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Wellness & Preventive Care
Year-Round Protection From Fleas, Ticks, Worms, and Heartworm
Parasites can affect your pet’s comfort, health, and quality of life, sometimes without causing obvious symptoms in the early stages. Fleas, ticks, intestinal worms, and heartworm can lead to skin irritation, digestive problems, anaemia, serious organ damage, and the spread of disease.
At EverCare Veterinary Clinic, we provide personalised parasite treatment and prevention plans for dogs and cats. Our recommendations are based on your pet’s age, weight, species, lifestyle, travel history, health condition, and risk of exposure.
Whether your pet needs routine protection, treatment for an active infestation, or a complete year-round prevention plan, our veterinary team will recommend a safe and appropriate approach.
Our parasite prevention and control services may include protection against:
The parasites your pet may be exposed to can vary depending on their lifestyle, environment, contact with other animals, and travel history.
Your pet’s parasite control appointment may include:
Effective parasite control is not based on one treatment for every pet. The correct product, dose, and schedule depend on your pet’s individual health and risk factors.
Our veterinarians take a complete approach by considering your pet’s species, age, weight, medical history, living environment, outdoor activity, travel plans, and interaction with other animals. We will also review any parasite products currently being used to help prevent incorrect dosing, unnecessary overlap, or the use of unsuitable medications.
When an active parasite problem is identified, we focus on treating your pet while also helping you reduce the risk of reinfestation within your home and environment.
During your pet’s appointment, you can expect:
Treatment may involve oral medication, topical products, injections, medicated bathing, environmental management, or a combination of approaches.
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+971 56 227 8484The recommended schedule depends on the product being used, the type of parasite, and your pet’s individual risk factors. Some treatments are given monthly, while others may provide protection for a longer period.
Our veterinarian will create an appropriate schedule for your pet.
Yes. Indoor pets can still be exposed to parasites through other animals, people’s clothing and shoes, balconies, gardens, insects, contaminated surfaces, veterinary visits, or an unexpected escape outdoors.
Indoor cats and dogs may have a lower risk of certain parasites, but they are not completely protected from exposure.
Common signs may include:
Some pets may also develop an allergic reaction to flea bites, resulting in intense irritation from only a small number of fleas.
Some pets with intestinal worms show no obvious symptoms. When symptoms are present, they may include:
Testing may be recommended because parasites cannot always be identified by appearance alone.
Some parasites can be transmitted from animals to people. Regular parasite prevention, good hand hygiene, prompt removal of faeces, and routine veterinary care can help reduce this risk.
Children, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems may require additional care around potentially infected animals.
Pets may not show symptoms during the early stages of heartworm infection. As the condition progresses, signs can include coughing, reduced energy, difficulty exercising, breathing problems, weight loss, or weakness.
Testing is important because heartworm infection cannot be reliably identified from symptoms alone.
Heartworm treatment may be possible, but it can be lengthy, costly, and physically demanding for the pet. Prevention is generally safer and simpler than treating an established infection.
The veterinarian will recommend testing and a suitable prevention plan based on your pet’s history and risk.
No. Products formulated for dogs may contain ingredients that are dangerous or potentially fatal to cats.
Only use parasite medication that has been specifically recommended for your pet’s species, weight, age, and health condition.
Consistent parasite prevention helps protect your pet, your home, and the people and animals around them. Book a parasite prevention consultation at EverCare Veterinary Clinic today.