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April is heartworm awareness month! 🦟
What you see is a video of microfilaria (baby heartworms) swimming through a blood sample under the microscope.
Unfortunately, we have had quite a few patients come up positive recently.
Heartworm disease is a nasty PREVENTABLE disease that can affect many mammals including dogs, cats, ferrets, coyotes, sea lions, and many more. 🐺
Because there are animals in the wild that can harbor heartworms, it is incredibly important to keep your pet on year round prevention. All it takes is one bite to transmit this deadly disease. Even indoor pets and pets that live in areas that cool down are at risk and need protection year round.
Heartworm disease can lead to heart and lung damage and, left untreated, even death.
Thankfully for dogs there is a treatment option, although very expensive and takes almost a year to complete with activity restrictions the entire time.
Unfortunately for our feline friends, there is currently no treatment option for cats. If they get heartworm disease they will have them until they die off which takes years.
Make sure your pet is up to date on their heartworm test and ensure you have prevention to keep them safe! Call the clinic today! 📞🐾
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