Looking After Your New Puppy Or Kitten: Essential Health & Parasite Protection
Bringing home a new puppy or kitten is an exciting and rewarding experience, but it also comes with important responsibilities. One of the most crucial aspects of early pet care is parasite control, as young animals are more vulnerable to worms, fleas, ticks, and heartworm. Proper prevention will help keep your pet healthy, happy, and protected for life.
Parasite Control: Why It’s Essential
Puppies and kittens are highly susceptible to gastrointestinal worms, which can cause serious health issues such as weight loss, diarrhea, anemia, and poor growth.
To keep your pet safe:
An all-wormer tablet should be given:
• Every 2 weeks until 12 weeks of age
• Every month until 6 months of age
• Every 3 months for life
These treatments protect against common parasites like roundworms, hookworms, tapeworms, and whipworms, ensuring your pet grows strong and healthy.
Heartworm Prevention: A Must for Puppies
Heartworm is a life-threatening parasite that is spread by mosquitoes and affects the heart and lungs. Prevention is essential, as once a dog is infected, treatment is complicated and risky.
The best protection is a heartworm injection administered by your vet, which removes the risk of forgetting monthly treatments. The recommended schedule is:
• Start at 12 weeks of age
• Booster at 6 months of age
• Annual injections for life, given at the same time as vaccinations
By staying on top of heartworm prevention, you’ll ensure your puppy remains safe and protected from this deadly disease.
Give Your Pet the Best Start in Life**
Regular vet check-ups, vaccinations, parasite prevention, and a healthy diet are all key to raising a happy and healthy puppy or kitten.
At Sydney Animal Hospitals, we offer comprehensive parasite control plans, heartworm prevention, and lifetime vaccination programs to make pet care simple and stressfree.
Book your new pet’s FREE first check-up today!
Call us at 02 8319 5555 or visit www.sydneyanimalhospotals.com.au to learn more.
