New Study Shows Treatment With Feline REVOLUTION ® (selamectin) Prior to Heartworm Infection
Prevented Lung Damage In Cats
Not exact matches
It can cause a severe pneumonia leading to accelerated inflammatory
damage to the
lungs, and may
prevent safe
lung transplantation.
To date, no medication has been successful at
preventing or mitigating the
damage caused by
lung inflammation.
Killing the adult worms is physically very hard on a dog, requiring hospitalization and four weeks of limited activity to
prevent damage to the
lungs as the adult heartworms die.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J., November 13, 2014 — New research published in the Journal of Veterinary Parasitology shows that administering the monthly heartworm prevention REVOLUTION ® (selamectin) prior to heartworm infection (i.e., mosquito season)
prevented heartworm - associated
lung damage in cats.
We can
prevent organ
damage to the heart,
lungs, kidneys, brain, and eyes and make recommendations for management including medication and diet to
prevent the progression of such problems.
Although the vaccine may not
prevent infection altogether, it significantly reduces the severity and duration of clinical illness, including the incidence and severity of
damage to the
lungs.
Address asthma's inflammatory component to
prevent progression of disease and irreparable
damage to the
lungs.