PETS was introduced by the European Parliament in 2000 to allow the UK and some other European countries stricter travel controls than the rest of the EU. In January 2012, PETS was updated in line...
Pet ownership is known to have a number of positive impacts on the health and wellbeing of owners. According to a 2005 paper written for the British Medical Journal (McNicholas et al, 2005), benefits...
The everyday parasites that are already endemic within the pet animal population continue to pose diagnostic and control challenges for owners and veterinary professionals. Their control remains...
Ticks are temporary ectoparasites as they attach to a host for a short period of time to take a blood meal. They are haematophagous and have a remarkable ability to transmit a wide variety of...
Mosquitoes and sandflies can sensitize pets with their saliva. They tend to bite around the muzzle, eyes, ear pinna, abdomen; the bite can be slightly painful but fleeting. It is not common to see...
Hard ticks are so called because of a hard scutum or shield on their dorsal surface (Figure 1). The scutum covers the whole of the surface of the male tick but only one third (when unfed) or a small...