At the Vets: What may be a help to your garden may be a danger to your pets

Slug pellets can be lethal to dogs like Teddy Boy so please keep them safe & well away from all pets

With the Met Office’s weather forecast for the next month or so indicating outbreaks of rain, conditions are likely to be perfect for slugs and snails, leading to a probable increase in numbers of these molluscs visiting back gardens and of course our many beautiful West Sussex public spaces.

But it’s so important dog owners appreciate and remember the dangers posed to their four legged friends by the use of slug pellets as they are extremely poisonous to our pets causing severe illness and in the worst cases, death.

Humid damp conditions mean we commonly observe a spike in cases of dogs and cats with slug pellet poisoning, as increased use makes it far more likely for your pet to come into contact with them.