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Pets & Working Animals => Dogs => Topic started by: DavidnChris on April 12, 2009, 12:30:47 pm

Title: Lungworm
Post by: DavidnChris on April 12, 2009, 12:30:47 pm

This topic has come up on the pigs part of the forum but it seems to apply more to dogs so I'm putting a link here for those who may be interested \ concerned.
www.lungworm.co.uk

David.

Title: Re: Lungworm
Post by: doganjo on April 12, 2009, 06:28:52 pm

Thanks, David.  This concerns me as my dogs do graze and the infected slugs could be anywhere.  They don't need to eat a slug to contract the disease - even licking the slime is enough.  Not all standard wormers can protect dogs but I understand Panacur and Milbemax do.  There was a case in Glasgow recently, a Weimaraner I think, and a Brittany youngster bred by a friend of mine contracted the disease down in England - not sure exactly where.  Both dogs were diagnosed early by very clever vets and I understand are recovering but it was touch and go for them both.