Shield Your Pet from Internal/External Parasites

TICKS are blood drinking external parasites that attack warm-blooded animals including dogs, cats and humans. They usually come in two forms: tiny black flat circles (males) and bean-sized grey spheres (females) A tick itself usually causes very little damage beyond slight skin damage or allergies, however, in some cases it can cause a condition called tick paralysis. This occurs when the tick attaches close to the spinal cord causing muscle paralysis/weakness and can lead to death due to paralysis of the chest muscles leading to respiratory failure. The real danger, however, lies in the diseases that ticks often carry such as Babesia, Borrelia and Ehrlichia. These diseases can cause serious health complications and can even lead to the death of your pet.

Due to the hot climate, Dubai is a hotspot for ticks throughout the year thus it is important that you regularly treat your pet for them. A spot-on treatment, such as Frontline, once a month is recommended by our clinic. Applied to the skin at the back of your pet’s neck, the liquid stores itself in the oil glands at the base of hair follicles and self-distributes continuously for one month to kill ticks as soon as they come into contact with your pet’s coat. It is a highly effective preventative and curative treatment for ticks that is so easy to apply that you can do it yourself!

FLEAS are another type of blood-sucking external parasites. They are tiny wingless jumping insects whose saliva causes skin irritation but they can also carry dangerous diseases. Fleas are not a large concern in the UAE, however, the Frontline product used for ticks is also effective against fleas.