Fleas are still a major parasite concern for pet owners, and still transmitting diseases that are dangerous to humans
Ian Wright joins us once more, this time to discuss fleas and related issues.
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Ian Wright, BVMS, BSc, MSc, MRCVS, is a practising veterinary surgeon and co-owner of the Mount Veterinary Practice in Fleetwood, Lancashire.
He has a Master’s degree in Veterinary Parasitology, and in addition to being head of the European Scientific Counsel Companion Animal Parasites (ESCCAP UK and Ireland), is guideline director for ESCCAP Europe. He is also an editorial board member for the Companion animal and Vet CPD journals.
He has written widely on parasitology topics, and is a regular contributor to Vet Times.
Ian spoke about the risk posed by exotic parasites in dogs in Ep 21 of the Vet Times Podcast. It was accompanied in Veterinary Times by the article “Exotic parasites in imported dogs: diagnosing and preventing spread”, which available online at https://bit.ly/2UD1MKU
An article on cat and dog deworming and whether a monthly protocol is essential (accompanied by Vet Times Podcast Ep 28) appeared in Vet Times Volume 50 Issue 12 (17 March issue), and will be available via vettimes.co.uk
The article “Important factors for achieving and maintaining effective flea control” appeared in Vet Times Volume 50 Issue 14 Pages 8-10.
More guidance is also available from ESCCAP UK and Ireland. [www.esccapuk.org.uk]
* 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗦𝗗 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼.
𝗙𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗙𝗹𝗲𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟭 𝗶𝗻 𝟰 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭 𝗶𝗻 𝟳 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟭% 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲, 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘀 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘇𝗼𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻.
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘇𝗼𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆.
𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝟭𝟮 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀’ 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀. 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝘀𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼, 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿 (𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆), 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁’𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲, 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆.