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Your veterinary surgeon may prescribe this medication for allergic respiratory disease such as feline asthma. It must be used with other medication such as corticosteroids and bronchodilators.…
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Ectoparasiticides are used to treat or prevent ectoparasitic infestations such as fleas, ticks, mange mites, ear mites, lice, and sandflies. It is important that these parasites are kept under control, for example some animals may be allergic to flea saliva so that a flea bite will cause the animal to become very itchy and irritable (flea allergy dermatitis).
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Endoparasiticides are also called anthelmintics or wormers. These medicines are used for treatment and/or prevention of roundworms (nematodes), tapeworms (cestodes), and heartworm disease.
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Imidacloprid is a topical insecticidal agent prescribed by your veterinary surgeon to treat fleas on dogs, cats and rabbits. It can also help in control of allergic skin disorders due to…
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Probiotics contain normal naturally occurring 'good' bacteria and 'good' yeast. They are used to re-colonise the gastrointestinal tract when the normal balance of microflora (bacteria) has…
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Fenbendazole is used to control roundworms and some types of tapeworms and products are available for use in dogs, cats, ferrets, rabbits, birds and reptiles. Your veterinary surgeon may prescribe fenbendazole for a pregnant bitch to reduce the chance of the puppies being born with worms.
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Being normal inhabitants of the Andes, chinchillas can cope very well with British outdoor temperatures and can be kept in a outdoor "aviary" with plenty of branches for climbing and…
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Chinchillas should be offered good quality grass hay ad-libitum (available 24 hours a day). Pellets or concentrate foods should be given as a minimal quantity in addition to the hay (unless…
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Common conditions of pet chinchillas include bite wounds, respiratory diseases, dental disease, bloat/gut stasis and heat stroke. Bite wounds are common in chinchillas that are housed with…
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Chipmunks are members of the squirrel family and while there are many different species inhabiting North America and Asia, most of those bought in British pet shops are Siberian chipmunks…
