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Worming

We recommend that you worm your pet regularly not only to protect your pet but also to prevent potential spread to humans, especially children. Here at 3 Mile Vet Centre, we have specific guidelines to ensure your pet remains worm free.

Please speak to a member of staff about the correct worming regime for your pet.

Dogs

Current Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons guidelines recommends worming your dog every month. Roundworms are zoonotic which means they can be transmitted to humans. Worm eggs can survive in the environment for up to 2 years and that is why it is so important to pick up your dog's faeces from the ground. If your dog has fleas, then as well as treating for fleas you should also treat your dog for tapeworms. This is because the flea carries the tapeworm which your dog can eat causing an infestation.

Cats

Current guidelines recommend worming your cat every 3 months. However, if your cat is a big hunter (mice, birds, slugs etc...), it is recommended to worm monthly to avoid tapeworm infestation. Fleas are also carriers of tapeworm so defleaing and worming should always be done in tandem.

Indoor pets

Indoor pets also need wormed regularly. All puppies and kittens have a supply of immature worms within their tissues which they contract from their mother. In times of stress or illness, these immature stages become active creating a worm burden.

Pregnancy

Pregnancy is a stress to your pet's body so please ask us about the correct worming regime for your expectant pet. All newborn kittens and puppies also need wormed as they will have contracted worms via the placenta and their mum's milk.

Rabbits

Rabbits need to be wormed once yearly for gut worms.