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As leading animal healthcare providers, we design and manufacture innovative and effective solutions to animal health and hygiene problems.

Using only natural, plant derived non-toxic active ingredients, all harvested from sustainable resources, our range of farm and domestic animal healthcare products does the job needed and are kind to farm staff, the animals and the environment. These solutions work well and are the way forward for hard pressed livestock farmers and pet owners alike.

Regularly check your animals for ticks, particularly around the head, ears, legs and paws, as the presence of a tick is very uncomfortable and can lead to skin problems and disease.

Several species of tick have been reported in the U.K.

Ticks have complicated four life stages: Egg, six-legged larva, eight-legged nymph and adult.  Visible with the naked eye at all stages, they become active in spring, early summer and autumn, when temperatures are above 7⁰C.

Ticks prefer the moisture and protection of uncultivated pasture, but can quite easily be picked up in parks and gardens. Brushed off grasses and shrubs by passing animals they spend several days as blood-sucking temporary parasites. Unable to jump or fly, they crawl into position, pierce the animal’s skin with their mouths; squirt saliva to act as an anti-coagulant and firmly fix themselves with their backward-pointing barbs, that prevent easy removal. Attempts to remove ticks without making them relax; is painful to the animal, can result in the mouthpiece being left behind under the skin and cause infection to set in.  Once engorged with blood the tick will drop to the ground to continue its lifecycle that can take up to 3 years.

Due to the slow, blood sucking nature of a tick, they are among the most efficient carriers of disease. The best way to protect your animals against tick-borne diseases is to avoid tick bites.

Barrier Animal Healthcare is trusted for very high quality 100% natural, effective and affordable healthcare products for Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Poultry and Pet Care and is always looking for new and innovative ways to help improve the well-being of animals.

DIAMOND EDGE LTD.
126 Gloucester Road,
Brighton,
BN1 4BU
Tel. 01273-605922
& 01273-683988
Fax. 01273-625074
Email
Web Site

DIAMOND EDGE LTD.
Supply of top quality grooming equipment -
with a full  back-up service for everything we sell.
Clippers, Wren Heaters, Pet Beds, Scissors, Stand Dryers,
Slicker Brushes, Bristle Brushes, Combs, Dematting Tools,
Forceps, Nail Grooming, Strippers, Hand Clippers
Tables & Control Aids, Shampoos & Preparations.

Order on-line or we accept orders by telephone or fax
with credit/debit cards, or send cheque or postal orders
with your order.
Free illustrated catalogue with price-list available on request.

Dog Transit Box

Maintenance Free Cabin

Single Shetland Kennel

Johnsons

5 Reddicap Trading Estate, Sutton Coldfield,West Midlands, B75 7DF.
Tel 0121-378 1684

Email info@johnsons-vet.com

www.johnsons-vet.com &   www.4fleas.co.uk

For over 80 years Johnson's have been supplying the pet trade with the products you need for the pets you love!

SUNRISE AVICULTURE
95d Main Street,
Bramley,
South Yorkshire,
S66 0SE
Tel 01709-545619
Fax 01709-545619
Web Site

See web site for full details of Light Dimmers, Tubular Heaters, Hospital Cages, Incubators & Brooding Equipment.