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Spring into action against fleas and ticks
What to look for when you groom your pets coat
Specks of
flea “dirt”
(flea faeces)
in the coat
are easy
to find
Parting the
coat reveals
a tick in situ
with buried
mouth parts
Adult flea
Pupae Eggs
Larvae
With warmer winters and widespread central heating, fleas are no longer the seasonal summer problem they used to be. Instead the little horrors get into your pet and into your home throughout the year causing problems ranging from sore bites to skin irritation, infection, hair loss and anaemia.
Worse still, a female flea can lay 50 or more eggs per day!
These fall off your pet and are deposited around the house in carpets and bedding where they can remain dormant for many months and sometimes longer, before developing, via larval and pupal stages, into adult fleas.
In just a few weeks two fleas can multiply into several thousand!
By contrast, ticks live in areas of woodland, moorland and heathland, waiting to attach themselves to passing pets. Once attached, ticks feed on your pets blood, sometimes for several days.
Don’t let fleas and ticks make life a misery -