Although heartworm disease in cats can be self - limiting, with a small number of cats able to
spontaneously rid themselves of adult worms, migrating larvae damage the lungs and vasculature before clinical signs appear.
It is believed that some cats may be able to
spontaneously rid themselves of an infection with a strong immune response.4
If cats are able to
spontaneously rid themselves of adult heartworms, should patent infections be of concern?
Not exact matches
Cats have proven to be more resistant hosts to heartworm than dogs, and often appear to be able to
rid themselves of infection
spontaneously.
Some cats appear to be able to
rid themselves of the infection
spontaneously.
In a way, he was playing with his own idea and developed his ideas
spontaneously as he came up with ideas, such as «it would be fun to have enemies here,» or «we need to get
rid of this thing.»