‘French Heartworm’ found in Scotland

[Anonymous]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7492135.stm

[Sweetypye]

Cannot see why this is news, it has been in the UK for some considerable time, although perhaps not as far north as kilt country.

[GSPmad]

ditto SP – has been around for ages, in the midlands for at least 3yrs – unless it’s just in scottish news because it hasn’t been there before so people oop north get informed about it. 🙂

[Anonymous]

It’s all well & good the vets telling people what sypmtoms to look out for AFTER they get infected, but how do we actually prevent our dogs getting it in the first place? Slugs & snails are absolutely everywhere so you can’t exactly avoid them.  :-\

[GSPmad]

only way i know of is regular use of chemical wormers.  :-\  might be some other way?  ???

i wonder if you could teach your dog to ‘leave’ all slugs and snails with training? and that’s something i wouldn’t know the answer to cos i can’t train for tuppence.  😀

[*Nick*]

This thread may help.

https://www.resources.dogclub.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11406.msg214913;topicseen#msg214913

[SuzAndTheDiva]

Honey dont eat snails or slugs – smack her pretty backside if she even thought of it  😮

[GSPmad]

[quote author=*Nick* link=topic=11953.msg229078#msg229078 date=1215466346]
This thread may help.

https://www.resources.dogclub.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11406.msg214913;topicseen#msg214913

[/quote]

that’s the dirofilaria nick though, this is the angiostrongylus.  🙂 unless there was stuff about angiostrongylus further down – sorry, can’t remember.  :-*

though have just had a thought – regular faecal tests to look for larvae might be a way of monitoring to make sure your dog is clear?

and smack the diva’s bottom?!  😮 😮 😮

[xtine]

[quote author=GSPmad link=topic=11953.msg229084#msg229084 date=1215467455]

and smack the diva’s bottom?!  😮 😮 😮
[/quote]
;D Yesplease  ;D Fritz

[GSPmad]

[quote author=xtine link=topic=11953.msg229085#msg229085 date=1215467507]
[quote author=GSPmad link=topic=11953.msg229084#msg229084 date=1215467455]

and smack the diva’s bottom?!  😮 😮 😮
[/quote]
;D Yesplease  ;D Fritz

[/quote]

:-X :-X :-X 😮

dorain and duibh have been sent to bed as it is obviously past the 9 o’clock watershed.  😀

[Anonymous]

[quote author=Sweetypye link=topic=11953.msg229000#msg229000 date=1215456693]
Cannot see why this is news, it has been in the UK for some considerable time, although perhaps not as far north as kilt country.
[/quote]

Well it was news to me I hadnt heard of it before, pardon me for thinking others hadnt either

[SuzAndTheDiva]

[quote author=xtine link=topic=11953.msg229085#msg229085 date=1215467507]
[quote author=GSPmad link=topic=11953.msg229084#msg229084 date=1215467455]

and smack the diva’s bottom?!  😮 😮 😮
[/quote]
;D Yesplease  ;D Fritz

[/quote]

behave  😮  😀

[Kerry_and_Beau]

i hadn’t heard of this either and as i am up north i’m glad it was posted  🙂 thanks  :-*  p.s. beau eats alot of grass and plant life when in the mood so would be susceptible from that angle.

[GSPmad]

and someone else obviously wants to know about it – a guest is printing it.  😀

[travis]

Travis had heartworm at a young age,our vet told me I was over protective ,according to the vet he had KC,thank goodness I saw another vet over the weekend and he was diagnosed with heartworm,it took him quite a while to get back to his normal self

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