Sentences with phrase «heartworm present»

The severity of this disease depends on the number of heartworms present.

The test detects adult heartworms if there are more than 5 female adult heartworms present (the test doesn't recognize a pure male heartworm population).

Other than with an overwhelming, sudden exposure to mosquitoes, the number of heartworms present in your pet likely to be most related to the number of months or years that the pet lived without monthly heartworm preventatives.

In stark contrast to this, almost every day that I have been doing the externship in Louisiana have I seen at least one dog positive for heartworm present to the clinic.

On occasion, false positives can occur, particularly if other parasites (roundworms, etc.) are present or there is another nonpathogenic heartworm present called dipetalonema reconditum.

Preventative Medications kill any larval heartworms present before they have a chance to develop into adult heartworms.

We recommend yearly testing your pet for heartworms, this involves a small amount of blood drawn to evaluate if there are circulating Microfiliaria (immature forms of heartworms that circulate the blood stream) on microscopic examination, we will also use a heartworm snap test which tests for adult heartworms present in your pet.

Depending on the number of heartworms present, they can obstruct the vessels, causing the heart to pump harder against the increased resistance of blood flow.

Interestingly, many that did not have adult heartworms present had signs of severe lung disease.

Treatment requires painful, arsenic - based injections to kill the heartworms present inside the lungs and heart.

A dog can, in some cases live for months or even years harboring heartworms, depending on the number of heartworms present.

Untreated heartworm disease is always fatal, although a dog may live for months or even years harboring heartworms, depending upon the number of heartworms present.

It's important to note that the seriousness of the disease depends upon a number of factors including the number of heartworms present, the activity level of the dog and the dog's individual response to the infestation.

The problem with just leaving the dog on Heartgard is that eventually, the heartworms present will die of old age.

Owners need to be convinced that heartworm presents a risk to their pet.

Daily consumption of this anti-parasitic food can already help eliminate the heartworms present in your pet's body.

In one study, 5 % of the cats euthanized at a Florida shelter had adult heartworms present.

Depending on the number of heartworms present and the length of time they are there, the heart is slowly damaged and enlarges.