Owners may find it difficult to tell if their cat is
showing signs of heartworm disease.
Dog guardians are usually pleasantly surprised at the change in their dog following treatment for heartworms, especially if the dog had been
showing signs of heartworm disease.
Not exact matches
Most dogs infected with
heartworms do not
show any
signs of disease for as long as two years.
At the onset, dogs infected with
heartworms show no
signs of the
disease.
Dogs with
heartworm don't
show any
signs of the
disease until they are so far gone that severe damage has happened within the heart, so early detection is important.
Some dogs in the early stages
of heartworm may
show no
signs of the
disease, while advanced
heartworm disease can cause a cough, sluggishness, trouble breathing, and heart problems.
Animals
showing signs of illness from adult
heartworm infection are said to be suffering from
heartworm disease.
Once mature, the adult
heartworm can reach a length
of 6 - 18 inches.Pets with
heartworm disease can be completely free
of symptoms, or can
show one or more
signs such as coughing, weakness, listlessness, labored breathing, or weight loss.
Dogs in the early stages
of heartworm infection may
show no symptoms, but eventually they can exhibit
signs such as tiring easily, loss
of weight, breathing problems, and eventually liver
disease and heart failure.
The answer is: very little, because only HWP dogs who are healthy and
show no clinical
signs of heartworm disease are placed on the adoption floor at the Shelter.
Some cats never
show clinical
signs of heartworm disease.
Dogs can go months with
heartworm disease before
showing signs of infection.
Many dogs with
heartworm disease show no outward
signs of illness, especially early in the course
of their illness.
Most dogs infected with
heartworms do not
show any
signs of disease for as long as two years, but this is entirely dependent on the severity
of infection.