Muddy Paws Canine Spa

Tick season is well and truly here!!!!!! We seem to be removing ticks daily off customers dogs. Ticks live on grass and other plants and leap onto a host as they pass by. When they attach they are generally very small, but they grow rapidly when they latch on and start feeding. They may also change colour when feeding too, often going from brown to a pearly grey. Ticks aren't just pests that feast on your dog and cause them to itch; they can also be carriers of some serious diseases. Ticks can carry a devastating condition called lyme disease, caused by serious bacteria, which affects both muscle and nerve cells. The best way to check if your dog has ticks is to give them a close examination, looking and feeling for any unusual lumps and bumps. Around the head, neck and ears are common ‘hot spots’ for ticks, so here is a good place to start, but as ticks can attach anywhere on the body a full search is important. Correct removal is very important and if in doubt speak with your vet. Lyme disease is caused in dogs by the bite of an infected tick. Lyme disease results in symptoms such as loss of appetite, depression, fatigue and reluctance to move. Take action by treating your dog with a spot on or tablet as a preventative. Your vets will have a range of products including spot on's and tablets. Call in to the clinic and they can decide which best suits the needs of your dog 😁

For those whom worry about touching door handles or pressing buttons at traffic lights ect during this pandemic. We at muddy paws are please to introduce these new handy hand-made germ free keyrings . Produced in ireland . They are retailing at €6 each. We are trialing white at the moment and depending on there success we will look for other colours. #keepingeveryonesafe #livesmatter

With all this lovely weather , tick season has well and truly kicked in with a bang, please buy you flea/ tick/ mite treatments from the vets to keep these pests at bay from your animals.

Sooooo drum roll please...... The lucky winner of the free groom and dog id tag is .......... Ellen Marie Egan 🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉 Congratulations Ellen. If you call muddy paws next week we will be happy to arrange your free groom and dog id tag. Sorry to everyone else but keep an eye on our page more competition's will be coming your way soon ###

With our doggie photo shoot over till Christmas. Jaynes next big challenge is a tandem parachute jump to help raise much needed funds for Dog Rescue Coolronan. The jump will take place on the 2nd of September weather permitting on the day. So jayne is looking for all you lovely lot to help her by sponsoring her. No matter how small amount every cent helps. As a bonus anyone whom sponsors jayne plus the other 15 people whom are also jumping to raise money for Dog Rescue Coolronan will be entered in to a draw on the day of the jump to win one of the amazing hampers that have been donated. So if you wish to sponsor jayne pm the page, comment below , call her on 0870539391 or by PayPal at [email protected]. Also please like and share this post to help raise much needed funds....

This is chica my new foster baby for cara rescue dogs. Chica is a aprox 8 to 10 weeks old and is 1 of 10 puppies that came from ashton pound today. I am once again asking for everyones help cara are in great need of puppy food, toys, bedding and donations. Just to feed, worm, flea treatments, vaccinations and micro chipping will cost over €1000 and that's as long as none of the pups need any other medication or treatments. So please if you can possibly help feel free to drop anything in to muddy paws in petworld athlone or go on the cara rescue dogs page and info on how to donate is there. Thanks in advance jayne x