Friends of ours who own Saffy out of Bea X Levi recently cought Lung worm. She very nearly died.... after 3 days in intesive care & a wopping bill of over £2000 just before Xmas she is ok now. Even though she did have pet insurance, this particular vet would not accept a direct payment from Petplan, and after a lot of disputing they allowed them to take her home after leaving a deposit of £250. Saffy was actually ready the day before she was collected, however they said they wouldnt release her without full payment of over £2000. So Saffy had a night alone at this particular vet when she didnt need to. My advise to people is speak to your local vet on how to protect your pet from this. My vet advises Advocate which can only be obtained by a vet. This could save your dogs life and a massive bill! LUNG / HEART WORM IS MORE COMMON NOW & CAN BE FATAL IF NOT TREATED IN TIME. I will be posting some info on this shortly. The wormer PANACUR also covers LUNGWORM. Pls consult your Vet for further advise.
When choosing your vet, make sure you choose one that you feel comfortable with, ask them if they accept payment direct from your insurance company, if not ask about deposits & installments. You should always take out insurance on your pet. We recommend PetPlan here. Never choose a vet because their prices appear to be cheaper than others. DO YOUR HOMEWORK FIRST.
The RSPCA offers help to people on low income & benefits, they have a vet in Putney. I will post their details shortly.
THE REASON WHY THE INTERCONTINENTAL K.C. DOES NOT REFER TO STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIERS AS 'IRISH' STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIERS; is, it has become a common expression via several establishment sources, including DEFRA, to refer to 'Irish' Staffordshire Bull Terriers as a front name for 'Pit Bull Terrier type' .. we feel that such a term is unjustified in the circumstances, and maintain the Staffordshire Bull Terrier name for our purposes on historical levels; in accordance with our breed standard concerning general features of size, shape and character.
Copied from IKC website - Thank you Ed Reid
Below article was copied from The Kennel Club UK Web site on 28.04.2009... Good news:
The ‘Dog Control Bill’ tabled by Liberal Democrat Peer Lord Redesdale, received its second reading in the House of Lords on Friday.
The Bill, which could repeal the Dangerous Dogs Act, received support from Conservative and Liberal Democrat Peers on the basis that it is non breed specific and would do more to target irresponsible owners and better protect the public. Lord Tyler (Liberal Democrat) highlighted that the Dangerous Dogs Act is quoted to political students as an example of “the dangers of knee jerk legislation” and added “breed specific law is bad law; it simply doesn’t work”. Earl Cathcart (Conservative) stated that the DDA was “hastily brought in” and that “You wouldn’t arrest a human based on their looks so why dogs?”
The Kennel Club broadly welcomed the second reading of the Bill which if passed, would introduce major changes to current dangerous dogs legislation. These changes include:
Following the debate, Lord Redesdale agreed to review various parts of the Bill, including removing a clause which would make it an offence to keep a dog that has injured another dog or animal. The Kennel Club had previously raised concerns that this could theoretically lead to the seizure of any dog which attacked a rat or rabbit for example, and had pushed for the Bill to be amended.
Caroline Kisko, Kennel Club Communications Director, welcomed Friday’s response by the Lords: “The debate which took place in the House of Lords is an extremely welcome one. Current legislation is severely flawed and has failed in its attempts to protect the public or reduce the number of pit bull terriers in the UK.
“The Kennel Club is pleased that Lord Redesdale will now look to amend his Bill at committee stage and we will continue to push for changes on areas of the Bill with which we have concerns.”
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