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Why It's Important:
That's why our vet approved range of flea & worming products have been developed to keep your pet healthy & happy.
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Fleas and ticks
Fleas in the couch and carpet or even the bed, makes you want to itch at the thought. Flea bites and the itchy rash can last for weeks. We should also avoid the transmission of intestinal worms from our fur family to our human family. -
Worms
Can be transmitted from your pets to your family, posing a risk to not only your pet’s health.
Protect Your Pets
Fleas & Flea Tapeworm in Dogs and Cat
Why Monthly Protection Matters
To keep your pet protected and safe all year round!
Quick Flea Facts
- One female flea can produce 20,000 fleas in 60 days.
- Fleas can jump over 150 times their height.
- Flea pupae can survive up to a year in their cocoons.
Lifecycle and Prevention
Flea Control Benefits: Monthly flea protection not only prevents infestations but also helps avoid flea-borne tapeworms (Dipylidium caninum).
Flea Lifecycle: Adult fleas lay eggs that fall into the environment (dirt, carpet, bedding). Eggs hatch into larvae, pupae, and eventually adults that can jump onto pets or people. Fleas can remain dormant for months, hatching when stimulated by movement or heat. Regular year-round flea treatment is crucial to prevent infestations.
Flea Tapeworm: Pets can ingest infected fleas while grooming, leading to tapeworms that grow up to 50cm in their intestines. Humans, especially children, can also be infected. Controlling fleas breaks the tapeworm lifecycle.
Paralysis Ticks and Brown Dog Ticks in Dogs and Cats
Ticks in Australia
Ticks and Your Pet's Health
Ticks, including paralysis ticks, bush ticks, and brown dog ticks, are found throughout Australia. The paralysis tick (Ixodes holocyclus) poses the greatest risk to pets, causing thousands of hospitalisations annually, with some cases being fatal. Puppies, kittens, and small breeds are especially vulnerable.
Paralysis Ticks
Ticks can transmit diseases like Ehrlichiosis canis, which affects both pets and humans. Paralysis ticks, common along Australia’s east coast, inject a toxin that causes weakness, wobbliness, difficulty breathing, and potentially fatal paralysis. Early detection and immediate veterinary care are crucial.
Brown Ticks
Brown dog tick is commonly known to carry Canine ehrlichiosis,can cause skin irritations and if left untreated can cause anemia. These ticks are commonly found in norther regions of WA, SA, norther west of QLD and throughout the NT.
Tick Prevention and Management
Prevention and Management
Protect pets with monthly tick prevention chews for dogs or spot-ons for cats. Regularly check pets, especially after bush walks, focusing on areas like the neck, ears, and between toes. Preventing ticks is safer and cheaper than treating tick paralysis, which may require antiserum, hospitalisation, and supportive care.
Pet Lovers Club offers monthly personalised parasite protection, ensuring consistent care for your furry friends.
Heartworm Disease in Dogs and Cats
Heartworm Infection and Prevention
Mosquitoes spread heartworm by transferring larvae between pets through bites. Over six months, larvae mature into 20–30cm adult worms living in the heart and blood vessels. Early signs include coughing, tiredness, and exercise intolerance. Severe cases can lead to heart failure or sudden death.
Prevention vs. Treatment
Heartworm prevention is simple, affordable, and far safer than treating advanced disease. Start dogs on prevention from three months old, and consider prevention for cats in high-risk areas. Note that "all wormers" often don’t cover heartworm.
Pet Lovers Club provides monthly personalised parasite protection, ensuring your pets stay safe and healthy.
Heartworm in Cats
Heartworm affects cats differently than dogs. The immune response often kills larvae before they mature, but this can cause symptoms like coughing, vomiting, or asthma-like breathing. Diagnosis may require x-rays or ultrasounds, and treatment is risky. Monthly prevention is the safest option.
Heartworm in Australia
Heartworm thrives in warm, mosquito-rich areas, including tropical and subtropical regions of Australia. It's also becoming more common in southern states. Studies show 7–9% of wild foxes near Melbourne and Sydney carry heartworm, posing a risk to pets.
Intestinal worms including Flea Tapeworm in Dogs and Cats
Types of worms
Intestinal Worms in Pets
Intestinal worms, common in Australian pets, can cause serious health issues and pose risks to humans. Children are especially vulnerable, as worms can be transmitted through contaminated soil or accidentally ingesting eggs. Hookworm larvae can also infect humans through bare feet, causing intense itching.
Types of Worms
Dogs and cats can be infected by roundworms, tapeworms, hookworms, and whipworms. Roundworms resemble spaghetti, while tapeworm segments may appear like crawling rice grains in faeces. Pets can become infected through contaminated soil, raw meat, or secondary hosts like fleas, rodents, or lizards. Puppies and kittens are at higher risk, as they can be infected in utero or through their mother’s milk.
Worm prevention & management
Intestinal worms can cause vomiting, diarrhoea, lethargy, poor coat condition, stunted growth, or a potbellied appearance, especially in puppies and kittens. Severe infestations can be fatal.
Prevention
Protect pets with regular worming treatments from a young age, targeting all major worms (roundworm, hookworm, whipworm, and tapeworm). Treat every three months using oral chews, tablets, or topical options.
Pet Lovers Club ensures monthly personalised parasite protection, making it easy to keep your pets healthy year-round.