Additionally,
developing immature worms can set off a severe, inflammatory response in the smaller lung blood vessels, in the airways and in the lung tissue itself1.
Not exact matches
Under the right environmental conditions of temperature and moisture, the eggs hatch and
develop into larvae (
immature worms).
About two months after initial infection, the larvae
develop into juvenile
worms and enter your dog's blood.2
Immature adult
worms that range from 1 - 1.5 inches in length arrive at your dog's heart and lungs as early as 67 days after initial infection.2 After arriving, they continue to mature into adulthood.
There is no
worming treatment that is 100 % effective, and they also don't kill
immature worms that are
developing in your dog's body.