Do you have questions about your cat or dog’s health? Seresto Flea and Tick Control collar have called on the TV vet and animal expert, Rory Cowlam, to answer your questions - £200 voucher to be won

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Whatever life may bring, our pets are always there to love us unconditionally. As an important part of the family, it’s only right we treat them with the utmost care they deserve. With this in mind, Rory Cowlam, Seresto’s expert vet, will be on hand to help answer your questions on your cat’s or dog’s healthcare.

Here’s some more information about Rory the Vet:

“Rory is a respected voice within the veterinary industry with an ever-growing career in broadcast. His warmth and knowledge shine through on his regular appearances on programmes such as ITV's Lorraine, BBC's Blue Peter, CBBC HQ as well as BBC Breakfast and Sky News. A graduate from the Royal Veterinary College in 2015 he has since gone on to a full-time career as a member of the Neighbourhood vet practice based in East Dulwich, London. Rory's ethos is based around education and communication which saw him become an Amazon best-selling author in 2020 with his debut book ‘Secret Life of a Vet’ published by Hodder.”

Here’s what Seresto has to say:

“You don’t want to be thinking about fleas and ticks when you should be enjoying play time with your pet! We at Seresto are keen to ensure that nothing gets in the way of the special bond between you and your pet. We know life is busy, and monthly flea and tick treatments can feel like just another thing to try and remember. That’s why Seresto collars provide 7-8 continuous months of flea and tick protection, allowing you to forget monthly treatments once and for all. Give your pet Seresto - the long-lasting flea and tick protection that lets pets play on!”

So whether you have a question on how to prevent your pet from getting fleas and ticks, or maybe this is the first time you’ve had a dog and want to make sure you’re doing everything you can to keep them happy and healthy, post your question on this thread for Rory the Vet to answer. Rory will be back on the week of the 3rd May to answer some of your questions.

Everyone who shares a question on the thread below will be entered into a prize draw where one lucky Mumsnet user will win a £200 voucher for a store of their choice (from a list).

Thanks and good luck!

MNHQ

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How can you best introduce a dog to other non dog pets (we have rescue rabbits who live in a large rabbit shed with attached run)? Thanks.

My dog does not go out for walks, or come into contact with other dogs much, he is old, and just goes to the garden for a few hours with me wandering around, would you think he would need a collar - can I bring fleas home with me if I pet a family members dog, which may infect him ? Thank you. (I'd hate him to get fleas due to my fault)

I have a 10 week old puppy, is she too young for a collar ? - she has had a vet check and was given a dose of flea treatment applicable to her small size. The vet said that I can bring viruses home on my clothes and shoes when coming into the home so must continue to protect her.

Two of my three dogs, at separate times, have had allergic reactions to Seresto collars. The dogs were not related and were different breeds.
One had a severe neurological reaction.

For this reason I will not use Seresto again.

How to bath my Dog if he get fleas? Are there steps ? And what products that could be used during bath time?

Thank you.

Can a dog just eat once a day?

My 1 year old King Charles cavalier has lost interest in breakfast, she loves her dinner though and is a healthy weight. Should I be concerned about her not eating in the morning?

(Also my son loves you in the PetFactor!)

My 10 month old puppy has started licking us all the time over the last week. At first it was cute, not that we encouraged her, but now she just goes for it, all of the time. I would like to stop this behaviour because I react to her saliva and get hives (otherwise not allergic to her at all.) And also, well, it's potentially annoying for people greeting her if they are not into licks! Any ideas?

Two questions: one is about flea collars. My cat is 10 months old and a crazy mad tree climber, I worry about him getting caught up?

Second one is that he never seems to eat anything much. A few dry biscuits/Hills essentials diet and the occasional half a pouch of wet food. He'll scoff all the dreamies and webbox sticks and lick-e-lix I offer so I assume he's just fussy about routine food, but that's not ideal. He's not huge but not at all skinny - and he does eat mice! (We have no neighbours so he's not being fed elsewhere). I found him pulling up grass with his teeth today and eating it - very odd? Also he drinks from a water bowl which previous cats have never done. Should I worry?

If we humans get (hopefully not) headline, would we need to treat our semi-longhaired cats? If so how?

Headlice sorry not headline

Our dog only eats dog food. If we drop human food on the floor he doesn’t eat it. He’s got no interest in it. Is that ok? Should I be happy or should he try something other than dog food? Would he get bored eventually as we usually buy the same brand each week?’

Any advice please on my dog's recurrent sore ears?
Have had vet treatment, they clear up for a short time but then are as bad as ever.
He hates his ears being touched

My cat is an indoor cat - does she still need flea treatment?

I definitely could do with some advice :)

My cat has ticks all the time despite using drops prescribed by the vet. They only kill the ticks once they've bitten him. Then they often seem to die embedded. I use the treatment every four weeks.

I'm also finding live ticks that haven't yet bitten him, but are crawling on him. I've lost one on the sofa this weekend. Not ideal!

Any advice please?

I have a 14yr old cat recently diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, currently this is being managed through diet only. What options are there as this inevitably progresses and what symptoms do you think show it is the right time to euthanise?

Any advice on choosing vegetarian dog food? Can I assume they're all nutritionally sufficient or are there particular ingredients to avoid or look for? (My puppy seems content eating the meat-based food that her breeder started her on but I assume that it's made from battery-farmed chicken, which is not an industry I want to support.)

How often would you say is too often to give a dog a treat?

Is there a general chart to go by to know whether your dog or cat are at a healthy weight for their species?

I know it's okay to give some human food to dogs. But when does it become too much? I've seen other families giving their dogs very human food like chocolate. Isn't this bad for them?

If you're starting a flea treatment, is it something that you're supposed to be using constantly to maintain even after they're treated?

My daughter's cat eats a bowl full of dry kibble ( he's not interested in wet food and won't start to eat unless the bowl is full) and then he often sicks it up and is then still hungry. There is always water provided ( in a bowl separated from the food) but I've never seen him drink any.

How does this flea collar compare to the monthly drops. Can I have advice about how to decide which one to use for my cat, thankyou

What are the telltale signs that my cat might have a touch of the horrid fleas!?

How often should you be taking your dog for a walk and how long for?

Is there a particular remedy for fleas that's better than others?