Welcome to the November edition of our newsletter. Thank you to all of those
of you who came down to Creech Castle on our 1st birthday to celebrate a year of
taking care of the best pets in the South West! We had clients old and new
come down and celebrate in style. We raised money for the Dog’s Trust, had 4
legged witches, devils, vampires and even a scary skeleton made an appearance!
The Prize winners on the day included:
1. Pablo (Dog) – dressed in his tutu as a little devil!
2. Coco (Guinea Pig) who came as a wizard
3. Poppy (Dog) dressed as a little pumpkin
Staff have been working hard to look after all the inpatients that came in
through the doors last month and make each one feel as comfortable as possible.
We all know what it is like to have a sick pet and do our best to make sure you
know that your pet is being well cared for with the highest standard of care and
that you know they are in good hands.
On the 15 November we are hosting our
geriatric evening. For those of you with older
pets (from 7 onwards) we invite you to come
down and learn about the changes to expect in
the older pet and what can be done to help
them as they become golden oldies. There will
be discounts on offer for those who come.
Please book early as places are limited.
Don’t forget you can
find all of the latest
practice news on
Facebook and Twitter!
This month’s pet of the month is the cute
boxer Macey. She swallowed some pills that
could have been fatal. Luckily, her owners
rushed her straight into us and she made a
full recovery. Well Done Macey!
Angiostrongylus vasorum is a worm that lives in
the pulmonary arteries (in the great vessels in
the lungs) and the right ventricle of the heart.
They grown up to 2.5cm in length. Dogs can
become infected by swallowing snails/slugs or
frogs or their slime trails. If left undetected
it could be potentially fatal.
Cats can also contract lung worm, however it is
called Aelurostrongylus abstrusus. It too is
ingested via slugs and snails. The worms are
about 1cm long and live in the tissue of the
lungs and bronchioles. These worms are not as
severe as the dog one but can cause a chronic
mild cough, sneezing and often production of
mucus type sputum. It is rarely fatal in the
cat, but does cause respiratory distress.
These worms can be prevented so ask the
practice for more details.
In addition to this we also advise regularly
worming against round worms and tape
worms. Some cause problems to your pets,
some can be Zoonotic (infect humans,
especially children).
Above: Life cycle Lung worm
It takes about 7 weeks for larvae to turn into
worms. They can live for 2 years.
They can cause many problems in the dog from
coughing, to inflammation of the arteries and
veins that they inhabit, heart failure and
bleeding disorders.
Left:
Angiostrongylus
vasorum
(Lung worm)
Last month we featured an
article on keeping your pet
calm through the firework
season. If you would like
any information or advice
contact us on 01823 240
140.