'French Heartworm' found in Scotland

[jaydex]

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.

[Relay]

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.

http://www.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]

This thread may help.

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

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]

and smack the diva's bottom?! 

Yesplease  Fritz

[GSPmad]

and smack the diva's bottom?! 

Yesplease  Fritz

 

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

[jaydex]

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.

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

[SuzAndTheDiva]

and smack the diva's bottom?! 

Yesplease  Fritz

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