After medication is given to kill adult heartworms (called an adulticide), the death of the heartworms can result in
severe damage to the lung capillaries (small blood vessels in the lungs) and loss of blood to the air sacs (alveoli).
Heartworm disease involves
severe damage to the lungs and heart and causes a variety of consequences including pulmonary emboli (clots that cutoff blood flow to the lungs), heart failure, pulmonary hypertension (elevated blood pressure of the lung vessels), multiple organ system failure, and even death.
Not exact matches
Once influenza spreads deep into the
lungs, the body's own immune response can prove harmful, resulting in
severe damage to the alveolar air sacs.
It can cause a
severe pneumonia leading
to accelerated inflammatory
damage to the
lungs, and may prevent safe
lung transplantation.
Prolonged exposure
to silica dust can pose
severe health risks
to both animals and humans causing irritation and in some cases, permanent
damage of the mucous membranes of the
lungs and upper respiratory tract as well as leading
to silicosis and
lung cancer.
This can lead
to severe lung disease, heart failure and
damage to other internal organs in your dog.
Heartworms are a parasite that can cause
severe damage to the heart,
lungs, and blood vessels of your pet.
Left untreated, heartworm infection can lead
to severe lung disease, heart failure, organ
damage and death.
Heartworm disease causes
severe lung disease, heart failure, and
damage to other organs in the body.
That means that while your dog is receiving only the monthly ivermectin medication, his heartworm disease will continue
to progress and his heart and
lungs can suffer
severe damage.
They can live for 5 - 7 years in the dog and cause
severe damage to the heart,
lungs, and blood vessels which can lead
to lung disease, heart failure, and other organ failure.
Heartworms can live in an infected dog for 5
to 7 years.1, 2 In time,
damage to your dog's heart and
lungs can be
severe and can include1, 2:
Heartworm disease can result in
severe lung disease, heart failure, and
damage to other organs in the body.
The disease, which is spread by mosquitos, can cause
severe lung disease, heart failure and
damage to other organs.
It can lead
to severe lung disease, heart failure and
damage to other organs in the body.
can cause
severe lung disease, heart failure, and
damage to other body organs.
Severe shocks may cause internal
damage to the brain, heart,
lungs and gastrointestinal tract.
Hydrogen peroxide, which sadly is still recommended by some vets, can cause a whole bunch of
damage to the esophagus, and if your cat happens
to inhale it, either while fighting you as you force it down, or when they vomit it back up, can cause a
severe pneumonia that can cause permanent
lung damage.
Heartworms are transmitted from animal
to animal by mosquitoes and are a serious disease that results in
severe lung disease, heart failure, other organ
damage, and death in pets.
By the time that you notice any symptoms (coughing, difficulty breathing, loss of energy) your pet may already have
severe damage to the heart and
lungs, and may lead
to heart failure.
Heartworms live in the heart,
lungs and blood vessels of affected animals, causing
severe lung disease, heart failure and
damage to other organs.
These foot - long heartworms cause
severe lung disease and inflammation, heart failure, and
damage to other organs in the body.
As these worms increase in number and grow larger they soon begin
to cause
severe damage to the dog's heart,
lungs and other major organs.
Severe infestation can lead
to liver,
lung, and brain
damage.
CANINE HEARTWORM CAN CAUSE
SEVERE LUNG DISEASE, HEART FAILURE AND
DAMAGE TO OTHER ORGANS.
Heartworm can cause
severe and permanent
damage to your cat's heart and
lungs or cause their death.
This can lead
to heart failure,
lung disease, and
severe damage to other organs.
Heartworm infection often leads
to severe lung disease and heart failure and can
damage other organs in the body as well.
Because these worms live inside the blood vessels, adult worms can cause
severe damage to the heart,
lungs and associated vascular structures.
Severe damage to the internal organs such as heart, kidney or
lungs can be incredibly devastating.
The client sustained multiple serious injuries, including multiple pelvis fractures, a broken collar bone, eleven fractured ribs, a punctured and collapsed
lung, and
severe nerve
damage to his right leg.