Dr Glenn, answers the question Can my dog catch a cold in winter and also explains how some "cold-like" symptoms such as sneezing and coughing could be signs of allergies or even more serious illnesses like heart conditions or kennel cough.
Keeping your pets warm during winter is essential for their health and comfort. Cold weather can exasperate the symptoms of arthritis and joint health problems and many animals will be slower to move, limp or appear to be in pain during the colder months. There are many things you can do to help ensure the comfort and wellbeing of your pets as the temperatures drop and we've compiled a list of resources for you here.
Keeping your pets warm during winter is essential for their health and comfort. Cold weather can exasperate the symptoms of arthritis and joint health problems and many animals will be slower to move, limp or appear to be in pain during the colder months. There are many things you can do to help ensure the comfort and wellbeing of your pets as the temperatures drop and we've compiled a list of resources for you here.
Yes! Warm and heated houses provide the perfect environment for fleas to develop and reproduce. Fleas can reproduce throughout winter, with the adult female flea being able to lay up to 50 eggs a day. Fleas are also able to adapt to their environment with their lifecycle taking anywhere between 2 weeks and 2 years to be completed. The flea can remain in the pupae stage for up to a year waiting for the perfect temperature to emerge. Although you may not see a flea infestation during winter it will only take a few adult winter fleas to lead to a severe spring flea outbreak.
Controlling and eradicating fleas takes continual, year round, compliance. You should continue to treat all pets in the household with a suitable flea control product throughout the winter months. Failure to do so can lead to a flea outbreak during winter or spring which can be difficult to get under control!
Yes! Warm and heated houses provide the perfect environment for fleas to develop and reproduce. Fleas can reproduce throughout winter, with the adult female flea being able to lay up to 50 eggs a day. Fleas are also able to adapt to their environment with their lifecycle taking anywhere between 2 weeks and 2 years to be completed. The flea can remain in the pupae stage for up to a year waiting for the perfect temperature to emerge. Although you may not see a flea infestation during winter it will only take a few adult winter fleas to lead to a severe spring flea outbreak.
Controlling and eradicating fleas takes continual, year round, compliance. You should continue to treat all pets in the household with a suitable flea control product throughout the winter months. Failure to do so can lead to a flea outbreak during winter or spring which can be difficult to get under control!
Dr Glenn, answers the question Can my dog catch a cold in winter and also explains how some "cold-like" symptoms such as sneezing and coughing could be signs of allergies or even more serious illnesses like heart conditions or kennel cough.
From specialised joint supplements. omega oils, turmeric and veterinary prescription medications. Dr Glenn lets you know the most beneficial ways to use them and how/why a combination of a number of treatment options may be needed.
Dr Glenn, explains why dogs might start moving slower and become stiff or sore in the cold weather and what you can do to help ease these symptoms of stiffness or pain during the colder months.
