You may know vaguely about heartworm and what it is, but do you really know how it starts and what to look for? Dr. Kerry Peterson and Dr. Mike Graves, Pet Wellness Clinics, share some of the symptoms ...

Heartworm disease remains one of the most serious—and preventable—threats to pets, particularly dogs. Spread through mosquito ...

Conscientious pet owners understand they must be on the lookout for a host of issues that can affect the health and well-being of their pets. One such issue is heartworm. What is heartworm? The ...

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How can heartworm be prevented? There are injectable, oral and topical preventative medicines that kill the larval stage of heartworm. Pills must be given monthly, and injections last for six months.

Climate change could be contributing to the spread of heartworm in the U.S., creating conditions ripe for the transmitters of the parasite, mosquitoes, to breed. A 2019 USA TODAY article cited data ...

Q: My veterinarian is twisting my arm to get me to use flea and heartworm products. I have three cats, and they never go outside. I suggested to her that I'd write you. We are both awaiting your reply ...

New Mexico faces more insecticide-resistant mosquitoes Heartworm is transmitted by mosquito bites and may infect dogs and cats American Heartwork Society discusses "slow kill" treatments Southern New ...

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (KABC) -- The chances of dogs catching heartworm disease in Orange County are going up thanks to the Aedes aegypti mosquito, officials say. The pesky Aedes aegypti, more commonly ...