How do you all handle lungworm prevention if your dog loves eating slugs and snails in the garden?
Lungworm Prevention in Dogs
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Provetojuniorconseil
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Hi there,
For a dog that regularly eats slugs and snails, lungworm prevention is mainly based on a targeted parasite treatment (often monthly in the spring and autumn), prescribed by your vet as a spot-on or tablets. Also, keep a close eye on them when they're outside after it rains and work on the "leave it" command using high-value treats when you notice your dog is about to eat one.
Feel free to have a chat with your vet so they can give you more advice on this matter.
Kind regards,
Laure.
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Picco85
Hi everyone!?
The best prevention is more thorough training. My dogs only eat what I give them. If it’s not in their bowl, they won't eat it. This is because I take the risk of poisoning into account.
So, there’s no way I’d let them eat anything that hasn't been checked. That’s my sensible take on it, and it saves me from having to look for solutions to problems that shouldn't exist in the first place.
If you have gundogs, though, that’s a different matter entirely.
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