Harvest mites

Not a question but watch out for harvest mites which are bad this year. We've never had them before but yesterday my big boy was limping badly his feet were so sore. A quick trip to the vet and he's fine now. Orangey itchy lumps in areas which have sparse hair are the most likely places to find them.
08:21 Wed 18th Aug 2010
 
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thanks for the warning. Earlier this year I had a big problem with ticks even though my dogs are frontlined but have changed to scalibor collars and the ticks, touching wood have gone,

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