🐾 Spring Parasite Alert: Fleas, Ticks, Lungworm & How to Keep Your Pet Protected
Spring is here, and with it comes the start of flea, tick, and lungworm season. Warmer weather means more time outdoors, which increases the risk of your pets coming into contact with these common but potentially serious parasites.
Understanding the risks—and how to prevent them—is key to keeping your pets healthy and happy this season.
Fleas Are Becoming Active
Fleas thrive as temperatures rise. Even a single flea bite can cause intense itching, and pets with flea allergy dermatitis can suffer from hair loss, scabs, or secondary infections.
Signs to watch for:
Scratching, biting, or licking the coat
Small black flecks (flea dirt)
Hair loss or inflamed skin
Tip: Early and regular flea prevention is far easier than treating an infestation.
Tick Season is Starting
Ticks are active in woodlands, hedgerows, and long grass, and can transmit diseases such as Lyme disease.
Prevention tips:
Use a vet-approved tick treatment
Check pets thoroughly after walks, paying special attention to ears, neck, and paws.
Lungworm Risks
Lungworm is an increasingly common parasite in the UK. Dogs can become infected by ingesting slugs, snails, or contaminated water. Infections can cause coughing, difficulty breathing, lethargy, and in severe cases, serious illness.
Prevention:
Regularly use a lungworm preventative, especially if your dog enjoys gardens, ponds, or wild walks.
Preventative Treatments Are Key
Spring is the perfect time to review your pet’s preventative care. Treatments for fleas, ticks, and lungworm are widely available, but timing is critical—preventing a problem is always better than treating one.
How Our Health Plan Can Help
For convenience and peace of mind, the Real Pets Health Club covers all of these preventative treatments and more:
Flea and tick prevention
Lungworm prevention
Annual Booster & health check
6 month health check
1 vet consultation & 2 nurse consultations
This means you can keep your pet protected without worrying about last-minute appointments or missed treatments, especially during the busy spring and summer months.
Keep Your Pet Healthy This Spring
Early prevention is the best way to avoid discomfort, infection, or serious illness. If you’re unsure whether your pet’s preventative treatments are up-to-date, or if you want advice on the best options for fleas, ticks, or lungworm, book an appointment or consider joining the Real Pets Health Club today.
Your pets deserve a safe and itch-free spring—and with the Real Pets Health Club, it’s easy to stay protected all year round.