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This may be particularly significant in cats, in which the disease seems to be more related to larval death than living adult heartworms.

A syndrome related to this inflammatory reaction has been identified in cats: heartworm - associated respiratory disease, which can occur three to four months after the initial infection, and is caused by the presence of the L5 larvae in the vessels.

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.

Some cats do suffer from heartworm - associated respiratory disease (which mimics asthma), which can be treated, but respiratory disease in cats can impact their quality of life.

Ask which medication is the best and most convenient option for preventing heartworm disease in your dog or cat.

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As mentioned in a previous blog post, the way in which heartworm disease affects cats is very different from dogs.

In senior cats, heart disease is typically acquired (as opposed to congenital or present at birth) and can be secondary to other illness like high blood pressure, heartworm infection, thyroid disorders or due to diseases of the heart valves (which are more common in dogs) or most commonly a primary cardiomyopathy (heart muscle diseaseIn senior cats, heart disease is typically acquired (as opposed to congenital or present at birth) and can be secondary to other illness like high blood pressure, heartworm infection, thyroid disorders or due to diseases of the heart valves (which are more common in dogs) or most commonly a primary cardiomyopathy (heart muscle diseasein dogs) or most commonly a primary cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease).

Many respiratory diseases of the cat can cause these same symptoms which can be why heartworm disease is overlooked in cats.

In some cases, heartworms in cats migrate in tissues with no harm and, in other cases they infect the heart and major arteries which feed the lungs, causing significant and often fatal diseasIn some cases, heartworms in cats migrate in tissues with no harm and, in other cases they infect the heart and major arteries which feed the lungs, causing significant and often fatal diseasin cats migrate in tissues with no harm and, in other cases they infect the heart and major arteries which feed the lungs, causing significant and often fatal diseasin tissues with no harm and, in other cases they infect the heart and major arteries which feed the lungs, causing significant and often fatal diseasin other cases they infect the heart and major arteries which feed the lungs, causing significant and often fatal disease.