Jenjeroo

As a vet and fellow dog owner I am shocked and appalled by people not picking up their dog's mess. It is frankly disgusting to look at and deal with on your shoe but I'd also like to point out the health risks. One of the most worrying diseases we can catch from dog faeces is Toxocara. This is a parasite that has been found in up to 33% of dogs. The eggs can survive under the right conditions FOR YEARS. One study found viable worm eggs in 66% of London parks. This parasite can cause blindness and meningitis in children and the immunocompromised (people with HIV and those undergoing chemotherapy). I imagine that the people that are too lazy to pick up their dog's mess are also too lazy to have their dog regularly dewormed so the risk is even higher.

Gidget Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Jenjeroo Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Was she wearing lots of pink? I saw a rather > dodgy > > looking lady walking up and down upland road > last > > night. Hanging around the corners. We should > > report this to the local police. > > You are a vet? And you post things like this? I genuinely was concerned this woman was a prostitute. I was merely pointing out her appearance to see if it was the same woman.

Ms B Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Why don't men look after their feet? The place is > suddenly overrun with hobbits. So true

We can microchip earlier than 5months, not a problem. We just recommend that they don't go outside until they're neutered. Plus it's a big needle so I prefer to do it when they're under GA for neutering! But we can do it at 2nd vacc.

Alex K Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Jen, this fascinates me -- worms transmitted > through the feline breast? In the milk? A > life-cycle that involves secretion of a parasite > into the lumen of the lobular acinus, into the > lobular duct, into the milk duct proper -- for the > parasite then again to migrate into the wall of > the gut and thence into the bloodstream, to > re-gain access to the milk? > > Uncanny. But when one considers schistosomiasis, > or the dopaminergic effects of cerebral > toxoplasmosis upon normally cautious mice... > Well, ma'am, I'm here to learn. > > Thanks for any additional information that you can > supply. Here's a good link to Cornell Vet school parasitology pages. I did my final year dissertation on parasitology at Cornell. I find it all very fascinating! You know there's a parasite that infects cattle that is passed in their faeces that is then taken up by snails and then passed in snail slime. Ants use the snail slime as a source of moisture and also become infected. The parasite then travels to the ant's brain makes it sit at the top of grass blades. Thus the cows eat the infected ant and the circle continues! Madness! http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dicrocoelium_dendriticum#section_8

Was she wearing lots of pink? I saw a rather dodgy looking lady walking up and down upland road last night. Hanging around the corners. We should report this to the local police.

yeah get a falconer to come fly his birds around your garden one afternoon. it works for pigeons.

Both pets and humans are far beyond the size of crow prey. Aggression is almost always the result of adult crows protecting nearby young and it limited to a very small area. It is a temporary situation that is best resolved by trying to avoid the area they are protecting. While it can be intimidating, crows really do not present a threat to humans, dogs or cats. http://audubonportland.org/backyardwildlife/brochures/crows

A crow killed another crow in it's nest outside my kitchen window a few weeks ago. Aggressive.

Hi! I'm one of the vets at Lordship Lane Veterinary Surgery. It's a very exciting time getting a new kitten! Where are you planning on getting your kitten from? I would always recommend to get one from a charity or shelter as there are too many unwanted kittens in the World. Gumtree isn't a great place to get them from as this encourages unscrupulous breeders and they tend not to have been very well looked after. A lot of kittens we see from Gumtree are too young to have parted from their mothers and/or have signs of cat flu and worms. A good breeder or a charity will usually have already done deworming as they can catch them from their mother's milk. Often they need defleaing too. Some charities will also give them their first vaccinations. Kittens need vaccinating at 9weeks of age then again 3weeks later and then every year for the rest of their lives. Some studies show you can get away with every three years after the second year but then you miss out on regular check ups with the vet and your insurance will be invalid. The vaccinations cover FeLV, enteritis, herpes virus and calicivirus. Many shelters and pedigree breeders will also vaccinate against chlamydophila. At LLV a full course of kitten vaccines is ?70.15 and boosters every year are ?39.75. There is no vaccination against FIV (cat AIDS), the best way to prevent your cat from getting this horrible disease is to neuter him/her. We can neuter cats from 5months of age and at LLV the cost for a male is ?52.40 and a female is ?62.60. We recommend microchipping at this time too which is ?20. Regarding diet, often people do not realise how important nutrition is. Kitten's require kitten food until they are neutered. We recommend Hill's at LLV and that is what I personally feed my dog and cat. GoCat is a particularly rubbish diet; full of wheat, colourings, salt and sugar. Cats are lactose intolerant so should never be fed milk. Over 60% of cats are now overweight so ensuring they get a good quality diet and lots of exercise is very important. If you go on holiday, cat sitters are great as cats do not like being removed from their home territory. CatCalls are lovely. I have my dog walked by Angela at Companion Pet Care and she also will do cat sitting. But if you need to board your cat we offer very reasonable cat boarding at our practice. If you want to discuss any of these things further feel free to call us at Lordship Lane Vets on 02086934677. We are at 509 Lordship Lane at the corner of the South Circular oppositte the pub that used to be The Harvester/Grove. We offer free kitten checks and of course a full health check is done at the time of vaccination. Good luck and hopefully we'll see you soon! Jen Lordship Lane Veterinary Surgery 509-511 Lordship Lane 02086934677

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