Nearly 6.9 million of the UK’s beloved canines are potentially at risk

Infection with lungworm can cause serious health problems in dogs,
and is often fatal if not diagnosed and treated

Slugs and snails carry the life-threatening lungworm Angiostrongylus vasorum

Foxes can also become infected with lungworm, and their increasing numbers
have been implicated in the spread of this parasite

Diagnosis of the disease caused by A. vasorum is on the increase

If your dog swallows one of these common garden visitors
there is a risk it could become infected

84% of people still don’t know the symptoms of the lungworm infection in dogs