Flea

• Summer is also a great time to visit the vet for a routine check-up and confirm pets are up to date on their vaccinations.
• Beat the heat: It's always important to look out for and prevent overheating and dehydration in pets, but especially during the hotter summer months.
• Pet parents can find their pets' summer essentials at Petco pet care centers nationwide, at petco.com and via the Petco app.
• Petco offers various convenient ways to shop including buy online, pick up in store, curbside pick-up and same-day delivery.

• For pet parents concerned about allergies affecting their furry companions, Trupanion consulted with veterinarian and Trupanion General Manager, Dr. Stephen Rose, BVSc (Hons1) M Infotech CVA ACVCHM, for his insights.
• “Allergies, much like in humans, can have broad health implications, affecting skin, ears, eyes, feet, and even internal organs,” said Dr. Rose.
• “Allergies are less seldom triggered by a singular factor but rather accumulate from multiple triggers, ultimately prompting the need for treatment.
• For Trupanion-covered pets in North America, the highest number of allergy related claims over the past 3 years occurred in these states or provinces:

• However, these treatments are polluting our rivers and could pose a health risk to pet-loving families, according to new research.
• They spread over the skin of the animal making it toxic to fleas (and sometimes ticks) for at least one month.
• They’re often sold as part of a pet healthcare plan, whereby pet owners make a monthly payment for a package of year-round treatments.
• There were multiple likely additional pathways for these chemicals to end up going down the drain.

• In my opinion, preventative flea treatment is neither necessary nor desirable in most cases.
• Non-chemical methods such as flea traps, regular hot washing of the animal’s bedding to kill larval fleas and hoovering are effective.
• There are also oral flea and tick treatments such as isoxazolines, which rapidly resolve flea infestations.

Proceed with precaution

• To make sure newer classes of parasiticide such as isoxazolines remain as effective as possible, extensive preventative use cannot continue.
• Previous research has also raised concerns about possible health risks to pet owners and veterinary professionals from chronic exposure to pet parasiticides.
• Our work supports these concerns, demonstrating that fipronil and imidacloprid readily transfer to bedding and owner’s hands, so they will quickly get smeared around the household.

Dave Goulson receives funding from the Veterinary Medicines Directorate. He is a member of the Green Party.

• To reach their goal, the HSI/URC program will expand its outreach to three more regions, Zakarpattia, Kharkiv and Sumy, to ensure that aid reaches those in need across Ukraine.
• Ruud Tombrock, executive director of Humane Society International/Europe, said: "As the conflict in Ukraine persists, both people and animals are enduring unimaginable hardships side by side.
• Maksym Dotsenko, director general of the Ukrainian Red Cross, said: "The Ukrainian Red Cross highly appreciates the support of Humane Society International in providing aid for pets during this difficult time.
• Humane Society International has been helping Ukrainian refugees and their pets since March 2022, providing emergency funding and supplies such as pet food, pet carriers, blankets and veterinary care .