In this article, you will read about some of the most common myths along with the facts
about heartworm disease in dogs and cats.
Not exact matches
Gollum's Fund - a special fund created to provide
heartworm prevention for all
dogs in our care, to treat any
dog affected by this terrible
disease, and to educate the public
about the risk and prevention of
heartworm infection.
Dr. Bader started testing for
heartworm disease in Guatemala when, at the start of his first clinic, four people approached him
about what had killed their
dogs who presented with coughing and death.
Council Cites Research
in Minimizing Danger to
Dogs from Heartworm Disease As inquiries about mosquito - borne diseases in dogs increase an
Dogs from
Heartworm Disease As inquiries
about mosquito - borne
diseases in dogs increase an
dogs increase and...
In addition to canine wellness exams and feline wellness exams, the veterinarians - Gerald Glencer, DVM and Peter Kunoff, DVM - and animal care assistants from Ypsilanti Animal Clinic educate clients
about contagious
dog diseases, contagious cat
diseases, zoonotic
diseases, and the importance of
heartworm prevention and flea / tick prevention.
Dental Care For
Dogs Dental Care Information
Disease Prevention and Treaments
Dog and Cat Allergies Exercise for Dogs Farewell to Fleas Fight Flea Infestations First Aid for Dogs Health Problems That Haunt Small Dogs Hepatitis In Dogs Herbs for Your Dog Hidden Health Benefits of Dogs Household Toxins: Keeping Your Dog Safe How to know when your dog is sick Identifying and Curing Heartworms Intestinal Parasites In Dogs Kennel Cough In Dogs Kidney Disease and Your Dog Leptospirosis In Dogs Let's Talk About Vaccines - Everyone Else
Dog and Cat Allergies Exercise for
Dogs Farewell to Fleas Fight Flea Infestations First Aid for
Dogs Health Problems That Haunt Small
Dogs Hepatitis
In Dogs Herbs for Your
Dog Hidden Health Benefits of Dogs Household Toxins: Keeping Your Dog Safe How to know when your dog is sick Identifying and Curing Heartworms Intestinal Parasites In Dogs Kennel Cough In Dogs Kidney Disease and Your Dog Leptospirosis In Dogs Let's Talk About Vaccines - Everyone Else
Dog Hidden Health Benefits of
Dogs Household Toxins: Keeping Your
Dog Safe How to know when your dog is sick Identifying and Curing Heartworms Intestinal Parasites In Dogs Kennel Cough In Dogs Kidney Disease and Your Dog Leptospirosis In Dogs Let's Talk About Vaccines - Everyone Else
Dog Safe How to know when your
dog is sick Identifying and Curing Heartworms Intestinal Parasites In Dogs Kennel Cough In Dogs Kidney Disease and Your Dog Leptospirosis In Dogs Let's Talk About Vaccines - Everyone Else
dog is sick Identifying and Curing
Heartworms Intestinal Parasites
In Dogs Kennel Cough
In Dogs Kidney
Disease and Your
Dog Leptospirosis In Dogs Let's Talk About Vaccines - Everyone Else
Dog Leptospirosis
In Dogs Let's Talk
About Vaccines - Everyone Else Is!
About Heartworm Disease in Cats The incidence of heartworm disease in cats closely correlates with the infection rate in dogs, but in cats the disease is often a result of immature worms that never becom
Heartworm Disease in Cats The incidence of heartworm disease in cats closely correlates with the infection rate in dogs, but in cats the disease is often a result of immature worms that never become
Disease in Cats The incidence of
heartworm disease in cats closely correlates with the infection rate in dogs, but in cats the disease is often a result of immature worms that never becom
heartworm disease in cats closely correlates with the infection rate in dogs, but in cats the disease is often a result of immature worms that never become
disease in cats closely correlates with the infection rate
in dogs, but
in cats the
disease is often a result of immature worms that never become
disease is often a result of immature worms that never become adults.
«'' What is so disheartening
about the proliferation of canine
heartworm disease in this country is that it's nearly 100 percent preventable,»» said Dr. Jim Humphries, a veterinarian and author of Dr. Jim's Animal Clinic for
Dogs.
A routine, yearly blood test performed by your veterinarian is an accurate way to detect
heartworm infection
in your
dog.2 Start by talking to your veterinarian, and ask
about protecting your
dog from
heartworm disease year - round with Trifexis ® (spinosad + milbemycin oxime).
Agonizing to Treat - Easy to Prevent is an educational booklet written
in comic book format that discusses what every
dog owner should know
about heartworm disease.
It was only recently discovered that
heartworm disease occurs
about as often
in cats as
in dogs.
Some people only think
about protecting their
dogs during the summer months, but
heartworm disease isn't a seasonal thing — it can happen at any time, and it has been diagnosed
in all 50 states
in the U.S..
So after reading what I just said
about heartworms in dogs, you will think that it is great that there is a treatment for
dogs if they contract the
disease, and you might wonder why you should spend all that money on year round
heartworm prevention.
A: Studies have shown that if you use ivermectin, the common preventative, on a monthly basis
in a
dog with
heartworm disease, after
about two years you'll kill off most of the
dog's young
heartworms.
Heartworm disease in dogs is included
in both the external and the internal sections
about parasites, since the
heartworms themselves are internal, but are caused by the bite of an infected mosquito.