Children respond particularly well, particularly for things such as poor sleep patterns, gluey ears, runny nose, even behaviourhal problems.

When he returned some time later the dog was clearly distressed and following miles behind. I am sure this was inadvertence on my neighbours behalf and his desire to take advantage of the lovely weather and take his dog for some exercise too was of the best of intent, but please acknowledge animals just like us, get old and out of condition so please don’t put their lives at risk through thoughtless behaviour.

It is preferable to make sure the dogs immune system and general health is in good order and then the flea aspect should be far less of a problem, if at all.

Now is the time, before the summer weather, to start to improve the dog or cat’s general condition and using items such as vitamin C supplement, garlic oil capsules or fresh garlic, alfalfa and some other herbal or vitamin preparations can greatly reduce the incidence of flea allergic response.