There are tests to
detect heartworm in cats but they aren't perfect.
Not exact matches
They
detect products
in the
cat's blood stream that are released by
heartworms.
Just like the detection of antigens modernized
heartworm testing 20 years ago, fecal antigen testing is now dramatically improving veterinarians» ability to
detect the most common intestinal worms found
in dogs and
cats.
Aside from x-rays,
heartworm disease can be
detected in cats through blood tests and a heart ultrasound.
The Meowing Vet shines the spotlight on
heartworm disease, which can lead to heart failure
in dogs and
cats if not promptly
detected and treated.
Diagnosis is more difficult to confirm
in cats because the blood test used to
detect heartworm infection for dogs is unreliable for
cats.
Heartworm infection
in cats is harder to
detect than
in dogs, because
cats are much less likely than dogs to have adult
heartworms.
While the AG test, which
detects the presence of adult female
heartworms, is indispensable when feline
heartworm infection (HWI) is suspected, it is minimally useful
in screening for adult HWI
in cats.
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Heartworm detects the presence of adult Dirofilaria immitis antigen associated with heartworm disease in dogs
Heartworm detects the presence of adult Dirofilaria immitis antigen associated with
heartworm disease in dogs
heartworm disease
in dogs and
cats.
Heartworm infection
in cats is harder to
detect than
in dogs.
Most veterinary clinics can run an Antigen test
in the hospital to
detect microfilaria
in dogs; however, detection of
heartworm is more difficult
in cats and requires an Antibody test that is usually sent to an outside laboratory.
The American
Heartworm Society says heartworms are harder to detect in cats than in dogs (in fact, sometimes the first sign of heartworm in cats is sudden collapse o
Heartworm Society says
heartworms are harder to
detect in cats than
in dogs (
in fact, sometimes the first sign of
heartworm in cats is sudden collapse o
heartworm in cats is sudden collapse or death).