We are looking for good homes for our pets that will provide them with appropriate preventative care and insist
on heartworm preventative for dogs as a necessary component of responsible pet ownership.
Throughout treatment for adult worms, your dog must be maintained
on heartworm preventative in case of another bite by an infected mosquito.
Just like any other disease, heartworm disease has signs and symptoms that you need to look out for, especially if your dog is
not on heartworm preventative medication.
All dogs are spayed or neutered, have received all age - appropriate vaccinations, microchipped, & heartworm tested prior to being adopted, as well
as on heartworm preventative in their foster home.
All dogs that come into MHCSR are vet checked, spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and treated for any medical conditions and put
on heartworm preventative before the adoption process begins.
Ferrets, like cats and dogs, can also get heartworm disease, and for ferrets, just one worm can be fatal, so they should be
kept on heartworm preventatives, which can be obtained from your veterinarian.
If you've missed a dose of heartworm prevention medicine, there are several things you need to take into consideration before starting your pet
back on heartworm preventatives.
After the last treatment phase, Max will be re-tested to ensure the adult heartworms have been eliminated and will be recommended to
stay on heartworm preventative year round.
According to Dr. Paul, the highest rates of infection in dogs not
on a heartworm preventative occur within 150 miles of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and along the Mississippi River, where the infection rate approaches 45 percent.