs and snails in your garden could be harbouring parasites including lungworm, tapeworm and roundworm.

Is there something lurking in your home?

If you find fleas on your pet, their eggs, larvae and pupae could also be found in your pet’s bedding and the carpets in your home.

You don’t want your dog to be outsmarted by a fox

The hookworm Uncinaria stenocephala, which can be passed onto dogs, infects up to 68% of the fox population*.

* Richards, D.T.,Harris S., Lewis, J.W., Parasitology (1995) 59(1) 39-51. Epidemiological studies on intestinal helminth parasites of rural and urban red foxes in the UK.