Heartworm disease, usually seen in dogs, is being increasingly diagnosed in cats. The only good news is this deadly, mosquito-borne disease can be prevented with prescribed heartworm medication. “Many ...
Dog owners may be familiar with heartworm medication used to address infection in canines, but no such option is available to treat heartworms in cats. According to the American Heartworm Society, the ...
This illustrated species-specific overview of heartworm disease is designed to introduce and explain the infection to cat owners, including the heartworm life cycle, signs of the disease, how to detect the infection, which cats should be tested, incidence of feline heartworm disease in the United States, and how to prevent the disease.
Guidelines for the Diagnosis, Prevention, and Management of Heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) Infection in Dogs and Cats.
The signs of heartworm disease in cats from range from coughing and nausea soon after infection to serious disease and even death when it is advanced, according to this infographic.
Heartworm medicine for dogs doesn't have to be confusing. There are really two types of heartworm medicine for dogs: (1) those that prevent heartworms in dogs; and (2) those that are used to treat heartworms in dogs after they become infected. Preventive medications come in several forms, including chewable pills, topical “spot-ons” and injectable medications. Because one form or another ...
What is heartworm disease? Heartworm disease is a serious and potentially fatal disease in pets in the United States and many other parts of the world. It is caused by foot-long worms (heartworms) that live in the heart, lungs and associated blood vessels of affected pets, causing severe lung disease, heart failure and damage to other organs in the body. Heartworm disease affects dogs, cats ...