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Offline sassie

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Re: What is it with Cockers and Snails?
« Reply #15 on: July 26, 2009, 12:02:58 PM »
Can you possibly post what the vet says. I posted on here that Indie was very sick the other night, she is fine now but we think it might have been from a frog. Another thing that is freaking me out is with all this wet humid weather, we are getting tiny mushrooms growing in the garden and the dogs are hoovering them up.... which is not good either. I don't know these dogs are a worry  :luv:

Chatted with the vet about this yesterday, and she said that although it is true that she could catch lungworm from the snails, one of the wormers that are available (she was confused as to which one) does guard against lungworm.   Also she said that in this part of the country, Cambridgeshire, it is very rare - but is much more common in the South West of the country.

She asked me to keep an eye on her, and remove them from her as soon as possible, but not to spray anything in the garden as she is so young.


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Re: What is it with Cockers and Snails?
« Reply #16 on: July 26, 2009, 12:08:09 PM »
O.k thanks i will just be vigillant  :shades:

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Re: What is it with Cockers and Snails?
« Reply #17 on: July 26, 2009, 12:24:59 PM »
Here's a recent thread on lungworm, there are a couple of interesting links in it :blink:

http://www.cockersonline.co.uk/discuss/index.php?topic=60650.msg875157#msg875157

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Re: What is it with Cockers and Snails?
« Reply #18 on: July 26, 2009, 08:14:54 PM »
Here's a recent thread on lungworm, there are a couple of interesting links in it :blink:

http://www.cockersonline.co.uk/discuss/index.php?topic=60650.msg875157#msg875157

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Re: What is it with Cockers and Snails?
« Reply #19 on: July 26, 2009, 10:37:21 PM »
I had that too. with jaffa, every time he went out he would find a slug.

It stoped as soon as it started.

did not realize the were bad, I just hated him with them.
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Re: What is it with Cockers and Snails?
« Reply #20 on: July 27, 2009, 09:20:42 PM »
Oh no something else for me to worry about, I live in the countryside there are loads of huge ginger ones. I actually do go out at night and pick them up (with a tissue) and throw them in the compost bin as they eat all my plants - the few left that the pups have not destroyed that is.
They don't tend to bother with them anymore but there are plenty of slime trails everywhere.
 
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